• Ongoing full-time position (part-time negotiable)
• Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 Level 5

About Women’s Health East

Women’s Health East is a women’s health promotion agency based in Doncaster East that works across Melbourne’s eastern region. WHE’s vision is equality, empowerment, health and wellbeing for all women. Our strategic priorities are to advance gender equality, prevent violence against women and improve women’s sexual and reproductive health.

Role summary

The Health Promotion Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of a range of effective, evidence-based health promotion programs and capacity building initiatives that advance intersectional practice in the primary prevention of violence against women. The Health Promotion Coordinator contributes to the development and implementation of collaborative regional partnerships and positive relationships with communities, organisations and individuals who are engaged in work to prevent violence against women.

Women’s Health East is the lead agency for the Together For Equality and Respect Partnership - a cross-sector collaboration of organisations in Melbourne’s east that work together to prevent violence against women. The Health Promotion Coordinator supports the implementation of the Together for Equality and Respect strategy, action plan and collective evaluation framework, as well as partnership forums, communities of practice, and working groups.

Why work for Women’s Health East

Women’s Health East is a pro-choice feminist organisation with a strong culture and a professional and dedicated staff. Employees enjoy a range of benefits that include hybrid working arrangements, special leave, training and professional development, and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Staff can salary package a tax-free component of up to $15,899 of their gross salary per year and salary package a meal entertainment and holiday accommodation benefit.

The position description is attached below and available at www.whe.org.au.

For further information about the positions, please contact Catherine D’Arcy, Manager Prevention of Violence Against women via email at: [email protected] using the subject line: Health Promotion Coordinator - Prevention of Violence Against Women enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly match the criteria we encourage you to submit your application. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability, women from culturally diverse backgrounds, and LGBTIQ women including trans and gender diverse people who identify as women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Women’s Health East has an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act to employ only people who identify as women – EO exemption H294/2022.