Queensland Education Coordinator

About Together for Humanity

Together for Humanity (TFH) is an inclusive not-for-profit organisation working with Australian school communities to combat prejudice and build a society where every young person feels they belong. Through engaging experiential programs and collaborative school partnerships, we facilitate high-quality intercultural and interfaith exchanges for students and educators that foster genuine understanding, mutual respect and lasting goodwill across diverse cultural groups.

Our work is grounded in these core principles:

• Inclusion and belonging: ensuring every young person feels valued and included, regardless of background.
• Intercultural and interfaith understanding: bridging divides by bringing people from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds together.
• Empathy and respect: cultivating mutual acceptance and teaching students how to constructively navigate differences.
• Challenging prejudice: actively working to unpack and eliminate racism, stereotypes, and bigotry.
• First Nations recognition: acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and respecting their enduring connection to Country, culture and community.

Our national team includes educators, facilitators and operations professionals from many faiths and cultures. We believe that our differences are a strength, and that the best solutions come from teams that reflect the diversity of the young people we serve.

TFH is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We welcome candidates whose lived experience aligns with our mission of building understanding across cultural and religious differences. If you have personally navigated difference, prejudice or exclusion, and are motivated to help create more inclusive schools and communities, we especially encourage you to apply.

About the Role

The State Education Coordinator leads Together for Humanity’s education programs and stakeholder relationships within their state, acting as TFH’s primary representative and operational lead in their state. This is a role that combines relationship management, program development and oversight, team leadership, and business development, requiring someone who is equally comfortable building credibility with school principals and education department officials as they are supporting a casual facilitator team to deliver high-quality programs.

Reporting & Accountability

• Reports to: Education Operations Manager
• Direct reports: State Facilitation Lead, casual facilitators, contractors and volunteers
• Works closely with: Education Operations Manager, Professional Learning Manager, Online Learning Manager, School Partnerships Manager, other State Education Coordinators, Operations Team
• Employment type: Fixed contract, 0.8–1.0 FTE (minimum four days per week)
• Location: Brisbane with the ability to travel to schools and project sites. A driver’s license and access to a car is required. This is a hybrid role, with onsite work in schools or a co-working space 2–5 days a week, and intermittent inter-state travel.

Key Relationships

• Head of Education: Strategic direction, coordination and oversight.
• Education Operations Manager: Direct line manager; accountability, operational planning, support.
• State Facilitation Lead: Direct report; leadership, oversight, and support.
• Professional Learning Manager: Delivers the national PL suite locally; feeds insights back to inform the national program.
• Online Learning Manager: Regular exchange of ground-level insight to inform digital resources.
• School Partnerships Manager: Collaboration on school partnership activity and the school decision-making framework at state level.
• Operations Team: Bookings, administrative processes, facilitator recruitment/retention/onboarding.
• Other State Education Coordinators: Peer collaboration to share learnings, align approaches, and support a consistent national offer.
• State Education Stakeholders: Department of Education, Catholic Education Offices/Dioceses, Independent Schools Associations.
• Community Organisations: Faith, cultural, and community organisations for facilitator recruitment and program support.

Key Responsibilities

Program Development and Delivery

• Work collaboratively with State Coordinators and education leadership to develop/define a suite of core programs.
• Deliver TFH’s student program suite and Teacher PL suite within the state, in-person and blended, maintaining quality standards.
• Lead training of current and pre-service teachers in the state, in collaboration with the Professional Learning Manager.
• Feed local insights, adaptation needs, and emerging demand back into the national program suite (Education Operations Manager) and PL suite (Professional Learning Manager), to ensure a nationally coordinated approach.
• Contribute to the review of facilitator training programs and resources at a state level.

Youth Summits, Student-Led Projects & Community Engagement

• Plan and deliver youth summits.
• Support delivery of student-led projects toward TFH’s national target.
• Support and engage parents, carers, and community leaders in the state, contributing to TFH’s national target.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community-based faith, cultural, and other organisations to support this work.

Regional Engagement

• Build relationships with key stakeholders in regional areas.
• Develop an understanding of the needs and interests of regional schools and their communities.
• Plan regional engagement strategically to maximise reach and value for travel and accommodation investment across both student programs and teacher PL.

Team Leadership & Facilitator Management

• Provide leadership, support, and oversight to the State Facilitation Lead.
• Support recruitment, training, and management of a diverse and skilled casual facilitator team.
• Ensure all facilitators hold current WWCCs and meet safeguarding requirements in collaboration with Administration Lead.

Stakeholder Relationships & Business Development

• Develop and nurture relationships with the state’s key education stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue new partnership and program opportunities within the state, including income-generating opportunities at a state level.
• Develop and maintain relationships with target schools.
• Represent TFH at government, education sector, interfaith/intercultural, and community events.

School Partnerships & Grant Assessment Input

• Contribute state-level context and input into school partnership assessments and grant round decisions, working with the School Partnerships Manager.
• Share responsibility, alongside the School Partnerships Manager, for the practical use of the school decision-making framework/menu with schools in the state.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

• Ensure up-to-date program and session data is maintained in Beacon CRM.
• Oversee collection and analysis of feedback data from student and teacher programs.
• Support quality improvement through debriefings and structured team reflection.
• Contribute to state-level reporting on program numbers, reach, and outcomes.

Organisational Administration & Leadership

• Develop, track, and report on the state education budget and delivery plan.
• Contribute to organisational direction-setting and planning, including the Strategic Action Plan.

Reconciliation Action Plan

• Contribute to TFH’s Reconciliation Action Plan through activities relevant to the state, including building relationships with First Nations communities and organisations and ensuring programs are culturally safe and responsive.

• A teaching background or significant experience working closely with schools, with a strong understanding of how the education system operates across government, independent, and Catholic school sectors.
• Strong facilitation skills, engaging students and teachers.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence with senior stakeholders.
• Strong people leadership skills, including managing casual and volunteer staff.
• An entrepreneurial approach to relationship-building and business development, with business development experience highly regarded.
• Excellent organisational skills and experience managing multiple priorities, relationships, and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills suitable for school, public, government, and interfaith/intercultural forums.
• Knowledge of intercultural understanding.
• Experience working collaboratively across dispersed teams, with proficiency in digital communication and data management tools.
• Strong networks in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, faith or other key cultural communities.
• Current WWCC (or eligibility to obtain one).
• Tertiary qualifications in education, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Commitment to TFH’s mission of building understanding across cultural and religious differences.

How to Apply

Please apply by Friday 11th September with:

• A cover letter that:
• Outlines your experience and skills in relation to the key responsibilities and “About You” criteria above.
• Describes how your values and lived experience align with Together for Humanity’s mission and values.
• Your current CV/resume.

Applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact admin@togetherforhumanity.org.au. Your query will be directed to the relevant contact.

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to apply or to participate in interviews, please contact us and we will work with you to make this possible.