• Competitive salary + super and salary packaging
• Permanent full-time position
• Based in Sydney
• Open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates only

About The Fred Hollows Foundation

We are determined to deliver Fred Hollows’ vision of preventing blindness and restoring sight. We work around the world, in more than 25 countries, so that no one is left behind. Our priority is to work with communities to improve their own eye health. We do this through life-changing surgeries and treatments, training doctors and health workers, generating new ideas, and pushing for change at all levels – from local to global.

About the Indigenous Australia Program

Work with a diverse team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to improve eye health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We work to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples can always exercise their rights to sight, good health and self-determination. We are committed to ensuring social justice reform is accelerated and to ensuring the rights, needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are respected and upheld. We work in collaboration with our global team and partners to close the gap in eye health outcomes and ensure world class eye health and vision care. Our key objectives include:

• Strengthening the provision of eye health care within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
• Sustainable responses to trachoma elimination
• Strengthening regional eye health service delivery models
• Strengthening the capability and coverage of the Aboriginal eye health workforce

About the position

Reporting to the Advocacy and Engagement Manager, we are seeking an experienced and dynamic community engagement officer to join the Indigenous Australia Program. To do this role effectively:

• Well-developed listening, written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated advocacy/influencing skills and interpersonal skills with people at all levels
• Relationship management and internal/external stakeholder engagement skills
• Project management and organisational skills and ability to be flexible with changing priorities
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office and other relevant software packages

The Senior Community Engagement Officer role supports the development and implementation of communications and public affairs projects, manages stakeholder relationships both internally and externally and supports the coordination of stories for local and national media coverage in consultation with your manager and the Global Communications Team. This role will coordinate and prepare the IAP contribution to board reports, donor reporting, annual reports and support global internal communications, in consultation with the IAP Programs Team.

The successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrated experience in a community engagement role working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating events and managing stakeholder engagement.
• High level experience writing in various formats for internal and external audiences.
• Understanding, developing and communicating policy and procedures.
• Previous experience within a not-for-profit organisation. (Desirable)
• Previous experience in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. (Desirable)
• Tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline (e.g. communications, marketing, business). (Desirable)

How to apply

Your application should include:

• Your resume which clearly details relevant skills and experience (no more than five pages)
• A cover letter detailing your suitability for the role outlined above (no more than two pages)

For further information please contact:

Simone Kenmore
Country Manager, Australia
Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Community Engagement Officer - Indigenous Australia Program enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Ph: 0427 816 311

The Fred Hollows Foundation is committed to protecting the rights of children in all areas where we work. Applicants are advised that The Foundation reserves the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure we maintain and promote a child safe environment.

*Applicants for this role must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and be accepted in the community. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants.