Are you:

• Committed to ending violence against women and family violence?
• Able to build effective partnerships with the community: managing differences in opinions, interests, and communication issues to reach agreement and take action towards common goals?
• Experienced in designing and establishing stakeholder engagement plans that create a positive impact on community, managing risks and maximising the probability of success?
• Skilled at keeping internal colleagues updated on the progress of a project?

If so, this role could be for you! This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a great organisation. Reporting to the Manager, Prevention Coordination, you'll work as a key member of the Saturation project team and be the key link between Respect Victoria, the Ballarat community, family violence sector, and key partner organisations.

About us

Respect Victoria (RV) was established as a Statutory Authority under the Prevention of Family Violence Act 2018. We have a broad focus on the primary prevention of family violence and violence against women in Victoria, and collaboratively work with stakeholders to provide state-wide leadership to create social, institutional, organisational and community change.

RV recognises strength in diversity and values an inclusive workplace and are committed to providing flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex or queer people.

About the role

Reporting to the Prevention Coordination Manager, the Senior Advisor Community Engagement will develop, implement, coordinate and continuously improve a stakeholder engagement plan. This plan is a critical component of the successful co-design, implementation and evaluation of the Ballarat Community Saturation Model. Working as a key member of the Saturation project team you'll be the key link between RV, the Ballarat community, family violence sector and key partner organisations.

About the Ballarat Saturation Model

The Victorian Government has announced a four-year project to prevent violence against women in Ballarat. RV will work alongside the local community to design a model that will ‘saturate' Ballarat with initiatives and community action to address the drivers of men's violence against women and ultimately drive down rates of violence over time.

Key Accountabilities

• Work collaboratively to develop, continuously adapt and coordinate RV's stakeholder engagement plan to support the co-design, implementation and evaluation of the Ballarat Saturation Model
• Build and nurture strong and trusted relationships between RV, the Ballarat community the family violence prevention sector and government
• Support the establishment of appropriate and effective governance arrangements that underpin the delivery of the Ballarat Community Saturation Model and engage stakeholders to ensure these are clear and impactful
• Identify opportunities to increase RV's influence and impact across the Ballarat region
• Develop and maintain a stakeholder database capturing outcomes of key discussions and meetings, and sharing updates and lessons learned with the Respect Victoria Project Group.

Key Selection criteria

• Values: Alignment with RV and Victorian Public Sector values
• Partnering & Co-creation: Build/maintain partnerships and trusted relationships to achieve objectives; coach others on a co-creation process and build team commitment to it by demonstrating personal commitment; build trust in partnerships through outcome delivery; facilitate discussion and navigate different opinions to reach decisions
• Stakeholder Management: Identify common issues for stakeholders and build mutually beneficial partnerships; identify/respond to underlying stakeholder needs; use understanding of the stakeholder's context to ensure outcomes are achieved. Manage internal stakeholders and connect project teams, track relationship and discussions and share lessons learned.
• Project Delivery: Use strategies, programs or projects to develop stakeholder engagement plans to enable achievement of outcomes; define governance required to manage risks and increase success (eg success measures, roles & responsibilities, progress monitoring)
• Outcomes Thinking: Establish mechanisms to monitor impact of work on the community; ensure team operating & delivery model creates a positive impact on community.

To apply

Submit a resume and cover letter which address the key selection criteria (within three pages) on this website or at careers.vic.gov.au.