The Mill House Ventures is hiring!
Two new team member roles are now open at The Mill House Ventures!
The Mill House Ventures (The Mill House) supports people at every stage of the social enterprise journey in Canberra and the region, acting as a trusted community hub, ecosystem connector and learning partner. Following the 2025–26 Strategic Review new roles have been designed to support our work in the region and add to the work of the Co-Lead and business manager in the current team.
We are looking for values-aligned, passionate, for-purpose people to join our team!
The table below provides a summary of the two roles.
Co-lead: Engagement, Partnerships and Growth
| Reports to | The Mill House Ventures Board (peer leadership arrangement with Co-lead, Learning, Strategy & Impact) |
| Primary workstreams leadership | Governance and Sustainability, Community and Ecosystem Connection; Impact, Storytelling and Visibility |
| Contributing workstreams | Market Access and Opportunity Facilitation; Social Enterprise Learning and Support; Organisational Readiness |
| Location | Hybrid – partly at The Mill House office |
| Hours and salary | Flexible, 24 hours per week. Some evening and weekend work required. $150,000 per annum full-time equivalent (FTE), paid pro rata at the part-time hours. Plus superannuation at the legislated guarantee rate, and annual and personal leave under the National Employment Standards. |
| Position Purpose | This Co-lead role is the external-facing counterpart to the Learning, Strategy & Impact Co-lead. It promotes social enterprises and The Mill House to the wider community, draws social entrepreneurs into the network, and builds and maintains the partner, sponsor, government and funder relationships that create supportive external conditions for social enterprises to thrive. It also carries shared, light-touch accountability for how the organisation’s external position and partnerships are reported to the Board. |
Administration Coordinator
| Reports to | The Co-lead leadership team (day-to-day supervision arrangement to be confirmed) |
| Contributing workstreams | Social Enterprise Learning and Support; Impact, Storytelling and Visibility; Community and Ecosystem Connection; Organisational Readiness |
| Works closely with | Both Co-leads; Governance and Operations (contractor) |
| Location | Hybrid – partly at The Mill House office |
| Hours and salary | Flexible, 20 hours per week. Some evening and weekend work required. $73,000 per annum full-time equivalent (FTE), paid pro rata at the part-time hours. Plus superannuation at the legislated guarantee rate, and annual and personal leave under the National Employment Standards. |
| Position purpose | This role provides coordination, administration, logistics and communications support that underpins the work of the two Co-leads and Governance role. The Coordinator is often the first point of contact for social entrepreneurs and external stakeholders, and keeps The Mill House’s systems, directories and events running smoothly. |
Yes, these roles are flexible-by-design. That means part-time hours that can be spread across days in consultation with you. We aim to have a team member at the Social Enterprise Hub (at the University of Canberra) each weekday…but not everyone on every day.
This flexibility also supports inclusive employment. We welcome diverse lived experience, ways of thinking and ways of working. If you have faced barriers in recruitment or employment before, please connect with Rebecca via Rebecca.woods@millhouseventures.com.au so we can support you to be your best self in this recruitment process.
What does a typical week in our team look like? Well, it is anything other than typical!
Here is a week in the life of The Mill House Team:
Monday: We connect as a team and map out our priorities for the week (and then get cracking on the work), including calls with Social Enterprises and emerging social entrepreneurs.
Tuesday: We are out and about in the Canberra and regional community to be part of the social enterprise and innovation ecosystem. This might include attending events other organisations are holding. Back at the Hub the phones are busy with enquiries about a new project we are working on.
Wednesday: A new cohort could be commencing one of our learning pathways to engage in growing their social enterprise or starting their journey. We support these learners to stay engaged in the program and build their skills.
Thursday: We may be hosting our monthly Impact After Hours. This is after a day of meetings with our partners to collaborate on events and activities. Every month we connect with our Board who are like-minded experts in Canberra that help us deliver on our purpose.
Friday: After a busy week we are probably tying off loose ends and preparing for the week ahead.
Next steps:
- If you are interested in working with our team, please locate our Strategic Plan on the website and review our LinkedIn page. These sources will give you a really good feel for what it is like working at The Mill House.
- Apply by emailing rebecca.woods@millhouseventures.com.au and write your “I would love to work at the Mill House because…” covering email with your CV attached. In your covering email we want to hear about how your work and life experience aligns with the role you are applying for.
- We promise you a human review of your human application and a human response via email.
Our recruitment timeline:
- 17 August to 31 August applications are accepted.
- 31 August, all applications will receive an email reply
- Thursday 10 September, shortlisted applicants will attend a Connect Day which provides people with a chance to experience a snippet of the role, meet the team and reflect on whether The Mill House is the right fit
- Tuesday 15 September, decisions are made, feedback provided to all applicants and employment offers provided.
