• Indigenous & Multicultural Services (Community Services & Development)
• Part time
• $90,000 – $100,000 per year (Pro-rata 0.4 FTE)

About VACCHO

VACCHO is the peak representative for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria.

We have 33 member Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations providing support to over 65,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the state. We lead and support Aboriginal Community Control and the broader health and social services sector to deliver transformative health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal communities in Victoria. We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing. And we'd love you to join us!

About the role

The Senior Project Officer, Emergency Preparedness and Planning works within VACCHO’s Public Health and Partnerships Team to support Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to assess and prepare for public health emergencies that may occur over the summer 2024-25 period, and in the lead-up to winter 2025. This includes preparedness and planning activities for pandemics and localised disease outbreaks, natural disasters and weather-related emergencies, and other external threats that Victorian Aboriginal Communities may face. Specifically, the role will involve administering grants to enable or increase preparedness and planning activities across Victoria and working in partnership with ACCOs to ensure that planning is supported by teams within VACCHO, or by relevant external partners and government agencies. This is a part-time position of 2 days per week.

Some of the key responsibilities for this role is providing high quality and proactive project administration to ensure that grants are promoted, accessed, and distributed to eligible ACCOs and coordinate responsive support to ACCOs seeking support from VACCHO to undertake preparedness and planning activities. You will also develop and maintain project plans, communications plans, and risk registers as directed, ensuring that project deliverables are achieved on time and within budget.

Essential skills/experiences

We are looking for someone with a minimum 3 years' experience in a similar role, we also require a tertiary or diploma level qualifications relevant to the role, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Desirable

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply as your cultural and lived experiences are central to the work we do.
• Experience working within Aboriginal health, especially within an ACCO.
• Experience working on emergency responses or in emergency preparedness and planning.

Benefits

• Working for Community in a culturally safe Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
• Access to generous Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements (see below) and leave loading.
• Access to additional leave entitlements including cultural leave, purchased leave and bonus Christmas leave if employed at VACCHO into the following year.
• Organisational early finish Fridays and flexible working arrangements considered.
• Work in inner-city Collingwood with wellness spaces and end of trip facilities available.

About Salary Packaging

As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here.

Other employment related information

Employment is subject to a satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant) and Working with Children Check.

Please note we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications and therefore encourage early applications.

We believe in the right for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.

Visit us here for more info: https://www.vaccho.org.au/.

Get in touch

If this sounds like you, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Project Officer - Emergency Preparedness & Planning enquiry via EthicalJobs, and ask for the position description. In your application, remember to attach a covering letter that outlines why you are interested in the position, and your CV which highlights your skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role.

A position description is attached.