About the Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic)

Youth Affairs Council Victoria (YACVic) is the peak body and leading policy advocate on young people’s issues in Victoria. YACVic’s vision is that the rights of young people in Victoria are respected, and they are active, visible and valued in their communities. YACVic is an independent, for-purpose, member-driven organisation that represents young people (aged 12–25 years) and the sector that works with them.

YACVic provides additional targeted advocacy and services through our key services, YACVic Rural and the Youth Disability Advocacy Service, and our auspiced partner, the Koorie Youth Council.

About YACVic Rural

Funded by the Victorian Government since 2015, YACVic Rural increases YACVic’s presence across the Great South Coast and Southern Mallee regions and expands our state-wide advocacy and support for young people and the youth sector in rural communities. More recently our work in Eastern Victoria has been focus on the recovery and rebuilding work that young people can offer their local communities post the 2020 bushfires The YACVic Rural team brings together our rural work, our Marram Nganyin Aboriginal Youth Mentoring Project and the Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) partnerships and annual grants. YACVic Rural operates using a hub and spoke model connecting our state-wide work with the rural sector across diverse parts of Victoria.

YACVic Rural recognises that young people and sector professionals in rural and regional areas have different opportunities and challenges from their metropolitan counterparts. YACVic Rural has developed successful partnerships and innovative programs across rural and regional Victoria, working closely and collaboratively with young people and the sector to establish trust and engagement, as is evidenced by our ongoing evaluation approach.

About the Role

The Rural Youth Projects Coordinator will have responsibility for coordinating four new, distinct but overlapping projects of various sizes, focused on young people in rural and regional areas, and related to bushfire recovery and mental health.

All four projects include development and delivery of resources, consultations and training workshops in local communities across Victoria to:

• Empower and upskill young people, as well as amplify their voices and ideas.
• Build the capacity of community leaders to engage effectively and safely with young people.

The Rural Youth Projects Coordinator will coordinate and contribute to the projects, working closely with the Rural, Policy, Youth Participation and Communications teams. They will also build and maintain relationships with project stakeholders; and design and coordinate evaluation.

About the candidate

We are looking for someone who is flexible, motivated and willing to play an active part in a collaborative and close-knit team.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.

YACVic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People with a disability, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position.

Employment conditions

YACVic promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people, including those with a disability, those who are Aboriginal or those from refugee or migrant backgrounds. We take child protection very seriously. All employees are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards, including rigorous background, identity and reference checks. The successful applicant will require a current Working with Children Check and Police Check (costs reimbursed) and must agree to adhere to our child safe policy and code of conduct.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.

Click the 'Apply Now' button to see instructions on how to apply for this role.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Derm Ryan – Rural Manager 0408 674 738.