TransHub is going national!

This is a unique opportunity to join ACON’s Trans Health Equity team and support the development, implementation, and evaluation of our national TransHub expansion project.

• A passion for improving the health and wellbeing of trans and gender diverse people and communities
• Make a significant contribution to TransHub
• Join a highly motivated and enthusiastic team focused on community engagement and trans empowerment

The Role

We are seeking a committed and creative person to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of TransHub. This is a great opportunity if you are passionate about community engagement and improving health outcomes for trans people and communities.

Trans Health Equity and TransHub

ACON’s Trans Health Equity team develops, delivers, and evaluates a range of health promotion programs and initiatives for trans and gender diverse people and communities, predominantly in NSW.

TransHub launched is 2020 and is ACON’s information platform for trans and gender diverse people, our allies and health providers. The expansion project is funded through philanthropy, key to the success of this project is a national collaboration of state and territory-based trans and LGBTQ+ health community organisations, in order to expand TransHub for a national audience.

We are looking for someone who has:

• A demonstrated understanding of the gender affirming, general health, support and information needs of trans and gender diverse communities in Australia.
• Highly developed written skills with the ability to write online copy in alignment with a style guide, reports, educational material and evidence-based research.
• Experience working on website design platforms, either WYSIWYG platforms or with code (i.e. HTML/CSS/JS).
• Highly developed oral, organisational, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated experience in community engagement and/or outreach.
• Highly developed digital skills, with demonstrated experience in using content management systems, online engagement and/or social media management.
• Demonstrated ability to network with a range of stakeholders, including health professionals, researchers, volunteers, community leaders, management, and other relevant organisations.

Working at ACON

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

Location

This position is a 3 day per week role (21 hours) on an 18-month contract, we offer a flexible working option with the ability to work from home, however we are looking for a person that can attend in-person meetings or community events and work from an ACON office when required.

All applications must include:

• a completed ACON application form;
• a document addressing BOTH the essential and desirable selection criteria; and
• your resume.

Please download the Job Application Guide at https://www.acon.org.au/about-acon/jobs/

For more information about this position, you can email, text or call: Elizabeth Duck-Chong at [email protected], or Samara Shehata at [email protected] using the subject line: Community Health Promotion Officer - TransHub enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0418904116.

A position description is attached.