• Are you an experienced trainer & natural leader, with great project management skills?
• Join a passionate organisation committed to helping culturally diverse families to live free from violence
• Highly attractive salary, 3% above SCHADS award rate (level 6) plus salary packaging, ongoing training & 5 weeks annual leave
• inTouch has an Equal Opportunity Exemption and for this reason requests applications from women only.

About the Organisation

Celebrating 35 years, inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence (inTouch) offers services and programs across the family violence continuum, from prevention and early intervention, to crisis intervention, post crisis support and recovery.

Continuing to grow in size and scope, the culturally responsive work they do helps address the complex needs of refugee and migrant women throughout Melbourne and Greater Victoria.

inTouch are committed to changing lives and changing communities for the better. They strive to create a world where culturally diverse women and children live free of violence and, since 1984, have helped over 20,000 women experiencing family violence, 60% with children.

About the Opportunity

inTouch is currently looking for a passionate and experienced individual to join their Sector and Community unit as Team Leader (Sector Development). Based in Melbourne, working across their Richmond and Dandenong locations, this is a full-time, fixed-term contract until June 2021, with potential for extension, subject to future funding.

Responsible for approximately 4 direct reports, you will be overseeing the development and delivery of inTouch's sector development work, which aims to build the capacity of professionals in the service sector to reduce the harm of family violence, with a focus on culturally responsive family violence practice and the specific needs of migrant and refugee communities.

Some of your key duties will include (but will not be limited to):

• Coordinating the development, implementation and maintenance of the unit’s training and capacity building plan;
• Providing leadership to the team including budgeting and reporting, staff recruitment and supervision, development of team plan, individual work plans and performance appraisals;
• Developing strategies for monitoring and evaluating the quality and impact of training or capacity building initiatives;
• Identifying any gaps or opportunities for new training areas or emerging areas of focus, contributing to project submissions as required;
• Building effective working relationships with relevant government or community organisations and external agencies; and
• Supporting the Executive Leadership Team in developing and maintaining a strong strategic focus that aligns with broader sector reform.

About the Benefits

This is an incredible opportunity to enact real community change and empower women and children who are impacted by family violence in migrant and refugee communities.

inTouch is a diverse and multicultural organisation that prides itself on providing services to those who need it most, and you will be joining a welcoming team that is genuinely passionate about the work they do, the people they help, and the communities they support.

inTouch is a feminist organisation and aligns their workplace with the values and ideals that come with that. They also believe in providing a balance between work and home priorities, with the opportunity for flexibility in your role.

For your hard work and dedication, you will receive a highly attractive, above award salary, 3% higher than the SCHADS level 6 rate.

inTouch also offers a range of additional benefits, including:

• Salary packaging, to reduce your tax and increase your take-home pay;
• Meals and entertainment benefits;
• Staff wellness and recognition initiatives;
• 5 weeks annual leave; and
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, with a culture of continuous learning.

If you're looking for a way to use your skills to make a long-lasting positive impact on the lives of people and communities, don't wait - Apply Now.