Employment Type: Full-time
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.
Role: Funding & Grants Administrator
Location: Murarrie QLD
Your Impact
In this role, you'll help coordinate the day-to-day administration of government funding programs that support kindergarten services across our network. You'll work closely with centre teams and internal stakeholders to:
Coordinate funding applications and supporting documentation
Maintain accurate funding records and grant registers
Monitor key dates, reporting requirements and compliance obligations
Prepare and coordinate acquittals and funding reports
Track funding allocations and expenditure information
Ensure documentation is complete and audit-ready
Respond to funding-related enquiries from centres and stakeholders
Support process improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance
There will be opportunities to support grant applications and identify future funding opportunities, large focus of the role is the coordination, administration, reporting and compliance management of existing funding 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)
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 program 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.
What You'll Bring
Strong administration and coordination experience
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
Experience managing multiple deadlines and priorities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Confidence working with spreadsheets, reports and financial information
The ability to build positive relationships across a large organisation
Well-developed organisational and problem-solving skills
Current Working with Children Check for the State or Territory residing
Experience working with funding programs, compliance, reporting, government-funded programs or grants administration would be highly regarded but is not essential.
Experience in education, not-for-profit, government administration, project coordination or business support environments would also be advantageous.
At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. For further information and support email
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 protected and be 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)
🏢 Goodstart Early Learning
📍 Brisbane