Our People

Extraordinary People

At Raise, our extraordinary village wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the dedication and commitment of our inspiring, highly skilled and professional people.  We are fortunate to have thousands of active volunteer mentors in our team as well, who are instrumental in the delivery of our best practice programs.

If you are interested in joining the Raise village, keep an eye out below for the list of our current vacancies.  To join the Raise team, please send your application along with a cover letter, your resume and a 2 minute video outlining what you would bring to the role to people@raise.org.au and then we’ll be in touch.

Great jobs regularly come up at Raise, and we’re currently looking for:

Social Media and Content Coordinator

Digital and CRM Specialist

Our Village

The people in our village include our generous volunteer mentors from the community, dedicated staff team, Ambassadors, Advisory Councils and our professional Board of Directors, which includes Leon Condon (Chair), Andrew Birch (Non Executive Director), Leanne Ralph (Non Executive Director), Tim Bishop (Non Executive Director), Jenny Moulder (Non Executive Director) and Vicki Condon AM (Executive Director, Founder and CEO).  Our Board is supported by our Patron’s Advisory Council, Chaired by David Gonski AC.

PHOTO:  (L-R) Tim Bishop, Jenny Moulder, Andrew Birch, Vicki Condon AM, Leanne Ralph, Leon Condon

Our Expertise

We are very fortunate to have David Gonski AC as our Patron at Raise Foundation.  David is an Australian public figure and prominent businessman. He is a leading philanthropist, is passionate about education and mentoring, and has advised the Government about education reforms.  David is often described as one of the country’s best-connected businessmen. Our Patron’s Advisory Council (PAC) meets quarterly with our Board with the purpose of giving guidance and direction on the most pressing issues we are working on in the Raise village.  Members of our PAC include David Gonski AC, Lisa Paul AO, Chris Bond, Emma Flowers, Ilana Atlas AO, and David Knowles.  We are very privileged to have such a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience guiding the growth and development of our organisation, and previous members of our PAC include Shemara Wikramanayake who remains a strong supporter of our work.

PHOTO: (L-R) Leon Condon (Chair), Mark Beretta (Ambassador), David Gonski AC (Patron), Vicki Condon AM (Founder and CEO), David Knowles, Ilana Atlas AO, Jenny Moulder, Andrew Birch