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Matthew Cox is the Executive Director at The Bryan Foundation, a Queensland-based philanthropic foundation.
He is the Co-chair of the Early Years Partnership in WA, a member of the Federal Government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee and is involved with many child development and place-based social change initiatives, including the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and the Investment Dialogue for Australia's Children with the Commonwealth Government.
Previously Matthew was the founding director at Logan Together, a large place-based child development initiative in Queensland and before that spent a decade leading Australian Red Cross' community services in Queensland.
Earlier he worked in local government and in marketing and communications.
Former carpenter by trade spending 11 years in the residential construction industry across NSW and QLD. After a losing a close mate to suicide in 2015, Dan along with Ed Ross decided that something has to be done at a grass roots level to change the tone of the conversation.
Together they created TradeMutt – a social enterprise workwear brand creating funky, eye-catching garments designed to start conversations about mental health among tradies at a peer to peer level while helping to drive the much needed social and cultural shift in attitude towards mental health.
Continuing their work, Dan with Ed also created their own non-profit mental health support service TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter).
As TradeMutt co-founder and Chairperson of TIACS Board Dan continues his passion about using business to create solutions for social issues but when he is not doing this, he is creating problems for the people he plays against in social sport.
Ed is a qualified carpenter, holds a diploma of Business (Agriculture), the co-founder of TradeMutt Pty Ltd and is a founding director of TIACS and current Treasurer. Born and bred in Longreach Queensland and growing up on sheep and cattle stations, Ed has always been a hands-on type operator.
Spending majority of his schooling life in boarding schools in both Toowoomba and Brisbane and finishing there with an Agricultural science award and vice house captain. Spending 2 years in both stock and weaner camps and learning valuable skills like mustering cattle at a large scale as well as how to shoe horses and drive heavy vehicle machinery, he decided to further his education at Marcus Oldham college in Geelong.
He graduated after one year with a Diploma of Agribusiness at a Distinction level. Returned then to Lake Nash in a leadership capacity, as Leading hand in the stock camp before finishing up in September of 2014 to move back to Brisbane to begin a mature age carpentry apprenticeship. Ed is now married and lives with his wife and sausage dog in Toowoomba.
TIACS IS LOOKING FOR MORE EPIC HUMANS TO JOIN OUR TEAM!
We’re all about going ‘above and beyond’ for our clients and partners and passionate about
investing in our people and workplace culture.
We are building the most innovative social purpose counselling service in the country and are
looking for two exceptional Partnerships Specialist to join our team.
One role is specifically targeting the farming and agricultural industry.
TIACS was started by the co-founders of TradeMutt – Dan Allen and Edward Ross.
TradeMutt and TIACS are connected by their co-founders but serve complimentary but separate responses in
changing the mental health landscape, in Australia. TradeMutt prevention focus as a social impact workwear brand
is all about starting conversations. That’s why every shirt says This Is A Conversation Starter across the back.
Because that’s exactly what they’re designed to do. TIACS is a not-for-profit social purpose early intervention
counselling service. We provide free, professional, confidential and accessible counselling both over the phone
and by text to tradies, truckies, farmers, blue-collar community and those who care about them.
PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST
These roles exist to build meaningful partnerships that help TIACS connect with and support blue collar industries.
It’s about creating genuine engagement, activating shared-value initiatives, and making sure our partners feel seen,
heard, and valued. You’ll help shape how we show up – at events, in campaigns, and through everyday
interactions—bringing warmth, reliability, and purpose to everything we do. You’ll support the systems and
relationships that keep our Alliance strong, while contributing to a culture that’s collaborative, curious, and
grounded in impact and evidence.
Alliance & Stakeholder Engagement
Be the connector! Help drive the TIACS Alliance by coordinating partner engagement, managing logistics, and
showing up as a proud brand champion. Keep our CRM humming and support tailored engagement plans that build
real impact.
Partnership Development & Activation
Spot opportunities, spark ideas, and help our partnerships thrive. You’ll build strong networks, coordinate
meaningful touchpoints, and bring fresh thinking to how we collaborate with partners and supporters.
Contract & Investment Support
Keep our partnership agreements on track and support new investment opportunities. You’ll help manage
contracts, maintain accurate records, and contribute insights that shape our future strategy and evidence based
practice.
Team & Culture Contribution
Bring your whole self. We’re all about collaboration, innovation, and purpose. You’ll contribute to a positive,
inclusive culture, communicate with clarity, and stay curious about what’s next in partnerships – creating a
movement that is by industry for industry and focused on delivering industry-driven solutions to industry-specific
challenges.
Full-Time position (Some evening and weekend work required).
Above Award Wage and Excellent Salary Packaging Benefits
Brisbane based
Work from Home/Office model (minimum 2 days in office)
Before you apply, we encourage you to visit TIACS and TradeMutt websites and suss us out before pressing
send with your resume. You’ll get a sense of what we are looking for and if you’re A game is going to propel
our mission and vision.
If you think “Yep that is something I want to be a part of” then send your resume to admin@tiacs.org with a short cover letter (no more than 1 page) telling us why you would be a great addition to our team.
Get in touch with us on 0488 846 988
Mon – Fri 8am -10pm AEST