WorkUP Queensland is the sexual violence, women’s health and domestic and family violence sector’s partner in supporting a strong and skilled workforce. We bring together The Healing Foundation’s strong connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and healing, backed by the expertise of ANROWS in facilitating evidence-based policy and practice. Informed and driven by frontline providers, our objective is to address workforce-related challenges and opportunities to grow the workforce and better support current and future workers.

• 6 months contract
• 38 hours per week
• Brisbane
• Gross Annual Salary: $92,947.50 and access to Salary Packaging

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Roles and responsibilities:

• Manages and implements capability-building and action learning initiatives to meet domestic and family violence, sexual assault and women’s health and wellbeing sector needs 
• Collaborates with Project team members to ensure delivery of a suite of statewide capacity and capability-building strategies both directly and through sub-contractors 
• Collaborates with other THF staff and contractors to ensure effective delivery and integration of knowledge, including facilitating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge circles
• Produces project plans and manages the delivery of contracted projects according to Healing Foundation procedures, to ensure the achievement of agreed objectives, milestones, timeframes and budgets, and escalates issues to supervisor as required
• Establishes and maintains strong, effective, and culturally appropriate relationships with project stakeholders
• Complies with Healing Foundation policies on trauma and healing and ensures open communication on trauma and healing issues with staff 
• Identifies and raises project resource issues with Healing Foundation management in a constructive and solutions-focused manner 
• Supports the implementation of team goals, works collaboratively, builds effective relationships with members of the team, and seeks ongoing support from their supervisor and other team members

ABOUT You:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in sector development and workforce development (desirable)
• Relevant qualification (desirable)
• Demonstrated project and contract management skills utilising a sector development framework and ability to problem solve effectively and creatively
• Demonstrated understanding of sexual, domestic and family violence, trauma and healing
• Ability to build and create strong relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, stakeholders, training providers and organisations
• The successful applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be able to provide a valid Working with Vulnerable People card.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Professional support, training and development to improve career opportunities after successfully completing probation
• Salary packaging benefits
• Access to employee support and wellbeing programs
• Flexible working arrangements

BEFORE APPLYING:

To obtain a copy of the detailed position description & job specific competencies please paste the below link into the web browser: https://healingfoundation.org.au/work-with-us

Please address the mandatory questions below in your covering letter:

Q1. WorkUP Queensland recognises the workforce as a powerful driver of change in ending domestic, family and sexual violence. What is your understanding of workforce planning and development/sector development and what skills do you bring?

Q2. WorkUP requires self-initiative and autonomy, as well as collaboration across the team. What are the key elements in working within a high-performance team? And what attributes would you bring?

The successful applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and be able to provide a valid Working with Vulnerable People card.

Further inquiries contact: [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Project Officer WorkUP enquiry via EthicalJobs.

This is an immediate vacancy and interviews will be held as applications are received and assessed.

A position description is attached.