Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Mar 2024
- Sydney > CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs Sydney
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) is the national peak health organisation in Australia for organisations and individuals that provide health-related programs, services and research focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people and other sexuality, gender and bodily diverse people and communities.
LHA works with legislators, policymakers and service providers to help them understand and address the needs of LGBTIQ+ people and communities. We support LHA members to have a stronger policy voice and partner with researchers across the country on issues of LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing.
The Director Mental Health and Suicide Prevention is responsible for the successful high-level management of LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s (LHA) mental health and suicide prevention programs. As a peak body, LHA is not a direct service or program provider. LHA works with partners across Australia to deliver programs and initiatives with LHA providing high level national coordination. This role requires demonstrated high level project and partnership management experience.
The role has oversight of the Mindout program which develops and delivers a number of activities aimed at preventing suicide and improving the mental health and wellbeing outcomes of LGBTIQ+ populations.
Mindout is funded through the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support program (NSPLSP). LHA manages the following NSPLSP programs:
The NSPLSP programs will be delivered in partnership with LHA’s member organisations and key stakeholders engaged in suicide prevention activities.
The core focus of this role is to ensure that LHA’s mental health and suicide prevention programs are delivered to the highest standard and are guided by current research and models of best practice. The work of this role is guided by the key performance indicators in LHA’s program contracts.
This position sits in LHA’s leadership team and will work closely with LHA’s policy / research, ageing and aged care program, disability and palliative care and sexual violence prevention programs to ensure program integration and strategic development across the organisations’ work. As a national health peak, LHA is committed to strong leadership and building the capacity of its member organisations and external stakeholders to address broader structural inequities impacting the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ communities.
All staff are required to ensure that within their role and delivery of their work, they consider and incorporate the needs of the LGBTIQ+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, BrotherBoys and SisterGirls.
This position reports to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
Direct reports include: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Manager.
Qualifications
Experience Required
Computer Skills
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Nicole Jenkins 0458 625 714.
We encourage people from diverse backgrounds including people with a disability, LGBTIQ+ people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
A position description is attached.