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Digital Communications Officer

Women's Health in the South East

Join the leading agency in Southern Metropolitan Melbourne for Gender Equity, Women’s Health and Primary Prevention

Become part of a strengthened organisation with a feminist spirit, that is expanding its work in the heat of the most diverse region of Australia.

Work with a caring, supportive and empowered team of professionals that prevents violence against women, seeks to increase the mental health and wellbeing of women, improve sexual and reproductive health and make our region gender equitable.

The Victorian Government has increased the funding of women’s health services across Victoria for the next two years and, reformed our guidelines to strengthen and recognise our role as key in the Victorian Public Health System.

With our eyes firmly set on making the best of this opportunity in the short, medium and longer term, WHISE is now recruiting for a Digital Communications Officer.

WHO IS WHISE?

WHISE is one of 12 Women’s Health Services that since 1988 have been a key part of the Victorian preventative health infrastructure. These services are providers of gendered health promotion and primary prevention that collectively share a range of priorities.

Funded through the Victorian Government, the Victorian Women’s Health Services:

  • Advocate for the wellbeing of all women across Victoria
  • Promote good health and wellbeing to Victorian women
  • Apply an expert intersectional gendered lens to health issues and systems to improve outcomes for women.
  • Prevent the underlying causes of ill-health and harm for women in Victoria

WHISE works across 10 local government areas from South Melbourne down to the Mornington Peninsula and east to Casey and Cardinia. Our area of work is the Southern Metropolitan Region and is one of the most diverse and expanding regions across Australia.

WHISE proudly works in the South East Region of Melbourne to create equity by learning, educating and advocating for all women. We create positive and productive relationships based on understanding and evidence with leaders, individuals, communities and organisations in our region.

OUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES:

  • We are collaborative and innovative
  • We seek to create long term change to improve the lives of all women in our region
  • We are curious and seek to constantly learn to improve our practice

Our Values are: Learning – Innovation – Collaboration – Integrity - Leadership

WHISE is an Incorporated Association in the State of Victoria (A0026387C) and a registered Charity with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission. WHISE has an equal opportunity exemption and applications for this role and as such this position is open to applicants who identify as women.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role is a part time role, initially on a contract for 2 years.

Working under the supervision of the Communications Lead, this role is responsible for a range of activities and tasks at WHISE to ensure that the organisation’s social media maximises opportunities to engage and reach current and potential stakeholders. Using the organisation’s policy and procedures in relation to communications, the role collaborates with other members of the WHISE team to ensure that the processes for running and promoting of WHISE activities and services through digital channels are implemented in a way that is consistent with our branding guidelines, values and policies.

The Digital Communications Officer is asked to contribute to the strengthening and improvement of WHISE communication and stakeholder engagement practice and processes, as well as providing support – under the direction of the Communications Lead – across the WHISE team to lift our position in our region and expand our reach. Key to success is working in collaboration and partnership with others both within the organisation and, outside it on complex social policy and health matters to achieve the mission and goals of WHISE.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer a values based, caring organisation. In addition to offering competitive remuneration, we seek to provide a working environment that is flexible and mindful of the reality of working women’s lived experience.

Our work is evidence based, and mission focused – we work to improve the lives of women. We want our staff to feel that they are engaged with their role and that through their work they are part of a broader network of organisations and people, working to create gender equity for all women.

What do know more?

For further information head to our website and have a look at our latest annual report here.

Also you may like to look at our socials:

Twitter - twitter.com/whisewomen

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/whisewomen

Facebook - facebook.com/whisewomen

A position description is attached.

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