• Full time role to 31st December 2022, based in Adelaide
• Help address vaccine literacy, hesitancy, and barriers for migrant and refugee communities across Australia
• Work for the world's largest humanitarian movement

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.

About the role

Support the implementation of the ‘Health in my Language: COVID-19 Vaccination Bilingual Health Education’ project in South Australia, being funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health.

This project will address vaccine literacy, hesitancy, and barriers to service navigation of the vaccination system facing women, children and men from migrant and refugee communities across Australia.

The project will specifically target activities for groups of people who may experience higher levels of vaccine hesitancy and barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccinations.

What you will bring

• Effective leadership skills and demonstrated ability to manage a team
• Demonstrated cultural competence and experience working with linguistically diverse people and communities from different cultures and backgrounds
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accountability for funding agreements and operate within the terms and conditions of the contract and organisational strategic objectives
• Demonstrated skills in stakeholder engagement and fostering sustainable partnerships
• Well-developed analytical, problem solving and decision-making abilities including high level oral and written communication skills
• Proven experience in project management and / or community development

Our Covid-19 safe practices

It’s vital you review our Red Cross COVID-19 and pre-employment requirements here prior to applying.

Why work with us?

Work for purpose, know that the work you do enables Red Cross to support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Red Cross respects, values and encourages diversity. We believe that diversity in our people enriches our organisation as well as the impact we have.

Further information

To find out more about this opportunity please refer to the position description below. For additional enquiries, please contact Sue McNamara on 0419 418 775 for a confidential discussion.

Position description:  Project Coordinator - Health in my Language.pdf

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advertisement earlier