Job Vacancies

Work Type/s: Contract / Part-time
Classification/s: Level 3, Project Management
Location: Melbourne CBD/from home as mutually agreed
Applications close:  CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a state-wide 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 is a service of WHV. Counterpart connects, supports and informs Victorian women with breast or a gynecological cancer. Counterpart's trained and experienced Peer Support Volunteers understanding what it is like to be a woman with cancer and provide a 'listening ear' and practical and emotional support to other women with cancer. Counterpart also connects women to information and each other through on-line events and face-to-face presentations, when it is safe to do so.

Following an evaluation of the service it has been the aim of Counterpart to extend these unique and valuable services to all Victorian women with any cancer.

The role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced project development professional to develop a pathway for all Victorian women with cancer to have access to Counterpart's services. By using the existing model of service delivery we need someone to scope out an extension of Counterpart services to all Victorian women with cancer.

By examining and talking with the Victorian cancer survivorship and supportive care community, this role will develop a comprehensive, realistic and achievable plan for an expansion of services across all areas of Counterpart's activities including volunteers, communication and funding.

Our volunteer and staff teams are committed and dedicated women who currently provide nonjudgmental, free and evidence-based support and information to Victorian women with breast or a gynaecological cancer.

This is a short term, focused project that will be used to advocate for service expansion. There is flexibility in days/hours and location for this role.

View the position description here

Please direct any questions about the role to Fiona McRae, Counterpart Manager on 8488 9838 or fiona.mcrae@counterpart.org.au.

More information about Counterpart can be found at: www.counterpart.org.au and Women’s Health Victoria at www.whv.org.au

To Apply

Applications must be made online using the form below and by submitting a cover letter, resume and responses addressing the selection criteria outlined in the position description.

Work Type/s: 0.6 EFT, Fixed-term Part-Time for three (3) months
Classification/s: Education Training, HR and Employment Services, Operations and Risk Management, Policy and Research.
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a state-wide 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.

WHV is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic woman to review and update the quality management framework including organisational policies, procedures, work instructions, forms and other organisational documentation and support the organisation to meet COVID safe requirements as it reopens its offices in 2021.

You will have a strong understanding of legislation in Industrial Relations, HR and Occupational Health and Safety; Previous experience in policy writing and documentation processes; Strong understanding of continuous improvement frameworks and good interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with internal stakeholders

WHV Equal Opportunity Exemption No. H351/2019

To apply:

Applications must be made online using the form below and by submitting a cover letter, resume and responses addressing the selection criteria outlined in the position description. 

For further information, please contact Dina Lynch, Business Manager on (03) 9664-9305 or dina.lynch@whv.org.au

Do you share our vision of women living well – healthy, empowered, equal?

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is seeking expressions of interest from passionate and inspiring women leaders to join our Board task groups in 2020, with a view to nominate for the Board at the AGM in October 2021.

WHV is a Victorian women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service. We have a proud 25-year history, with a commitment to empowering women and tackling gender inequality to improve the health and wellbeing of all Victorian women.  We have a dedicated team of 30 staff, more than 50 volunteers, and turnover of $2.5m+ per annum.

We are working towards a world where:

• Women are free from violence and discrimination in all aspects of their lives
• Women experience and enjoy good sexual and reproductive health
• Women participate equally in society
• Women experience high levels of positive mental health and wellbeing including positive relationships with their bodies
• Women with cancer are accessing support services to help them live well

Our board members, staff and volunteers work to a values-based code of conduct. This code sets expectations about our leadership and integrity, supports our belief in empowerment of others, solidifies our feminist commitment to women’s rights and challenges gender norms, practices and structures.

We are looking for candidates who have Board governance experience, are aligned with the values of the organisation and have a demonstrated commitment to women’s health and equality.

Professional backgrounds in corporate governance, finance, government relations, health policy, legal or fundraising/marketing are highly desirable. In addition, new members will ideally enhance the intersectional breadth of the organisation to ensure the voices of all women are reflected in our work. We encourage applications from women with lived experience of disability, women of colour, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women under 40 years old.

