New Year, New Role with The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association.

• Leadership Role - Peak Membership Body
• Steward a growing team through a stronger regulatory focus
• Remote Working Model -preferably full-time OR min 0.8
• 12-month contract, renewed annually for an on-going appointment

The Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) is the peak professional body and self-regulating authority that represents creative arts therapists in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia/Pacific region.

As CEO, you will lead the development and implementation of the associations:

• Strategic direction,
• Regulatory & Governance frameworks,
• Professional Development and Standards,
• Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy,
• Organisational & Financial Leadership,
• Professional Development & Capacity Building, and
• Membership services.

Reporting to the Board Chair, you will be accountable for advancing the organisations mission to promote professional excellence, ethical practice, support, service, and advocate for the associations 2000 strong membership bas across four countries. You will ensure that accreditation, registration, and professional standards processes are fair, transparent, and robust across jurisdictions, and that the association is recognised as a trusted authority for both regulation and professional development in creative arts therapy, and will drive advocacy efforts to secure recognition for creative arts therapists.

Senior level executive experience will be essential to lead and navigate membership organisation through complexity. Ideally your experience will have encompassed either a regulatory, professional or membership organisation in the health sector. As a strong and capable leader, you will inspire and steward a small but highly effective remote team as well as the organisation’s broader membership and key stakeholders.

Demonstrated understanding of regulatory compliance, self-regulation, professional standards, accreditation and complaints, or disciplinary processes will be highly regarded as will your ability to advocate and lead high level representation at all levels (government, regulators, stakeholders & international agencies). A calm, methodical and purposeful approach to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships at every level will be at your core. You will assume day-to-day operational management responsibilities (financial/resources/service delivery/advocacy) delivering to the strategic plan will be your remit, all-the-while leading, educating, influencing, and stewarding the organisation and its membership. Any sector-based experience (health/mental health/allied health/creative arts therapy or similar) would be a distinct advantage. Some exposure to company secretarial responsibilities would be beneficial.

Tertiary qualifications in management, health, social sciences, or related fields; postgraduate qualifications in a governance, strategy, health policy, or related discipline are highly regarded.

Salary is commensurate with experience. It is preferred that interested candidates are comfortable being engaged as an ABN contractor and as such hold all necessary insurances. 

Please access the full Candidate information pack here.

Please contact Susie Rogers for an initial confidential conversation  on 0414 350 762 or submit your application (cover letter and resume) via SEEK.