About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader in the 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(X) or LinkedIn pages.

About the role

• Full time (Part time - 0.8FTE will be considered)
• Hybrid and remote working arrangements available
• Fixed term to July 2025
• $71,365 - $75,483 plus 11.5% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading

The role of Program Support Officer (PSO) plays a key role in supporting all enquiries and event management across the Prevention in Action directorate (PIA) and Our Watch Institute, including working with a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and assisting with the establishment, implementation and automation of systems and processes.
This role is required to support reporting requirements for PIA and Our Watch Institute as required and assisting with the administration of a panel of facilitators who will be delivering quality training and products for the Our Watch Institute.

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• a minimum of two years’ experience in similar roles supporting program delivery through performing a range of administrative activities
• proven ability in establishing and setting up systems and processes to support program delivery, including but not limited to scheduling (events and personnel), administrative process and systems, resource allocation and creating automated processes that are user friendly, efficient and allow for quick analysis and integration into wider organisational reporting
• experience in the use of Asana and Office 365 suite (including Teams, Power Automate, Planner, Smartsheet and Excel) and the establishing of workflow, processes and systems in these systems (highly desirable).
• experience or a strong ability to support and train staff to use systems and processes consistently.
• lead on writing reports (including basic data visualisation) which require minimal editing and guidance
• a passion and interest in gender equality and the prevention of violence against women as well as exposure and understanding of the community and Not for Profit sector in Australia.

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. Our Watch received recognition at the 2023 Australian HR Awards for 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 recently been announced 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 https://www.ourwatch.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/ 

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, cultural leave
• Cultural 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. Please note, applications with a cover letter will be prioritised.

For a copy of the Position Description please click here.

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.

Please note: Hybrid, remote and work from home options considered for applicants within Australia only. This position is being advertised across all states of Australia. Applicants are only required to submit one application for consideration.

Applications will be assessed as received.