• Opportunity to work for an exciting new education not-for-profit, with the important vision of a more equitable education system.
• Be part of a dynamic team, with significant opportunity for both leadership and influence.
• Work alongside and learn from amazing experts in system change and reform.
• An initial 6 month contract with opportunities for extension (pending funding outcomes).
• Flexibility with both salary ($120k - $150k per annum/pro rata + superannuation + salary packaging) and time fraction (0.4 - 0.8 FTE) - this will be negotiated with the successful applicant based on experience level and availability.
• Melbourne-based preferred, but negotiable.

The Organisation

Education Equity Alliance is a not-for-profit led by educators with the mission of activating students and teachers as partners in system change for education equity. The Alliance works to facilitate this change at both the school and system-level. At the school level, it supports a network of schools to work with students and teachers to identify and pursue school improvement priorities for equity. At the system level, the Alliance facilitates a collective impact model working with community partners to strengthen collaboration to address the systemic barriers to education equity.

The Role

The Policy & Collective Impact Lead will perform a range of roles supporting the Alliance's collective impact work. Responsibilities will be varied depending on the stage of the collective impact work. These responsibilities will encompass:

• Consultation - lead and/or participate in consultations with stakeholders from across the education system (ie students, teachers, system stakeholders). This includes working with expert consultants on the design and delivery of consultation.
• Policy development - synthesise key findings from the Alliance's activities to develop reports and supporting documentation to inform advocacy and collective impact activities.
• Partnership brokering - lead on establishing and maintaining relationships with key system stakeholders (this will be shared with the CEO).
• Collective impact - lead and/or participate in collective impact activities with key partners (e.g. facilitation of working groups, secretariat for governance group) (this will be shared with the CEO, as well as expert consultants)
• Advocacy - lead on the Alliance's public advocacy activities (including government submissions)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential requirements:

• Working with Children’s Check issued by a relevant jurisdiction.

Knowledge & experience:

• Knowledge of the education system - and a passion for improving education equity.
• Experience in school-aged education and/or policy.
• Experience in consultation and working in partnership with those with lived experience.
• Experience with facilitating/supporting diverse stakeholders to work towards a collective goal/outcome.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for establishing positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders (ie students, teachers, system stakeholders).
• Excellent written skills for internal and external communications and policy and advocacy reporting development.
• Capacity to work autonomously, while also contributing to a dynamic leadership team.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible work arrangements - including significant capacity to be flexible around parenting/caring responsibilities and other employment.
• Significant opportunities for professional development, working alongside experts.
• As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here.
• A team of supportive and passionate people committed to maintaining a positive workplace culture and making an impact.

next steps

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If you have questions about this position, please don't hesitate to contact Tim Warwick, Founder & CEO: [email protected] using the subject line: Policy & Collective Impact Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.