Job Description
Coordinate DFAT accreditation processes and evidence and support staff and Board readiness and understanding. Oversee safeguarding, complaints and compliance systems......
Anglican Overseas Aid (AOA) is a Christian international development organisation associated with the Anglican Church of Australia. We are seeking a Standards and Compliance Lead to join us during a critical season of DFAT accreditation and organisational strengthening.
This role is ideal for a professional who integrates Christian faith into everyday leadership, ethical decision‑making, stewardship and accountability — not as an add‑on, but as a way of working.
About the role
The Standards and Compliance Lead will play a central role in preparing AOA for DFAT Full Reaccreditation (2026–27) and the ACFID Code of Conduct triennial assessment.
You will:
- Coordinate DFAT accreditation processes and evidence
- Support staff and Board readiness and understanding
- Oversee safeguarding, complaints and compliance systems
- Strengthen organisational policies and continuous improvement
- Contribute to AOA’s Christian culture through participation in prayer and devotions
Faith and culture
Applicants must:
- Be sympathetic to and aligned with AOA’s Christian faith‑based values and mission
- Be able to authentically participate in the spiritual life of the organisation, including prayer and devotions, within an Anglican context
Key details
- Part‑time (0.8 FTE), fixed‑term to November 2027
- Based in Melbourne (hybrid; remote considered)
- SCHADS Award Level 4
This role suits someone seeking meaningful, faith‑aligned professional work with real organisational impact.
To Apply
Please download and view the Position Description
Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your technical experience and Christian faith and culture alignment, via the 'Apply to this Job' button below.
Enquiries: Jo Knight, CEO
aoa@anglicanoverseasaid.org.au
Applications close: 16 June
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
Anglican Overseas Aid is an overseas relief and development agency of the Anglican Church of Australia. Our work is an expression of our Christian faith through which we seek to bring about a peaceful, just and sustainable world for all.
Our work is also enacted through best-practice development frameworks. We are fully accredited with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and are a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct.
We believe that everyone has an important part to play in making abundant life a reality for all people. That’s why we’re passionate about working with communities all over the world so they can lift themselves out of poverty.
We work with Anglican and like-minded agencies to create and strengthen partnerships in developing countries to overcome poverty, injustice and disaster. We support our partners to assist marginalised communities to take control of their own lives and promote community wellbeing.
For more than 30 years we have been supporting communities around the world to lift themselves out of poverty regardless of race, religion, sexuality, gender, age or social standing within a community.
Although we understand our work as an integral part of the broader mission of the church, we do not engage in evangelism or proselytising and do not use funds – whether public donations or from DFAT – for such activities.
Anglican Overseas Aid’s work is funded and energised through friendships, hard work, a shared Anglican expression of Christian faith and everyday acts of unity. We are extremely grateful for the support we receive and are always seeking opportunities to inspire Australians to become involved and responsible global citizens.
With projects in countries across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific ranging across broad areas including women’s empowerment, child protection, disaster response, breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, maternal and child health, promoting the elimination of gender-based violence and more, Anglican Overseas Aid is a dynamic and effective faith-based organisation.