The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne is a large and dynamic organisation comprising over 200 parishes and authorised congregations located throughout metropolitan Melbourne and extending to include the Bellarine and Mornington Peninsulas.

Reporting to the Program Manager, Preventing Violence Against Women (PVAW), the Project Officer, Safe and thriving CALD Anglican communities will work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Anglican communities in Greater Melbourne and Geelong to prevent violence against women.

This work with CALD communities is not because violence is any more prevalent in different ethno-specific communities than in Anglo-Australian communities, but because the Diocese has identified that its existing prevention initiatives need to better centre the experiences and knowledge of CALD Anglicans to ensure violence prevention and response benefits everyone in the church.

The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s approach to preventing violence against women is informed by the national prevention framework, Change the story, which recognises that “faith-based contexts… are a powerful influence on social norms and beliefs and their leaders can play a key role in building respectful relationships.” [Our Watch, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) and VicHealth (2015)].

The Safe and thriving CALD Anglican communities Project is a collaboration with the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health (MCWH), Women’s Health in the South-East (WHISE) and Safe and Equal. The Project is funded by the Victorian Government.

The role is a part-time (0.6 FTE), three-year fixed term contract.

People from migrant and/or refugee backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with the Program Manager to implement the CALD PVAW Project Plan as approved by the PVAW Program Committee of Management and the Department of Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH).
• Work with the Program Manager and the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health to design and implement a CALD Anglican PVAW community champions’ program.
• Increase awareness amongst CALD Anglican congregations and communities of any relevant resources available to equip them.
• Develop key resources and tools for CALD Anglican congregations and communities to equip them to respond to and prevent violence against women.
• Provide PVAW expertise to and manage the development of resources produced by external consultants where relevant, including content development and graphic design.
• Provide input into the improved diocesan Violence Response and Prevention training to CALD Anglican community champions and oversee the delivery.
• Provide mentoring/coaching for leaders of CALD Anglican congregations and for CALD Anglican community champions.
• Work with the Women’s Health in the South-East (WHISE) to design and facilitate Community of Practice sessions for CALD Anglican community champions.
• Support CALD Anglican congregations to establish or build relationships with their local family violence and/or women’s health organisation.

To be successful in this role you must:

• Have experience working in the area of preventing violence against women, gender equality or respectful relationships practice.
• Demonstrate experience engaging people from migrant and/or refugee backgrounds.
• Possess an understanding of faith-based contexts, ideally in CALD communities.
• Have commitment to the ethos and values of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne.
• Have a strong understanding of the Change the Story framework.
• Be subject to satisfactory clearances including a Police and Working with Children Check.
• Have tertiary qualifications (or equivalent experience) in Health Promotion, Social or Political science; Gender Studies, Community Development, Theology; Education and Training or equivalent.
• Have Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

At the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, we are professionals who foster a culture of empowerment. We are a close-knit small team that supports the Diocese of Melbourne. You will be trusted to manage your own work. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is:

• Autonomous – you must be a self-starter and solution oriented;
• Empathetic – you must have empathy for the Anglican Church and its mission;
• Professional – we are looking for someone who can operate at high standards;
• Detailed – detail matters and you will need exceptional attention to detail; and
• Teachable – no matter what your age or experience, there is always new approaches and new things to learn.

In return for your skills and enthusiastic commitment you will have the opportunity to work with an organisation that is setting trends in the prevention of violence against women space.

You must have full working rights and a current valid driver's license.

To apply please click Apply Now to submit your application.

For a confidential discussion about the role please contact Kerryn Lewis, Program Manager, Preventing Violence Against Women (PVAW), via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Project Officer - Safe and Thriving CALD Anglican Communities enquiry via EthicalJobs.