Board and task group roles are voluntary positions with expenses reimbursed.

More details available in confidence:

• Dianne Hill-CEO at dianne.hill@whv.org.au or 0400653649
• Candy Broad -Chair via the CEO or at chair@whv.org.au
• Cath Smith – Consultant assisting with the EOI at cath.smith@changesmith.com.au or 0421 350 643

Interested candidates are invited to send a response to the position description to chair@whv.org.au by COB Wednesday 14 October 2020

Position Description

WHV Strategic Plan

Work Type/s: 0.6 EFT, fixed-term until mid-February 2021
Classification/s: 
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria is seeking a highly motivated, skilled and dynamic woman to develop and implement digital strategies and create engaging, shareable content for our Gender Equality in Advertising Project. This exciting and ambitious project aims to transform ad industry culture, empower the community and strengthen regulation to promote gender equality and prevent violence against women in and through advertising.

The project is at an important juncture as we prepare for the launch of our project website, strategic framework for gender equality in advertising, and digital engagement strategy. The Digital Engagement Officer will play a vital role in building industry and community understanding of sexism in advertising and how to address it, and increasing the impact of our project.

The successful candidate will have experience developing and delivering effective digital engagement strategies and/or campaigns, excellent writing skills and ability to create compelling content for digital platforms, as well as sharing our commitment to gender equity and the prevention of violence against women.

This role is a part-time position (0.6 EFT) until mid-February 2021. Subject to confirmation of funding, the position may be extended.

View the Full Position Description Here

For any questions relating to this position, please contact:

Mischa Barr
Policy & Health Promotion Manager
Mischa.barr@whv.org.au
Ph 03 9664 9309

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume (including 3 referees and your current Manager if applicable) in PDF format using the form below. Applications close midnight Sunday 13th Sep. 2020.

If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

WHV EO Exemption No. H351/2019

Work Type/s: Full-time, Fixed-Term (Parental Leave Position)
Classification/s: Senior Project Manager
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: Midnight on Tuesday 14th July 2020

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a state-wide 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.

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.

WHV is seeking a highly motivated, skilled and dynamic woman to manage our gender equality in advertising project during a period of parental leave. This exciting and ambitious project aims to transform ad industry culture, empower the community and strengthen regulation to promote gender equality and prevent violence against women in and through advertising.

The project is at an important juncture as we prepare for the launch of our strategic framework for gender equality in advertising, project website and digital engagement strategy.

The successful candidate will have strong project management, stakeholder relationship-building and communication skills, and expertise in the prevention of violence against women and promotion of gender equity. Experience in digital engagement and/or working in or with the media and advertising industries would be beneficial.

This role is a full-time parental leave position, initially until mid-February 2021. Subject to confirmation of funding, the position may be extended.

WHV offers excellent salary packaging benefits and the opportunity to be involved in making a difference in the lives of Victorian women.

View the Full Position Description Here

For any questions relating to this position, please contact:

Mischa Barr
Policy & Health Promotion Manager
Mischa.barr@whv.org.au
Ph 03 9664 9309

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume (including 3 referees and your current Manager if applicable) in PDF format using the form below. Applications close midnight Tuesday 14 July 2020.

If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

WHV EO Exemption No. H351/2019

Work Type/s: Part time (0.8)
Classification/s: Administration & office support
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is a state-wide 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.

Our health promotion, information and support programs work with and for women, to identify and respond to service gaps and health inequalities in innovative ways. WHV works to improve the health and wellbeing of all Victorian women utilising a population-based social model of health framework.

WHV’s strategic priorities are:

• prevention of violence against women (PVAW)
• sexual and reproductive health
• women and cancer;
• women’s mental health and body image
• women’s equality.

