How we work

Building the capacity of local organisations

We believe that the best way to supply quality employment and related services to job seekers and their communities is to have strong not-for-profit organisations in local communities to provide these services.

  • The Job Futures network gets people into meaningful work through community-based, not for profit member organisations
  • Job Futures sub-contracts delivery of services to locally based member organisations, backed up by centralised contract management support.
  • Strategic alliances among not-for-profit organisations and with the private sector are important in building stronger communities.
How members and national office work together
Diagram showing how we work with members

Job Futures is a network of organisations that work together to deliver services, generally under contract to an external head contractor/purchaser (eg. Commonwealth Government). The funding body contracts Job Futures Ltd, which in turn sub-contracts its members. The Board of Job Futures Ltd comprises 6 directors elected by and from the members and two independent members.

Job Futures members also have a say in the priorities and policies of the organisation through regular regional meetings, the Annual General Meeting and ad hoc consultation processes around key issues. As well as the opportunities that flow directly through Job Futures Limited, organisations benefit from being part of a collaborative network of community based organisations facing similar challenges.

Governance – Giving members a real voice

Job Futures is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board includes six representatives elected annually by the members, with up to two additional non-member Directors appointed by the Board.

Members directly participate in the company’s operation through regular Regional Meetings, an annual National Conference, an annual Chairs’ and CEOs’ Forum, and through the various working groups and Board Committees that contribute to the company’s operations and development.

National strength

We provide our local organisations with a strong national leadership. Our members have access to broad, strategic knowledge and support. Job Futures has a national office charged which supports members in delivering quality results in the core business of assisting disadvantaged job seekers into employment. We do this by developing strong training and programme support, as well as performance and monitoring systems.

National Office

National office staff works across four main areas:

  • Contract and performance management
  • Member support – including training and provision of web-based tools and resources
  • Business development
  • Finance and administration

Our national reach allows us to create strategic alliances across the country. Job Futures is a member of:

Members

Across the Job Futures network, there is a diverse range of members delivering programmes tailored to their communities. Members undergo monitoring of their programme delivery systems and are backed up by the administrative systems put in place by our national office.

What membership of Job Futures means

Members and Job Futures work together with:

  • A clear strategic plan and well-defined goals
  • A clear understanding of relationship between DEEWR, (and other customers) Job Futures, and members
  • Commitment by the Job Futures Board
  • Action by National Office
  • Support by Members
What Job Futures expects from members
  • Absolute commitment and compliance to DEEWR guidelines. Poor performance is not acceptable.
  • Sub-contracted services delivered as written in the contract.
  • Appropriate use of Job Futures support.
  • A strategic and operation focus.
  • Ethical behaviour in your dealings with your community, your clients and Job Futures.
  • Good governance.
  • Good financial management
What members can expect from Job Futures
  • A passionate high performance culture in Job Futures National Office.
  • Support and training. We take care to understand the business of each member so we can better understand the support you need from us.
  • Development of initiatives to increase member capacity and business.
  • Analysis and audit of members performance to ensure compliance with DEEWR guidelines
  • Solid financial and administrative support systems.
  • Regular financial and governance health checks of members.
  • Clear and transparent guidelines for dealing with low-performing members.

We identify, celebrate and build on examples of high performance and innovation. We encourage members to take these initiatives on with training and support.

If you’d like to become a member of Job Futures, please call National Office on (02) 8281 2400 or 1800 078 233, or visit our Contacts page.