Perth, Western Australia Aboriginal Health Council of WA
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Officer, Research Proposals – Targeted Indigenous
Communications and Engagement Manager – Development (Full-time or Part-time)
The University of Melbourne, Victoria University of Melbourne
Job no: 0044174
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Chief Operating Officer Portfolio
Department/School: Business Services
Salary: $126,004 – $131,097 (UOM 9)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional – Full time – 17% super
Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university, and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.
About Chief Financial Officer Group at The University of Melbourne
The Finance team's core objective is to advance University strategy through financial leadership and innovation, strategic sourcing and contracting.
The Corporate Finance, Property and Sustainability (CFPS) team is responsible for ensuring that the University’s property, infrastructure, and financial assets/liabilities enable strategy & provide a meaningful competitive advantage. The CFPS team’s key activities include strategy, planning and performance of the University’s estate, investment in and development of real property, capital planning and associated investment processes.
About the Role
As Communications and Engagement Manager (Development), you will be responsible for developing and implementing integrated communications and stakeholder engagement plans to support the strategic objectives, projects and activities of the Development team within Corporate Finance, Property and Sustainability (CFPS).
You will be responsible for coordinating activities, supporting the planning and implementation of Development projects, and responding to day-to-day Development team communication and engagement requirements.
You will provide strategic advice to the senior leaders within the team on best practice communications and stakeholder engagement and will be required to manage reputation and communications risks.
In a typical week at work, you may:
- Identify and track issues with potential impact to the University’s reputation or that may impede its ability to achieve strategic objectives.
- Identify story opportunities and help coordinate the promotion of these stories to identified internal and external audiences.
- Drive stakeholder engagement by producing effective targeted communications.
- Develop measures and feedback methodology for all communication initiatives and processes to ensure continual improvement.
Please note, this is a fixed-term opportunity available for 2 years.
This opportunity is available as a full-time (1 FTE) or part-time opportunity (0.8 FTE; 4 days per week).
About You
You will have the ability to quickly develop a deep understanding of relevant audiences and internal and external stakeholders and anticipate their needs and requirements. You will have a degree of initiative as well as strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
You will further bring expert knowledge and understanding of project and property-based communication and engagement approaches, as well as experience in the development of reports, papers and support for estate and project governance.
You will further have:
- Extensive work experience within relevant communications or stakeholder engagement field and tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, finance, business, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience working in complex environments, including the ability to translate project ambitions into communications and engagement design, as well as the ability to effectively lead peers as require.
- Demonstrated ability to work with and communicate effectively to a broad range of stakeholders who have varying levels of relevant expertise or knowledge.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to develop content for a range of communications channels and platforms and to pitch information to diverse audiences from the general student community to Senior Executive stakeholders.
- A comprehensive understanding of managing stakeholders, issues, and reputation, as well as high level influencing skill.
Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave options
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.
Be Yourself @ UoM
We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including your resume and a cover letter outlining your motivation to apply and describing how you meet key selection criteria* 1 – 5 listed above under "About you".
We look forward to reading about your experience and achievements.
*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria. Please note, in this instance you are not required to respond to all KSC and won't be asked to upload a separate document – Please only address KSC 1-5 as part of your cover letter.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au. We look forward to receiving your application!
Position Description: 
CFPS – UoM9 – Development Communications and Engagement Manager.pdf
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Solicitor, Mulleun Mura Program
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory NGO Recruitment
- Lead an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women's access to justice program
- Develop and deliver culturally safe legal services to meet community need
- Canberra based – permanent role – WFH flexibility – relocation assistance
The Organisation
The Women's Legal Centre ACT is an innovative community legal centre providing crucial services to vulnerable women in Canberra, predominantly across the practice areas of family law, migration and employment.
Mulleun Mura is a specialist program within the centre’s family law practice, focussed on supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are affected by domestic and family violence, relationship breakdown and women who need help engaging with Child Protection. The program works to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and communities by supporting women and families to stay connected and stay safe.
Benefits & Culture
- Established service with long-term, secure funding
- Leaders in trauma informed lawyering in the ACT
- Feminist workplace and culture, flexible working arrangements
- Competitive salary with generous packaging options & additional paid leave
- Respectful, values driven environment
- Passionate, professional, highly skilled and dedicated team
The Role
You will lead and drive the Mulleun Mura Program, working closely with a multidisciplinary team of solicitors, social workers and a senior Aboriginal paralegal to deliver high-quality, trauma informed, accessible legal services and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Specifically you will:
- Manage a mixed case load of family law matters including litigated and children’s matters
- Provide culturally appropriate legal advice and casework to clients
- Manage and develop relationships with community and partner organisations and services
- Develop and influence the strategic direction of the program
- Ensure consistent and reliable data collection and manage funding reporting
- Coach and mentor junior staff members
If you want to use your legal skills to drive and facilitate real outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, please click apply and forward your resume and cover letter responding to the skills required section above. Alternatively, to discuss, please call Louise Furlong on 02 8243 0570.
