About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children. Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

We encourage applicants to visit our website and learn about the essential actions needed to prevent violence against women: https://www.ourwatch.org.au/.

To follow the ongoing conversation about preventing family violence against women please like our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn pages.

About the role

• Hybrid and remote working arrangements available
• 0.6 – 0.8FTE (flexible FTE options available)
• Fixed term, 12 months (with potential for extension)
• $98,825 - $103,784 (pro rata) + 11.5% super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Reporting to the Manager of People and Culture, the newly created Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion Business Partner role will progress existing priority initiatives and strategies to strengthen our inclusive culture, build intersectionality as a capability and support an intersectional approach to our work.

This role requires advanced knowledge of intersectionality and the benefits of incorporating an intersectional lens to work practices. There is existing evidence that informs the initiatives planned to build capability within the organisation.

Our Watch is proud to have advanced diversity and inclusion practices and policies already in place and is a Nationally recognised Inclusive employer through the 2023/2024 Inclusive Employer Index survey.

About you

You will have experience developing and leading initiatives within workplaces that contribute to continuous improvement and a more diverse and inclusive culture. To be successful in this role, you will reference evidence-based information, have experience in project management, harness exceptional listening skills and be innovative. It will be important that you quickly understand the varied needs in the organisation and that you can tailor communications to a range of audiences. An understanding of the drivers of violence against women and gender equality will be advantageous.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees, and we strive to continuously improve our employee experiences at work. At the 2023 Australian HR Awards, Our Watch won the Best Workplace Flexibility Program and received an Excellence Award as an Employer of Choice in the Not-for-Profit Sector. Our Watch has also been recognised as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia.

For the full list of our award winning employee benefits, please view the 'Work with us' page on our website.

A few of our unique award winning benefits include:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working and 5 additional personal leave days per year.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave and gender affirmation leave
• Cultural knowledge remuneration package for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff

How to Apply

To apply, please click on the Apply now button and upload your current resume and cover letter for consideration. Providing a direct response to the key selection criteria is optional, however please ensure you demonstrate in your written application that your capabilities fulfil the requirements of this position.

To view the position description, please click here.

Hybrid, remote and work from home options considered within Australia.

Our Watch is committed to diversity, we value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our Watch is proud to offer Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff an additional remuneration package in recognition of the cultural knowledge they carry and ongoing impacts of colonisation.

We are passionate about providing a barrier-free recruitment process, if you require modifications during the application process to meet your access needs, please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received.