• Make a difference to young people by joining an innovative and well recognised national not-for-profit
• Develop a national policy reform agenda
• Help to advocate for youth mental health policy reform

What is headspace

Established in 2006, headspace is a well-recognised, national not-for-profit organisation making a difference to the lives of young people aged 12-25 years. We offer multiple programs and services across headspace Centres, national telehealth services, eheadspace, vocational training, headspace schools and early psychosis.

To learn more about headspace and the services we offer, visit headspace.org.au.

Tell me about the role

headspace are looking to enhance our capacity to provide high quality, influential policy advice to Australian governments to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people across the nation. In February, headspace established a new division – the Strategy, Impact and Policy Division – to drive this agenda forward.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Strategy, Impact and Policy, the Head of Policy Advocacy will work closely with a range of internal stakeholders to improve national policy and program support and strengthen headspace’s position as an authoritative and credible voice for young people in Australia.

The Head of Policy Advocacy will develop a national policy reform agenda and work with headspace leaders to advocate for youth mental health policy reform.

To learn more about the role, please refer to the Position Description linked below.

What we’re looking for

You will have demonstrated experience in the development of policy analysis and advice, and the planning and delivery of strategic policy projects, in a complex environment.

You will bring a demonstrated high level of understanding of how Government health and social policies are developed and enacted. Your ability to build and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders will be crucial to your success in this role.

A deep knowledge of youth mental health and social policy and programmes in the Australian health sector would be advantageous.

The finer details…

In return we offer a flexible and dynamic environment where you have the opportunity to truly make a difference to young Australians, in a highly engaged workplace culture. Based in Melbourne CBD, we offer a competitive salary, commensurate with skills and experience, plus generous salary packaging opportunities up to the maximum amount. For more information on salary packaging, please refer to: https://www.smartsalary.com.au/.

The headspace Reconciliation Action Plan was launched in July 2019 and was developed through a co-design process with staff across the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this role and all current vacancies.