Please note being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification under s34 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT). Part-time applications will be considered.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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Senior Solicitor – Legal Officer Grade IV – Civil Law – Mental Health Advocacy Service – Central Sydney – Full Time – Ongoing
Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 25 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW and a number of specialist services and advice clinics. Working at Legal Aid NSW provides the opportunity to support people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Mental Health Advocacy Service is based at Legal Aid’s Central Sydney office and provides representation to people in mental health, guardianship and drug and alcohol treatment matters throughout NSW. That includes the representation of forensic patients. We are looking for a senior lawyer to lead the forensic arm of the MHAS practice. That involves appearing before tribunals and courts, rostering, training, supervising staff, contributing to law reform and proposed changes to legislation, procedures and policies. The successful applicant will be required to attend hospitals and prisons to visit clients for instructions and appearances.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your duties as a Senior Solicitor in the Civil Law Division will include:
• Providing high quality advice, minor assistance and casework services in areas of disability law with specific focus on forensic mental health and intellectual disability law.
• Conduct and supervise other legal officers to ensure an efficient and effective legal practice in accordance with the standards required by Legal Aid NSW
• Community engagement, identifying and attending community and government agency events and meetings. The aim is to promote our services and identify community needs and opportunities
• Assisting with team planning and implementing identified new services. This is a strategic task to help ensure we are meeting Legal Aid’s priorities in targeted and efficient ways
• Comply with the Legal Aid Commission Act, policies and practice management standards and undertake all related administrative and case management activities
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will be an experienced legal practitioner who can maintain a busy practice, including complex matters whilst simultaneously supervising and inspiring a team within the Mental Health Advocacy Service through innovative leadership. The successful applicant will be committed to delivering excellent service and be able to engage with external stakeholders. Management experience and enthusiasm for mentoring/developing staff is essential.
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Horizons Programs Manager
MELBOURNE, Victoria Cathy Freeman Foundation
The Cathy Freeman Foundation works with 1600 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children and their families across four remote Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities (Palm Island and Woorabinda in Queensland, and Wurrumiyanga and Galiwin’ku in the Northern Territory).
Cathy Freeman Foundation is committed to providing child safe and protected environments in all its activities and programs and has a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse or exploitation. Children have the right to be safe and protected.
Reporting to the Programs Director, we are seeking a full time Horizons Program Manager on a 12 month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension).
The Horizons Program in 2022 will run 8 camps – 3 localised camps (Rockhampton, Townsville, and Nhulunbuy), as well as 5 national camps (Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Darwin, and Brisbane). The Horizons Program gives students from our partner schools an opportunity to join their peers from other partner communities for an intensive and empowering personal development experience in Australian capital cities, as well as local regional cities.
With a focus on engaging with Indigenous role models, building self-efficacy, and exploring post- schooling options, the Horizons program is both educational and aspirational. These week-long trips are shared with around 15 other students who return to their school with a better understanding of the opportunities that are available to them outside of their communities.
The Horizons Program Manager oversees all aspects of the Horizons camps, including:
• pre- and post-camp engagements;
• engaging with stakeholders, including families and communities;
• coordinating and supervising local CFF Programs Coordinators during the planning period;
• implementing the program monitoring and evaluation framework within reporting cycles;
• budget development and expenditure; and
• delivery and supervision of the Horizons camps.
The role will require regular travel and being away for extended periods of time.
Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Program Management (50%)
• Coordinate and administer all aspects of the Horizons program
• Facilitate the activities and events required for the pre and post Horizon camp
• Run 8 Horizons camps per year in various locations across Australia
• Design each individual camp in relation to the age of participants to ensure outcomes are achieved
• Ensure effective and timely communication with school leadership and staff relating to Horizons program
• Work in partnership with Community Program Coordinators to ensure effective communication within community
Stakeholder Management (20%)
• High level management of relationships with key program supplier, Cottage By The Sea
• High level management of relationships with school leadership
• Maintain key working relationships and facilitate open communication with all community stakeholders and program providers
• High level engagement with Principal Partner/s, of Horizons Program.
Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation (20%)
• Manage all Horizons program monitoring data collection
• Complete all Horizons Quarterly reports
• Participate in CFF Annual Team Week events and activities
• Report to Program Director daily
• Undertake the development of surveys to capture Horizons impact on school workloads and shared student outcomes
General Responsibilities (5%)
• Liaise regularly and maintain full communication of Horizons program management and implementation to the CFF Program Director
• Maintain professional standards reflecting the Cathy Freeman Foundation workplace expectations
• Provide a positive contribution to planning, team meetings and workplace discussions
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned by the CFF Program Director or CEO
Organisational Responsibilities (5%)
• Adhere to all organisational policies, procedures, standards, and practices.
