An excellent opportunity is available for a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist to join the People, Safety and Culture department at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position

The Diversity and Inclusion Specialist will work closely with the Diversity and Inclusion Manager to support the delivery of a range of initiatives designed to promote equity, inclusion, safety, and respect. The Diversity and Inclusion Specialist will provide expert knowledge and skills to lead key projects that foster a fair and inclusive workplace and promote the application of a diversity and inclusion lens to WEHI's research activities.

Selection Criteria

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong knowledge of diversity and inclusion issues and ability to apply these in an organisational context.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise projects and work within timeframes to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to present high-quality information in a clear and succinct manner aimed at the target audience.
• Strong verbal and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate sensitively and respectfully with a range of internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Influencing and negotiation skills and the ability to present a strong case to gain support for initiatives.
• Conceptual and analytical skills and the ability to resolve issues to achieve agreed outcomes and identify and advise on issues and improvements.
• Experience working with a diverse range of people from different minority groups i.e. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from a culturally and racially marginalised background, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people with a disability.
• Degree qualified or equivalent alternate combination of knowledge, training and/or experience.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong understanding of intersectionality and the complexities associated with applying the concept in an organisational context.
• Lived experience of inequality.

Personal Qualities:

• Demonstrable personal commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and human rights.
• Ensures they are aware of current issues faced by the broader community and seeks to apply this knowledge to understand and address challenges faced by WEHI staff and students.
• Strong team player with the ability to work effectively with a range of people to achieve positive outcomes.
• Motivated self-starter possessing initiative and ability to work independently.
• Flexible, adaptive, and resilient.

Terms of appointment

This position is an ongoing role in a full time capacity (part time arrangements will be considered for the right candidate- please indicate in your cover letter your preferred FTE). Salary is Professional Services Employee Level 8 ($110,249 - $119,330). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.

General enquiries can be directed to Anna Stewart - [email protected], using the subject line: Diversity and Inclusion Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is available here.

How to Apply

Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.

WEHI - Brighter together

WEHI is where the world's brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.

WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion

At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.

Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.

WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment

WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.