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Australia’s first charity repositions for future challenges and opportunities

The Chief Executive of The Benevolent Society, Jo Toohey, today announced a restructure of Australia’s first and longest running charity to position it better for future strategic opportunities and improve its service delivery.

Ms Toohey outlined how the organisation would focus on becoming a leading provider of services to support to children, families, older people and people with a disability.

“The new organisational structure will deliver on The Benevolent Society’s next three-year strategic plan,” Ms Toohey said.

“We have over 1000 staff working in 55 locations across NSW and Queensland. Our operational revenue was $97.7 million in 2015 and we plan to double that by 2019. The changes are in response to reforms in the aged care and disability sectors that will present opportunities for service growth and potential collaboration with like-minded organisations. This means we will need to reorganise how we work, be more agile and be more strategic in our focus. The new organisational structure, which will include a new executive structure to take effect from 1 June, is a blueprint for how we will deliver on our vision of a just society where all Australians can live their best lives. We are now working in a highly competitive environment where consumers can choose from a vast array of service providers. The changes provide us an opportunity to flourish by leveraging our reputation earned over two centuries, working tirelessly for social justice and supporting vulnerable people. 

The Benevolent Society has a long history of supporting families with the provision of women’s and children’s health and aged care services. We anticipate that there will be greater demand for these services and we will aim to expand the services we offer and the regions in which we deliver them. Supporting those who are aging has also been a commitment of ours and this will continue with renewed vigour. While some growth is expected to come organically, we will be actively seeking merger, acquisition and partnership opportunities. Our new business model will focus on growing our market share in consumer home care across Australia, including regional and remote communities from early next year. Our work on how older Australians and those with a disability contribute to the richness of our community and economy remains steadfast.

We aim to play a stronger role in shifting the current policy debate focussed on costs and burdens to empowerment and ability. To continue our mission, we must be successful in the provision of services which provide our organisation with revenue and focus on growing our commercial capability. The new structure has been designed to ensure we have the right leadership and capability over the next three years to focus on supporting our service delivery and operations, and delivering on critical components of our strategy. We look forward to continuing to provide services that empower our clients to live their best lives.”

For more information, go to The Benevolent Society's Strategic Plan 2016-2019.

From The Benevolent Society Media Release 4 April 2016 

 

 

 

 

 

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