Join one of Victoria's leading not for profits and be a part of something big! Competitive Salary Tax reducing salary package Vehicle Full time | Ongoing Role About St Vincent de Paul Society For more than 170 years we have been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria whose daily struggles can include putting food on the table, paying essential utilities and ensuring their children remain at school to obtain an education. Our organisation provides many services and programs, including soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria (VCV), which assist some of Victoria’s most vulnerable communities, such as people experiencing homelessness, the housing crisis and family violence, and the elderly. Little bit about the role The Soup Van Program provides food and social connection to individuals experiencing or at risk of poverty or homelessness. This position is responsible for the overall leadership and coordination of the Victorian Soup Van operations including staff and teams of volunteers, ensuring that services are delivered throughout Victoria in a safe, timely manner and in line with organisation policies and procedures. The position will be based both in our head office at Kensington. Your responsibilities This is a multi– faceted position responsible for but not limited to People Leadership, including recruitment, development, performance and retention of staff and volunteers; operational safety and risk mitigation in line with organisational policy and procedures; delivery of high quality services and programs through research and community engagement; demonstrable effectiveness of the Program against agreed measures, expenditure, enhanced visibility and delivery based on current and emerging community needs; oversight of facilities, vehicles and equipment across multi-site operations. The position will require travel within metropolitan Melbourne as part of normal duties with occasional travel to regional locations from time through the year. Working hours may vary to meet operational needs. About you You will be a well-established operational manager and people leader with demonstrable experience managing multiple sites; you will have strong relationship building skills to engage community, volunteers and corporate partners. Ideally you will have worked alongside people experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation and your commercial nous will be complemented by strong empathy and understanding of the desired and measurable outcomes that make the service a success. Why work for us? We offer Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value. We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year. We believe in families, so we like to provide a family-friendly environment in which to work. We offer a place where you know you are contributing to an organisation committed to helping others. We are passionate about SocialJustice. Hybrid working model. Where good happens Goodworks If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter that tells us a little more about you and your suitability for the role. Applications close: Jan 22nd 2026 at 12.00 am. Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received, rather than after the advertised closing date. SVDP reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure due consideration is given to your suitability. Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check. St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety; we value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences; we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. No agencies please.
