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

Reporting to the Archdeacon for Diocesan Partnerships, the Program Manager, Preventing Violence Against Women (PVAW) Program leads the realisation of the Diocese of Melbourne’s commitment to prevent violence against women. The role is a full-time fixed-term contract subject to continued funding.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with key stakeholders to implement the Diocese’s Preventing Violence against Women Strategic Plan 2021-2025
• Deliver the diocese’s response and prevention training program to parish clergy and lay leaders;
• Deliver prevention and response training for theological colleges;
• Deliver the Safe and Thriving CALD Anglican Communities project;
• Consolidate the establishment of the family safety champion role in churches;
• Deliver coaching to key church leaders in the Diocese to motivate them to take action;
• Develop key tools and resources for parishes and authorised Anglican congregations;
• Policy development, awareness-raising, resource development, capacity building within the Diocesan leadership team, and liaising with Anglican schools, agencies and other organisations;
• Develop and implement the PVAW Program Mentoring and Evaluation plan;
• Develop and implement the CALD PVAW Project evaluation plan;
• Represent the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne on relevant professional networks and committees;
• Provide secretariat support to the PVAW Program Committee of Management; and
• Provide ongoing supervision for PVAW Program staff.

To be successful in this role you must:

• Have at least two to four years’ experience working in the area of preventing violence against women;
• Have an understanding of faith-based contexts with a demonstrated understanding of the Anglican Church;
• Have demonstrated experience leading prevention of violence against women practice;
• Have a stong understanding of the Change the Story framework;
• Be subject to satisfactory clearances including a Police and Working with Children Check;
• Hold a Bachelor degree or above 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.