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Project Advisor, Innovation

Our Watch Limited

About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children.

Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

About the role

Working within the newly established Innovation Directorate, this position will support the delivery of multiple, overlapping projects which develop new and innovative knowledge, practices and strategies that build the evidence base for the organisation to continue its work in the primary prevention of violence against women.

Under the direction of the Project Lead and Project Manager, this role will support all aspects of the project management cycle from design, through to implementation and support delivery of key deliverables. This role will support with project administration, documentation, reporting, evaluation and monitoring as needed. All projects will have a strong focus on collaborating and partnering with a range of settings and population groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and multicultural communities, however, the project focus may change over time.

About you

You will ideally have experience in project management and some project budget experience, stakeholder engagement skills, and familiarity with the primary prevention of violence against women.

You will be accountable for engaging and communicating with external stakeholders, and for identifying, managing and, where necessary, escalating emerging risks and urgent issues. You will develop and nurture effective collaborative relationships across the organisation and with key internal and external stakeholders including staff in government departments and agencies, and proactively contribute to the team and organisational improvement projects.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees. We work to continuously improve the policies and processes that ensure an engaging, safe and inclusive environment for the people who work here. Some of the benefits of working with Our Watch are:

  • Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities including paid professional development
  • Wellbeing programs, such as our Employee Assistance Program
  • Stand up desks
  • Best practice parental leave
  • Annual leave loading of 17.5%
  • Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave and cultural leave.

Please go to our website at https://www.ourwatch.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/ to view the position description.

Remote / Work from home options considered.

Our Watch recognises and values diversity among its staff and strongly encourages suitably qualified people from all backgrounds, especially people who have a strong understanding of intersectionality either by working with diverse population groups or a lived experience.

Our Watch is committed to increasing employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Our Watch encourages applications from people with disability. We want to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you require modifications with the application process to meet your access needs please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received, this role will remain open until successfully recruited.

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