• Full time
• $100,000 – $110,000 per year

About VACCHO

VACCHO is the peak representative for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria.

We have 33 member Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations providing support to over 78,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the state. We lead and support Aboriginal Community Control and the broader health and social services sector to deliver transformative health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal communities in Victoria. We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing. And we'd love you to join us!

About the role

This role is responsible for the Community-led Research Project, a 12-month research project focused on empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Victoria through research. The project aims to identify Community-led research priorities and strengthen the research capabilities of Aboriginal and Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs).

The Senior Project Lead will co-ordinate the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the research. They will facilitate a number of engagements for the project and ensure that Community voices are centred throughout. They will work collaboratively with ACCOs, building and maintaining respectful relationships, contributing to a broader self-determined research agenda across Victoria.

We encourage applications from people who may not meet all the criteria but have an interest in this area of work and who may bring lived experiences, transferable skills, commitment to Community or other attributes. We’re interested to hear what you could bring to the role.

Essential skills/experiences

To be successful in this role, you will need a demonstrated experience as a Project Lead. You will have sound judgement, a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, and strong communication skills, with willingness to take the initiative.

Desirable

• Demonstrated experience leading strategic projects, ideally in a research or community development context.
• Tertiary qualification and/or relevant professional experience in a relevant field.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply as your cultural and lived experiences are central to the work we do.

Benefits

• Working for Community in a culturally safe Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, recently accredited as a Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year!
• Access to generous employee benefits including Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements (see below), leave loading, additional leave entitlements including cultural leave, and bonus Christmas leave if employed at VACCHO into the following year.
• Organisational early finish Fridays (4pm) and flexible working arrangements considered.
• Distinctive inner-city Collingwood office with wellness spaces and end of trip facilities available.

VACCHO is committed to welcoming and embracing the diversity of cultures, identities, gender, sex, and sexually diverse identities and expressions, experiences, beliefs, and values of all people.

About Salary Packaging

As a Public Benevolent Institute (PBI), we are able to offer generous tax concessions to our staff. For further information, please click here

Get in touch

If this sounds like you, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Project lead, Community Led Research enquiry via EthicalJobs and ask for the position description.

Other employment related information

Employment is subject to a satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant) and Working with Children Check.

We believe in the right for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.

Visit us here for more info: www.vaccho.org.au

Please note we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications and therefore encourage early applications.

A position description is attached.