VicHealth is the world's first health promotion foundation. Established by the Victorian Parliament in 1987, we were the first agency of our kind worldwide to utilise a hypothecated tax on tobacco to support independent, long-term, evidence-based health promotion practice, partnerships and leadership. We continue to be a global leader in health promotion, as a Collaborating Centre with the World Health Organization and as a technical partner to UNICEF.

Through world-class research, our work with, through, and for communities, and our strategic partnerships at all levels of government in Australia, we aim to build and use VicHealth’s influence, independence, relationships, voice and expertise to reshape the systems that improve health and wellbeing for all Victorians.

The three core systems are neighbourhood and built systems, commercial and economic systems and food systems. Our work in these systems is in the context of our communities increasing health inequity, and VicHealth’s approach reflects three dimensions: climate justice, community agency, and intergenerational wellbeing.

One of these core systems is the neighbourhood and built system, and VicHealth is now seeking a passionate and experienced Lead, Neighbourhood and Built Systems (NBS) to join our dynamic team and play a key role in promoting health equity and well-being in Victorian communities.

The Neighbourhood and Built Systems team has a direct focus on:

• Understanding how community design and planning impacts health
• Improving access to health-promoting opportunities
• Increasing use of community space and infrastructure.

Your role will include collaborating within a team environment in the design, implementation and evaluation of initiatives that also encourage and enable increased physical activity, improve social, emotional, physical, and mental health and address systemic factors such as discrimination and racism in the environments where Victorians live, work and play.

You’ll thrive in this integral opportunity by fully utilising your organisational, prioritisation and time management skills in a busy and rewarding environment.

If you have exceptional communication and partnerships and relationship management skills, and love working within a team environment, then we would love to hear from you!

VicHealth is committed to ensuring appointments represent the diversity of our community. Women, Indigenous people, people with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Unit: Health Promotion Systems

Tenure: Full Time, Permanent

Classification: VicHealth Grade D

Remuneration: $93,176 - $115,917 (plus superannuation and other benefits)

Qualifications and experience required:

• Relevant tertiary or post graduate qualifications preferred
• Experience working within the public health, community or government sectors across a range of work areas, health topics, settings, population groups and sectors
• Understanding and experience, or exposure within healthy urban design and planning, including how built environments support or hinder better overall health is preferred
• Demonstrable ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with multiple internal and external health promotion actors, including state and local government, sporting organisations, schools, cultural, creative and arts groups, and non-traditional participants
• Well-developed understanding of equity focused practice and cultural safety, with a demonstrated commitment to anti-racist principles and practices
• Demonstrated ability to learn new approaches and apply them in practice.

How to apply:

Applications must include a cover letter and a current resume.

Your cover letter must include why you feel that you are suitable for the position and address the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.

Please refer to the position description to view the associated qualifications and experience associated with the position.

You will be required to undertake a Working with Children check.

VicHealth acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

For further information about the role, please contact Brea Pape on (03) 9667 1341.