Director Strategy, Advocacy and Community Engagement
Lead a dedicated team to develop and deliver high quality, evidence-based health promotion programs and primary prevention initiatives.
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Company: Women's Health West
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-2-5491-8946
Fax: +61-7-2657-4753
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About Women’s Health West
Women’s Health West provides specialist family violence services to women and their children. We also run prevention programs that promote equity and justice for women and girls in Melbourne’s west. Women’s Health West is one of Victoria’s only organisations that provides services and programs that encompass the family violence continuum - from primary prevention, to early intervention and response.
Our work has actively contributed to improving the health, safety and well being of women and their children in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne since 1988. We provide a range of early intervention and response services for women and children who are experiencing family violence. We also run programs that are focused on promoting positive health and wellbeing among our communities, and reducing inequities that limit the lives of women and girls.
About the role
Due to a twelve month secondment, Women’s Health West is looking to appoint a full time or part time fixed term (12 months) Director Strategy, Advocacy and Community Engagement.
Women’s Health West (WHW) is seeking a qualified woman with exceptional communication skills to join our executive team and lead our strategy, advocacy and community engagement stream.
This pivotal role is responsible for strategically positioning WHW as a collaborative and influential organisation. The role leads two large regional primary prevention partnerships and has oversight of health promotion activities to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of women in Melbourne’s west.
You will hold tertiary qualifications in gender studies, health promotion, community development or social work, with relevant post-graduate qualifications highly regarded. You will have a strong understanding of the social determinants of women’s health, communications, and strong planning and management experience, as well as have experience leading and managing a team.
The successful candidate will work within and foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and respect, supporting WHW achieve our vision of equity and justice for women in the west.
Base salary for full time $102,534 (part time pro rata) plus 9.5% superannuation and personal use of a serviced vehicle (equivalent to above award of level 8 SCHADS). Generous salary packaging options available.
Why join Women’s Health West?
Women’s Health West is a feminist organisation and culturally aligns to feminist values and practices. Women’s Health West’s staff enjoy numerous benefits, including working with a professional and dedicated team of women, ongoing professional development and training, flexible working conditions, and access to and Employee Assistance Program. We also offer considerable benefits through our Enterprise Agreement.
Women’s Health West has a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we work with. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Women’s Health West has a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI.
How to apply
All applicants must meet the above selection criteria in a cover letter (PD link provided below). Applicants who do not meet the selection criteria in their application will not be considered. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
https://whwest.org.au/about-us/work/
Applications must be sent to: Recruitment, Women’s Health West, 317-319 Barkly St Footscray 3011, or by email to [email protected]. For further information please contact the CEO (Robyn Gregory) on 03 9689 9588.
Applications close 6th August 2018.
All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police and a working with children check.
Women’s Health West is an equal opportunity employer with VCAT Exemption No. H119-2017, to employ only women, and to employ women from specified culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.