Job Vacancies

Work Type/s: Part time: 0.4 FTE per fortnight - Permanent/on-going
Classification/s: Social Work, Women’s Organisations and Services
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: 10 am Monday 29 August 2022

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a statewide women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service with a proud history of over 25 years. We are an independent, feminist, not-for-profit organisation. We advocate and build system capacity for a gendered approach to health that reduces inequalities and improves health outcomes for women.

Counterpart, as a service of WHV connects, supports and informs Victorian women with cancer to live well, as they define it. Utilising the lived experiences of other women with cancer, we provide practical and emotional support and information to women from cancer diagnosis onwards.

About the role

Part time 0.4EFT – 30.4 hours per fortnight. Permanent/on-going.

• Key role to oversee operations of the Counterpart Resource Centre as part of a team to facilitate the provision of support and information to women experiencing cancer.
• Nurture and support the commitment and skills of Peer Support volunteers to speak with other women experiencing cancer.

We are seeking a values driven, emotionally resilient and caring professional with a strong commitment to peer support, empowering women in health care and an organised approach to systems.

Your approach

You are a team orientated person who naturally inspires confidence and openness in all you meet. You encourage effective communication in your everyday work and can listen with integrity and compassion.

As one of our Resource Centre Coordinators you will operate within a supportive and structured environment and will need to:

• Demonstrate understanding of volunteers and ways of working that respect and incorporate them into supporting women with cancer
• Demonstrate understanding of the effects of cancer on a diversity of women’s lives across all life stages
• Have advanced interpersonal, relationship and networking skills
• Be highly organised and familiar with systems of data management, spreadsheets and online communication tools.

A Position description is available here

Please direct any questions about the role to 

Kellie Holland
Operations team leader and Volunteer coordinator
Kellie.Holland@counterpart.org.au
Ph. No. 8488 9834

Work Type/s: Part time: 0.8 FTE – Fixed Term contract until 30th April 2026
Classification/s: Community Development, Education and Training, Project management, Social Work, Women’s Organisations and Services
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: 10 am Monday 15 August 2022.

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a statewide women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service with a proud history of over 25 years. We are an independent, feminist, not-for-profit organisation. We advocate and build system capacity for a gendered approach to health that reduces inequalities and improves health outcomes for women.

About the role

Part time: 0.8 FTE – Fixed Term contract until 30th April 2026.

• Key role to support individuals and workplaces to address the drivers of gender inequality and build cultures that support workplace gender equality and the prevention of violence against women.
• Lead the Workforce Development & Training team to coordinate, design and deliver WHV specific training programs.

We are seeking a values driven, experienced gender equality professional to lead WHV’s workforce development and training programs. The Senior Training & Capacity Building Coordinator will coordinate, design and deliver workforce capacity-building programs in gender equity and the prevention of violence against women.

You are a natural educator who inspires and encourages the development of fresh ideas to ensure training programs are continuously improving to support individuals and workplaces to promote gender equality and prevent violence against women.

As the Senior Training & Capacity Building Coordinator you will operate within a supportive and structured environment and will need to:

• Be an experienced leader with people leadership skills
• Demonstrate understanding of, and commitment to, gender equality and prevention of violence against women
• Have highly developed interpersonal, relationship and networking skills
• Be willing to incorporate WHVs values into your leadership and management style

Please direct any questions about the role to 

Mandy Macdonald
Special Projects Manager
mandy.macdonald@whv.org.au
Ph 0419 115 331

A Position Description is available here.

WHV Equal Opportunity Exemption No. H351/2019

To Apply

Applications must be made online using the form below and by submitting a resume and cover letter of no more than 2 pages outlining your suitability to the position in line with the Key Selection Criteria.  If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au