• Lead human-centred program design with Uniting staff, consumers and partners.
• Shape connected, evidence-informed services across Victoria and Tasmania.
• $68.65/ph + super + salary packaging to boost take-home pay + hybrid WFH.

Your new role

As a Program & Service Designer at Uniting, you’ll help shape services that genuinely respond to people’s lived experience and deliver better outcomes for communities.

You’ll lead and facilitate service design projects working alongside staff, consumers and partners to translate strategy, evidence and reform into practical, implementable service models.

Through collaborative design, systems thinking and a strong values lens, you’ll strengthen Uniting’s ability to design, improve and scale services that are person-centred, culturally safe and trauma informed.

This is a new role, presenting an opportunity to make it your own with the flexibility to work 4 to 5 days a week. It’s based in our CBD office with some travel to other Uniting locations.

Benefits of working at Uniting

• Flexible work options, hybrid working & great end of trip facilities at our Lonsdale Street Office.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.
• Employee discounts at Uniting Early Education services and Uniting op shops.

Your skills and experience

You are recognised for your ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder service design work, turning insight, strategy and collaboration into workable outcomes.

You’ll also bring:

• Demonstrated experience applying service design or human-centred design approaches in community services, health or human services
• Proven ability to develop practical design outputs such as journey maps, service models, program logics or theories of change
• Strong facilitation skills, including running co-design workshops with consumers, staff, and diverse groups
• Ability to translate strategy, reform, data and evidence into clear, workable service solutions

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click "Apply Now" to submit your interest, and we’ll get in touch shortly. If this role sounds like a good fit for you, apply soon. We'll be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please call or message Matt Teran on 0481 054 450 (during business hours).

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTIQA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.