• Three days per week, 12 months fixed term contract
• Salary at level 5, SCHADS Award ($42.95/hour) + 10% superannuation + Salary Packaging
• Looking to make a difference in the lives of women and children facing family violence?

An exciting and rewarding opportunity is available within McAuley’s flagship advocacy project ‘Safe at Home’. This project has been working with other family violence and homelessness service on solutions that will mean more women who choose to, can stay safely in their homes after family violence, rather than becoming homeless.

About us

McAuley Community Services for Women, a ministry of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, is committed to creating a world that enables women and children to participate in society on their own terms through innovative services, advocacy, and a caring community… so poverty and homelessness can be eradicated.

About the role

The Advocacy Projects Officer is a member of the Advocacy, Marketing & Fundraising team. The role is to ensure the smooth running of advocacy activities, and co-ordinate stakeholder engagement activities related to McAuley’s Safe at Home project. The role will also include high-level project and administrative support, monitoring of project implementation, and secretariat function to ‘Safe at Home’ workshops and meetings.

To find out more about the role, please read the full Position Description attached below. 

About You

You will have:

• A degree qualification in social sciences or communication with 2 years relevant experience
• An understanding of, and commitment to the mission of McAuley, its philosophy and core values
• High level administrative skills in organising events and meetings as well as keeping track of project objectives and milestones
• The ability to deal with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders professionally and confidently
• A respectful and sensitive approach to working with victim-survivors
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

How to Apply

Applications must address the Key Selection Criteria to be considered (three pages maximum).

The key selection criteria are outlined in the Position Description. 

To submit your application, please click Apply Now. 

A Working with Children Check (Employee Version) and a current driver’s license are mandatory. Successful appointment to the position will be subject to a National Police Check (and international if applicable) and be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

If you have specific questions about the job please contact Kerrie on 0422 966 513 or [email protected] using the subject line: Advocacy Projects Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

HOSPITALITY COMPASSION JUSTICE COMMUNITY

McAuley Community Services for Women values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds. A commitment to child safe standards is mandatory.