• Impactful role within a feminist, member-based organisation
• Grow and deliver Safe and Equal’s business partnerships, bringing your experience to the next stage of development
• Be part of meaningful change and work for Victoria's peak body for organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence
• Generous salary packaging (total of up to $18,550), as well as above award wages and conditions under the Enterprise Agreement
• Work for an organisation that is committed to access and inclusion and has achieved the Rainbow Tick Accreditation
• Salary: Safe and Equal Level 6.1, $54.1229 per hour
• Contract length: Full-time, fixed term contract (12-month parental leave cover)
• Office Location: Carlton

About the Organisation

Safe and Equal is the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence across the continuum, including primary prevention, early intervention, recovery and response. The interests of people experiencing, recovering from, or at risk of, family violence is at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is a world beyond family and gender-based violence, where women, children and people from marginalised communities are safe, thriving, and respected.

At Safe and Equal, we are committed to creating an inclusive organisation. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to work with us, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour and people from migrant and refuge communities, people of any age or gender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) people, people with lived experience of family violence, and people with disability. We also consider applicants regardless of contact with the justice system and experiences of criminalisation, consistent with our legal requirement.

We are committed to fostering a work environment where everybody can bring their whole self, belong and succeed. We are a proud Equal Opportunity employer and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We celebrate and support difference and know that one size doesn’t fit all – we endeavour to be flexible, meet your needs, and support you at every stage of your contact with us.

Our office is located in Carlton, with flexible and remote options available. We encourage applications from candidates based in rural and regional Victoria. We remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.

Safe and Equal offers employees a monthly RDO option, individual annual Professional Development budget, generous leave benefits including (but not limited to) Christmas Shutdown Leave, Gender Affirmation leave, Family Violence Leave and Cultural and Ceremonial Leave, and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

The Role

The Business Partnerships and Engagement Advisor will develop and deliver projects in partnership with fee for service clients, particularly in the private sector. You will focus on nurturing client relationships to understand and deliver on client briefs. Simultaneously, you will continue to expand the client base through strategic planning, targeted outreach, promotional activity, and proactive relationship building. In collaboration with colleagues across the organisation, you will coordinate the development and delivery of tailored capability building products and services that help businesses strengthen their response to family violence for their customers and workforce.

Here are some examples of what you will achieve in the next 12 months as Business Partnerships and Engagement Advisor:

• Account management: as the key organisational contact, you’ll work collaboratively with businesses and organisations to understand their family violence capability building needs, propose our services, manage contracts and nurturing client relationships.
• Project management: you’ll develop fit for purpose plans and packages, facilitating the on-time and on-budget delivery of products and services.
• Research, workplace promotion and partnerships: you’ll monitor latest sector research and updates, legislative changes and application of best practice to inform program development and project insights.
• Internal stakeholder engagement: you’ll collaborate internally with colleagues to ensure streamlined processes and information sharing across units.
• Product development and quality improvement: you’ll monitor client needs for additional products and services and lead the coordination of their development.
• Team management: you’ll lead the recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, work planning and professional development of casual employees. As well as identifying and implementing efficiencies in ways of working.

Below are some skills and experience that would help you succeed in this role. While these things will be highly valued, we recognise that meeting all selection criteria for any role can be challenging. If you feel you would be a good fit for this role but are unsure about any of the following, please contact us for a discussion.

We’re looking for someone who is personable, detail oriented and able to confidently manage competing priorities. Someone who thrives on challenges, can balance the connectedness between nurturing relationships and managing project budgets and timelines, and is able to keep an eye on the big picture, while ensuring quality control of the finer details.

Ideally, you would have:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g., business management, marketing, sales) or equivalent experience
• Min 3 years’ experience in an Account Management function
• Excellent relationship management and coordination skills
• Sound project management skills including the ability to develop project plans, manage project resources, timelines and multiple and sometimes competing priorities
• Demonstrated experience managing business accounts, collaborative relationships and engaging multiple and diverse stakeholders
• Well developed problem solving, negotiation and decision-making abilities
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and succinctly for a variety of purposes and audiences
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including public speaking, presentation, consultation and facilitation skills
• Excellent partnership and engagement skills with ability to build trusting professional relationships
• Ability to manage time independently, prioritise and manage competing demands, with a high level of professionalism and attention to detail

For more information about the key responsibilities, pre-employment checks and salary expectations of the role, please download the position description.

If you have questions about this position please email Hayley (she/her) at [email protected] using the subject line: Business Partnerships and Engagement Advisor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.