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 work across the Directorate to support Innovative projects that seek to develop new and innovative knowledge, practices and strategies that build the evidence base on what works to prevent violence against women. Working across a portfolio of projects this role will lead the development of policy papers, evidence reviews, desktop reviews, internal briefings and presentations based on a strong understanding of the sector and the primary prevention of violence against women evidence-based.

Working closely with the Innovation Leadership team this role will monitor national and international trends in primary prevention policy, practice and research to inform new and innovative project activities. Initial priorities will include undertaking desktop reviews to inform new project development to ensure there is a clear picture of priorities, policy, funding frameworks and policy levers in different settings and at different levels of the ecological model.

About you

The successful candidate will have a strong policy background coupled with a detailed understanding of the prevention of violence against women evidence base, a deep understanding of cultural change in organisations in relation to gender equality, as well as the ability to look at the regulatory environment and determine elements the project should focus on and then do the work to engage at that level. You will have sophisticated writing and communications skills, policy expertise and confidence in engaging a broad range of stakeholders from multiple settings

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
• Adjustable sit/stand desks
• Best practice parental leave
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave, cultural leave and violence 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.