About the role:

Due to an internal promotion, a rare opportunity to join Council as a Gender Equity Officer has arisen. You will work within the Equity and Diversity team to ensure Council’s policies, services and programs promote gender equity and enable the full and equal participation of women.

The role requires you to work across the whole of Council, neighbouring Councils, other tiers of government and the community. You will coordinate the delivery of the Gender Equity and Preventing Violence Against Women (PVAW) Action Plan. The position includes designing, implementing and evaluating best practice strategies to promote gender equity and proactively prevent violence against women and their children.

To be successful, you are required to demonstrate your skills and experience in:

• Gender equity and the primary prevention of violence against women in the context of local government
• Applying best practise gender equity and Prevention of Violence Against Women (PVAW) principles to a variety of settings and contexts
• Working in a large organisation, developing cross functional working relationships to gain cooperation of colleagues and community organisations
• Providing a strong and high level of customer focus and stakeholder management capabilities

Benefits of joining:

• Training and professional development opportunities
• Cultural, parental and other leave provisions
• Salary sacrifice options available
• Walking distance from Preston train station and tram stops
• Social activities and social club as a member of the Darebin Council
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing program, including free access to physio, yoga and fitness classes
• Provided with laptop and mobile phone
• Green travel incentives

For specific questions regarding the position contact Mandy Bathgate, Coordinator Equity and Diversity on 03 8470 8365.

The City of Darebin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors. Darebin are committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.