WHV is supported by a dynamic Board of 12 women and employees approximately 30 staff, although this varies from time to time depending on funding. Our core programs include Policy and Health Promotion, 1800 My Options and Counterpart. For more information about our organisation please consult our website at www.whv.org.au

About the role

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and multi-skilled administration professional to join our team.

This exciting opportunity includes providing support to the CEO and coordinating administration functions to enable us to achieve our vision of women living well – healthy, empowered, equal.

This role is pivotal in building and maintaining our organisational capability to build a flexible, sustainable and innovative organisation which is one of our strategic priorities.

Working closely with the CEO you will be responsible for liaising with external stakeholders, diary management, drafting papers and reports and working across the organisation to coordinate various internal meetings and committees.

You will also be responsible for coordinating a range of administrative and corporate functions to support Women’s Health Victoria to be as efficient and effective as possible so we can continue to achieve high level outcomes within our resources.

About you

With tertiary qualifications in administration, business or related fields we are seeking candidates with at least five years experience in a similar role, along with advanced administration and organisational skills including MS Office Suite, and experience drafting reports, papers and correspondence.

The ability to work in a team and be flexible and adaptable to meet changing priorities is a must, as is an understanding of feminist principles and how these relate to our work.

Above we all we are looking for someone who wants to join our organisation to contribute to the advancement of women’s equality.

Salary

Women’s Health Victoria offers generous salary and conditions including options for salary packaging, professional development and the opportunity to participate in cultural activities throughout the year.

See full position description here

For any questions relating to this position, please contact

Dianne Hill  (CEO) or Dina Lynch (Business Manager)

Ph 9664 9300

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume (including 3 referees and your current Manager if applicable) in PDF format using the form below.  Applications close midnight Sunday 2nd February 2020.

If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

Work Type/s: Part time (contract) - Job share 
Classification/s: Family services, GLBTI and Sexual Health, Health Care and Allied Health, Social Work, Women’s Organisations and Services
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

About 1800 My Options

We talk to people about contraception, pregnancy options (including abortion) and sexual health, connecting people with the services they need. We are a free, pro-choice, confidential phone and website service.

About the role

We are seeking two people to share this role. One position is for three shifts per week (16.5 hours total). The other position is for 2 shifts per week (11 hours total).  It is a fixed term contract (March 2020 to June 30, 2021). The Senior Information and Resources Information Officer responds to incoming calls and online enquiries to the 1800 My Options service and provides in-shift support and supervision to the service’s phoneline team.

About you

We are seeking a pro-choice, highly skilled person who can provide a sensitive health information service. Relevant qualifications and experience in direct service delivery and supervising small teams in a health or community setting is essential.

Salary

The position is classified as a Level 3 and attracts a salary of $82,478 per annum pro rata.

WHV Enterprise Agreement 2018 conditions and salary apply.  In addition, employer superannuation guarantee and access to salary packaging applies.

See the full position here

For any questions relating to this position, please contact Carolyn Mogharbel on 9653 0204 or by email: carolynm@1800myoptions.org.au OR Julie Keys, on 9653 0203 or by email on juliek@1800myoptions.org.au.

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume in PDF format using the form below.  Applications close midnight Sunday 2 February 2020.

If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

Work Type/s: Full-time, Ongoing (38 hours/week)
Classification/s: Policy & Health Promotion Team
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Are you passionate about women’s health and gender equity?

Are you a feminist researcher and advocate with a commitment to translating knowledge and influencing policy at the state (and national) level?

About the role

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is looking for a Senior Policy and Health Promotion Officer toplay a senior role in an influential and dynamic policy, research, advocacy and health promotion team within a leading women’s health organisation.

This full-time ongoing position will be responsible for leading research, knowledge translation and policy and advocacy activities across WHV’s priority areas including sexual and reproductive health, the prevention of violence against women, mental health and body image, and women’s equality.

Specifically, the role will lead the development of high quality, evidence-based submissions and research papers and requires the ability to identify strategic or innovative opportunities to improve women’s health and wellbeing. The role also includes supervision of a small but highly productive policy and data team.

