Key Duties

- Coordinate implementation of ChildFund Australia's Innovation

Model, including innovation processes, governance, portfolio management and stage-gate decision making.
- Monitor and report on ChildFund Australia's innovation portfolio,

providing visibility of innovation performance, progression and investment decisions.
- Build and strengthen innovation partnerships and networks across universities, research organisations, civil society, philanthropy,

impact investors, private sector and other innovation actors at national and regional levels across ChildFund Australia countries.
- Identify and pursue opportunities to collaborate, co-invest, share learning and open pathways to replication, scale and sustainable impact.
- Develop and manage ChildFund Australia's innovation pipeline by establishing mechanisms for children, young people, communities,

partners and staff to identify challenges and submit creative ideas.
- Support innovation project teams to co-design, test, adapt and strengthen promising innovations using participatory, human centred and child-centred approaches.
- Support innovation project teams to generate evidence,



capture learning and demonstrate effectiveness, value for money and readiness to progress through the Innovation Model.
- Coordinate the assessment, selection and progression of innovation concepts through the Innovation Model and stage gate journey ,

working closely with Country Offices, technical teams and partners.
- Support innovation project teams to develop business models and progress pathways to replication, adaptation, scale and institutionalisation.
- Promote a culture of innovation, reflection, learning and adaptation by fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across ChildFund Australia and Country Offices .
- Promote equitable, locally led and child-centred innovation through authentic partnerships and by embedding meaningful child participation, Gender Equity, Disability and Social Inclusion , and safeguarding, throughout all innovation activities.
- Review and refine the Innovation Model, process and based on implementation experience, user feedback and emerging good practice.

📌 Innovation portfolio and partnerships lead (Surry Hills)
🏢 ChildFund Australia
📍 Surry Hills