Your Community Health provides a comprehensive range of medical, dental and allied health services and support programs to anyone, through a combination of outreach, client-based and centre-based activities. Our purpose is to enable health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne by providing responsive and accessible services. We provide priority access to those most at risk of health inequalities and those that may face barriers to accessing traditional health services.

About the role

Your Community Health is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Strategy, Planning and Advocacy Adviser to join the Capability and Impact team, for this part time (.8 FTE NEG), ongoing position based in Northcote.

Reporting to Director, Capability and Impact, the position leads the organisation's strategic and policy thinking to deliver on the organisation's strategic plan. The role supports operations, strategy and advocacy initiatives. This involves working closely with the CEO, Executives and Managers across the organisation.

Your passion and commitment will see you:

• Be a strategic advisor for program development and improvement work including reviews of existing programs and development of new models, including the use of a program logic approach
• Working with the CEO and members of the Executive Leadership Team contribute to the rollout of YourCH strategic plan initiatives via the Business Plan.
• Lead the development of systems advocacy activity as it aligns to the Strategic Plan
• Produce high quality written documents and reports within timelines, as requested.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Policy, Public Health, Business Development, Community development, health promotion or other relevant tertiary qualification
• Demonstrated leadership experience and skills
• Knowledge of Social Model of Health and experience working in health and community sectors.
• Demonstrated competence in strategy implementation and reporting
• Understanding health literacy and working with people from culturally diverse, LGBTIQA+ and intersectional backgrounds

What is on offer

You will join a dedicated, caring and talented team, with a positive and supportive culture. We are committed to professional and career development of all our staff and truly value work-life balance. Staff have access to generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, discounted gym memberships and work in a great location, with free car parking, close to shops and cafes.

How to Apply

For more information regarding this role please refer to the position description. Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the cover letter.

Applications must be submitted directly at our recruitment hub by clicking Apply Now.

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Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

A position description is attached.