About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children. Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

We encourage applicants to visit our website and learn about the essential actions needed to prevent violence against women www.ourwatch.org.au

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About the role

• Hybrid and Remote working options within Australia will be considered.
• Salary $95,384 - $100,220 per annum plus, Cultural remuneration package

This position is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants in accordance with relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation.

Reporting to the Manager, Policy this position will contribute strongly to the policy work of Our Watch, with the aim of driving nationwide change to prevent violence against women with a strong focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls.

Lead the Our Watch policy priorities relating to prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls, monitor the policy landscape and emerging policy debates and identify and respond to opportunities for Our Watch to engage in public policy processes.

This includes the identification, establishment, maintenance, and support of stakeholder relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and organisations nationally as well as the internal work of the Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Steering Committee, CEO and Board.

About you

You will have experience developing and providing expert, evidence-based policy analysis and advice to governments, policy makers and other decision-makers to encourage, inform and support effective policy approaches to the primary prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Australia. This involves developing and drafting background papers, position papers and policy submissions, providing policy advice and contributing policy content to briefings, recommendations, and correspondence to inform Our Watch engagement with Ministers, senior government representatives, Parliamentarians, and other decision-makers.

The successful candidate will have the ability to identify and foster productive and collaborative relationships with non-government stakeholders. You will have a strong understanding of gender equality and intersectionality. You will have exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated ability to adapt communications for various requirements and you will have experience utilising opportunities with research and evaluation to influence outcomes that will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Australia.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees, and we strive to continuously improve our employee experiences at work. Our Watch was recently recognised at the 2023 Australian HR Awards for the Best Workplace Flexibility Program and receiving an Excellence Award as an Employer of Choice in the Not-for-Profit Sector.

For the full list of our award-winning employee benefits, please view the 'Work with us' page on our website.

A few of our unique award-winning benefits include:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave, cultural leave

Plus, a Cultural remuneration package which includes:

• $5,000 (+ super) per annum cultural load allowance
• Superannuation paid at 2% higher than the superannuation guarantee amount.
• 2 additional days of paid leave per annum for wellbeing purposes
• Up to an additional $5,000 per annum each year to fund professional development.

Fo questions or to access a of the full position description please email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Advisor - Policy (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified) enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 0409 614 761.

How to apply

This position is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants in accordance with relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation.

To apply, please click on the apply now button and upload your current resume and cover letter for consideration. Please note, applications with a cover letter will be prioritised.

Our Watch is committed to diversity, we value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our Watch is proud to offer Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff an additional remuneration package in recognition of the cultural load they carry and ongoing impacts of colonisation.

We are passionate about providing a barrier-free recruitment process, if you require modifications during the application process to meet your access needs, please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received.