Full position description and selection criteria

For More information contact Mischa Barr on 9664 9309 or by email at Mischa.Barr@whv.org.au

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume in PDF format using the form below. Applications close midnight Sunday 15th September 2019. If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

Work Type/s:  Part time 4 days (30.4 hours/week)
Classification/s: Business Services Team
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is an independent, state-wide women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service. We are an independent, feminist, not-for-profit organisation.

About the role

WHV seeks an accountant who will Manage/Co-ordinate a range of financial functions to support the effective financial management of Women’s Health Victoria and it’s legislative and reporting requirements. The role is diverse and covers multiple facets of the finance function.

Responsibilities of the role include: 

• Process of accounts payable/accounts receivable;
• Preparation and processing of fortnightly payroll;
• Reconciliation, preparation and reporting of BAS, Superannuation, Long Service Leave and other legal requirements;
• Completing month end journals and reconciliation of all ledger accounts e.g bank reconciliations, debtors, creditors, accruals, prepayments, payroll, revenue etc.;
• Preparation and analysis of monthly programme reporting to the managers;
• Preparation and analysis of bi- monthly reports to the Finance and Risk Committee and the Board;
• Assist in the co-ordination of the annual budget;
• Maintain review and update financial policies and procedures as required by legislation or other requirements;
• Identify and manage risk as part of the quality assurance framework in relation to the finance function;
• Undertake a review of the current accounting system with a view to either enhance it or change it.

You will have: 

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA/CA or working towards;
• Strong IT skills, in particular MYOB, MS Office software, particularly Word and Excel, data collection system; Desirable but not mandatory experience in operating Xero and experience in the implementation of Xero software;
• Demonstrated experience in end to end payroll function;
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of monthly financial reporting to Board level;
• Flexibility to respond to short and long term changing needs;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to provide resolution to issues;
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail and meeting deadlines;
• Experience working effectively within a team environment;

Full position description and selection criteria

For More information contact Dina Lynch, Business Manager on 9664 9300 or by email at bst@whv.org.au

To Apply

Please upload your Cover Letter, Responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume in PDF format using the form below. Applications close midnight Sunday 1st September 2019. If you have any technical issues, please email jobs@whv.org.au

Work Type/s:  Casual pool 
Classification/s: Family services, GLBTI and Sexual Health, Health Care and Allied Health, Social Work, Women’s Organisations and Services
Location: Melbourne
Applications close: CLOSED

Women’s Health Victoria (WHV) is an independent, state-wide women’s health promotion, advocacy and support service. We are an independent, feminist, not-for-profit organisation.

About 1800 My Options

We talk to people about contraception, pregnancy options (including abortion) and sexual health, connecting people with the services they need. We are a free, confidential, non-judgemental, pro-choice service. We offer a phone and online service.

About the role

This is a casual pool role. In this role you will provide information and referral pathways to women, their support people and health professionals in relation to contraception, pregnancy options (including abortion) and sexual health.  Limited and variable hours available between 10am-4pm  Monday to Friday.

About you

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate person with a strong commitment to feminist and pro-choice principles. Experience working in a health or community setting is essential.

Salary

This is a casual role. The position is classified as a Level 2 and attracts a salary of $63,725 per annum pro rata plus casual loading WHV Enterprise Agreement 2018 conditions and salary apply. In addition, employer superannuation guarantee and access to salary packaging (Conditions may apply).

Click here for the full Position Description

For further information, contact one of the 1800 My Option Team Leaders:
Carolyn Mogarbel on 9653 0204 or by email: carolynm@1800myoptions.org.au (Mon-Wed)
Julie Keys on 9653 0203 or by email juliek@1800myoptions.org.au (Thu-Fri)

To apply

Using the form below, upload your Cover Letter, responses to the Key Selection Criteria and a copy of your resume as a PDF by Midnight Sunday 14th July 2019