• To act in ways that advance Cathy Freeman Foundation objectives, values, and reputation
• To raise any issues or concerns in a manner consistent with the complaints and grievance processes and organisational reporting structures.
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LinkedIn Regional Account Director – Global Accounts
, NEW South Wales LinkedIn Singapore Pte Ltd Australia Branch
Company Description
LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world’s workforce in ways no other company can. We’re much more than a digital resume – we transform lives through innovative products and technology.
At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.
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Job Description
We are looking for a Regional Account Director to join our team as a trusted adviser with a relentless focus on bringing value to our customers. You will be responsible for helping our Global Clients to effectively engage with our solutions (Talent, Learning & Glint). You will be dedicated to making our customers stronger and seeking out opportunities for growth. Although you possess a strategic approach to selling and strive to meet/exceed revenue goals, you will always have your clients’ best interest in mind and act as their internal advocate to ensure they are set up for success.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Global Account Director (GAD) of your named accounts to agree upon account goals, strategies and tactics for growth and then build territory and account plans
- Maintain ongoing communication with the GAD to keep him/her updated on new opportunities
- Research on LinkedIn Global Accounts business and prepare thoughtful questions and insights in advance of customer meetings
- Ask layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detail
- Build relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customer’s organization
- Shift communication style and content to fit the needs of different stakeholders
- Lead with Solutions, not products when making recommendations aligned to Customer objectives
- Sell with Integrity
- Drive customer decision making by achieving a shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholders together
- Think commercially and applies business acumen when crafting & negotiating commercial agreements
- Use data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objections
- Proactively mitigate churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
- Engage customers throughout to confirm and clarify the value and adopt a strategy when needed to optimize ROI
- Drive LinkedIn Global Accounts business growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver higher customer value
- Apply business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic, industry, and company factors with a Customer-centric lens
- Map all key stakeholders in an account to assess the strength of the account relationship and create an account outreach strategy
- Agree to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer success
- Practice humility and ask for help from colleagues when faced with a challenge or unknown
- Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting, and Quota Attainment
- Follow best practices when using CRM and other Sales tools to manage the Sales and Buyer cycles
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Team Leader, Accounts Receivable
Personal Assistant
School Manager, SHAPS & AI
The University of Melbourne, Victoria University of Melbourne
Job no: 0054744
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Salary: $108,009 – $116,906 (UOM 8)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional – Full time – 17% super
Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.
About the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and strongly encourages people with diverse experiences to apply. This includes First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, Deaf and hard of hearing people, people with a disability, LGBTIQ+, and neurodiverse people. If you have any accessibility requirements for the application or interview, please contact us. We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. A position description is available in alternate formats if required, including USB, Large Print and Plain English.
The Faculty actively seeks to welcome and value the unique contributions of people from all backgrounds and is committed to diversity and inclusion practices to achieve our vision.
About the Role
SHAPS was formed in 2011 and comprises the programs of History, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Classics and Archaeology, the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society. The School brings together a lively and engaging program of teaching and research that offers a wide variety of courses and subjects.
The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian languages and cultures. Our teaching programs include Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese languages, as well as Asian and Islamic Studies. The Asia Institute has close links with other Schools and faculties across the University, and our programs are strongly interdisciplinary in focus.
The School Manager is responsible for the leadership and management of the School’s day to day operations. They work closely with the Head of School to operationalise Faculty and School strategy.
Managing a small team of professional staff, the School Manager works under the broad direction of the Head of School and has professional accountability to the Faculty Executive Director.
In a typical week at work, you may:
- Provide strategic and operational advice to the Head of School to enable the delivery of excellent, high impact teaching, research and engagement activity
- Manage human and financial resources within the School, ensuring sound budget management
- Actively participate in the development and implementation of the School’s strategic and operational plans with the Head of School and School leadership
About You
A true "leader", you will be adept at managing, supporting, and developing a team working across a variety of areas and at different levels. You will be no stranger to making difficult decisions, able to weigh up the likely outcomes and use your superior judgement to select select the way forward. This ability ties in well with your skills at planning, both in the short and long term.
Ideally, you will further have:
- Degree level qualification with extensive management experience in the tertiary sector or in another complex organisation
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, motivate and supervise a team of staff, across varying functions and levels
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders
- Experience in the effective management of financial and budgetary operations within the tertiary sector, or a complex organisation
- A demonstrated ability to implement new procedures and initiatives
To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave options
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.
Be Yourself @ UoM
We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.
Join Us!
If you feel this role is for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.
*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au. We look forward to receiving your application!
Source: Uniting News