We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:

Workforce Development and Implementation Consultant

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Join Australian Business Volunteers on our mission to positively change communities. Whether you are an individual or a business, you can create vibrant and viable communities.

What we do

ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.

How we do it?

We offer meaning opportunities for skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.

About the opportunity

Primary Purpose of the Position

RockyStart Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that supports collaboration, networking and capacity building across the early years and family support sectors in Central Queensland. Through its investment in the Children's Voices framework, RockyStart aims to build the capability of local organisations to meaningfully engage children, understand their experiences and perspectives, and use their feedback to inform services, planning and community decision-making.

To support this vision, RockyStart is seeking an experienced workforce development, change management or implementation professional to develop a practical and sustainable approach for rolling out the framework across the region. Working closely with RockyStart and key stakeholders, the volunteer will review the framework, identify opportunities and barriers to adoption, and develop a high-level implementation roadmap that includes workforce capability development, stakeholder engagement, governance, evaluation and sustainability recommendations. The outcome will be a locally-owned model that supports the long-term embedding of children's participation practices across services and networks supporting children and families.

Selection Criteria:

Essential:

• Experience in workforce development, organisational change or implementation planning.
• Experience developing training rollout or capacity-building frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Experience developing strategic and operational plans.
• Knowledge of evaluation and impact measurement methodologies.

Desirable: We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every desirable criterion.

• Sector experience in education, early childhood, community development or human services sectors.
• Experience with co-design, community engagement or systems-change initiatives.

Role information:

• Start October 2026
• Approximately 3 months
• Online/Remote

Interested to Apply?

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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:

• 5 years professional experience in the relevant field
• Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Australia.
• Willingness to complete a National Police Check
• Willingness to complete a Working with Children Check

What will happen next?

Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to advise you of the next steps.

Find out what our volunteers love most about working with our communities:

Throughout our 40-year history, ABV has relied on our passionate and committed volunteers who use their impressive business skills to build marketplaces, mentor entrepreneurs, strengthen institutions and transform communities.

Visit our website to see more about what our volunteers have be involved in and view their stories.

ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.