Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Murarrie QLD

As part of our Centre Support Team, you’ll be at the core of this mission, supporting our centre teams to create impactful, high-quality early learning experiences. Your work will help shape the future, ensuring every child gets the best start in life.

Take the lead in ensuring the success of State Government Kindergarten initiatives and grants, from application to acquittal, as our Funding & Grants Administrator. As a Funding and Grants Administrator, your work will be pivotal in ensuring the effective and efficient management of funding opportunities that support our kindergarten programs.

Your Impact

As a Funding and Grants Administrator, you will coordinate the evaluation and monitoring of grant-funded initiatives, manage acquittals including maintaining master files and completing budget and reporting requirements. You’ll identify current funding opportunities, prepare business cases, and oversee the entire grant lifecycle, ensuring compliance with guidelines and managing audit requirements. Your role involves informing stakeholders of all aspects of grant management, developing expertise in State and Federal funding processes, building relationships with government personnel, and collaborating with teams across the organisation to support their funding applications, all while driving the success of our kindergarten programs.

What Goodstart Can Offer You

- Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs (as approved by management)
- Salary packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
- Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
- Fitness Passport – access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
- Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing programme with BUPA
- Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more




- Free annual flu shot (optional)
- Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work‑life balance
- First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
- Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
- Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years

You’ll Bring To The Table

- Previous experience completing applications for government grants or knowledge of grant administration systems and processes
- Financially astute, including experience managing budgets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong relationship building capabilities
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office suite of programmes
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Experience in an early childhood setting would be advantageous
- Current working with children check for the state or territory where you reside

How To Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application. We review applications as they are submitted and encourage you to apply as soon as possible for the best chance to progress to the next stage. Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email

Supporting Our People and Protecting Our Children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection. Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a child safe organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

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📌 Funding and Grants Administrator (Brisbane City)
🏢 Goodstart Early Learning
📍 Brisbane City