Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 11th Aug 2020
Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association Inc., is the national peak body representing sex workers and sex worker organisations, projects, groups and networks.
This position aims to enhance the capacity of Scarlet Alliance to effectively inform policy development in Australia. The Policy Officer position supports Scarlet Alliance advocacy work by developing submissions, briefings, reports, presentations and policy publications and coordinates consultation with the Scarlet Alliance membership on policy positions and key documents. Policy advice is prepared and provided to the Scarlet Alliance Executive, members, member organisations, government, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders. Whilst this position focuses on national policy, state based policy including sex industry regulation is also a component of the work. The position aims to ensure sex work policy and laws are evidence based, peer reviewed and informed by the experiences of sex workers. The Policy Officer will work on reviewing and updating key existing Scarlet Alliance resources in relation to BBV’s and STI’s in consultation with Scarlet Alliance membership.
Sex work experience and a demonstrated understanding of issues affecting sex workers in Australia is an essential requirement of this position.
This is a fixed term position until February 2022 subject to ongoing funding and organisational change. Staff are covered by the terms and conditions of the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 Award and the National Employment Standards. This two day per week part-time fixed term position (0.4 FTE) will be paid at pro-rata of Grade 6 ($45.03 per hour, $88,979 per annum). Salary packaging is available for this position
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