Belonging and Inclusion Lead

Belonging & Inclusion

Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our peoples unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education. Chisholm’s culture of Belonging & Inclusion strives to promote a self-regulating culture that enhances the experiences of our employee’s, students and communities. 

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at ******@chisholm.edu.au  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  If you have specific support requirements please contact our People, Culture & Safety Team at ******@chisholm.edu.au

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Belonging & Inclusion Lead is a key role in the People, Culture and Safety (PCS) team, responsible for supporting Chisholm’s People Plan, promoting a positive and diverse workforce and a workplace culture that embraces inclusion and equality.  The role will work across Chisholm, partnering with and key stakeholders to foster belonging in the workplace. The primary focus of this role is on employees and the workplace, however from time to time the role includes initiatives that also includes students.

The key objectives of the position include:

• Manage current and future Gender Equity Action plans including reporting.
• Lead the implementation of agreed actions for Chisholm’s People Plan Strategy’s theme Positive and Diverse
• Develop and lead a program of ongoing professional development of legislation relevant to gender equity, anti-discrimination, and a positive duty to prevent and respond to sexual harassment.  
• Lead, manage and support Chisholm’s Social Justice Charter and Action Plan
• Lead, manage and support Chisholm’s Belonging and Inclusion Plans
• Lead and manage Chisholm’s Plan to prevent and respond to sexual harassment.
• Lead and manage Chisholm’s response to Family violence and gender-based violence as this relates to employees.
• Manage the governance and reporting requirements related to the accountability of this position.
• Review and lead strategies related to feedback from the People Matter Survey about employee’s responses to gender equity, discrimination, sexual harassment and Belonging and Inclusion

The role is an active member of the PCS team, working across the team and at all levels of the organisation to facilitate operational outcomes. 

ABOUT YOU

You will have the following qualifications, skills & experience:

• Formal qualifications in gender, women’s studies, social sciences, international policy development and communications and demonstrated recent work experience in  discipline relevant to the position.  
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating gender inclusive solutions that transform environments and improve  ability to deliver excellence
• Understanding of sector approaches, trends, good practices in gender mainstreaming and gender-transformative programming
• Familiarity with womens rights organizations & inclusive community (Disability, First Nations) networks locally and globally.
• Ability to manage time, set priorities, plan, and organise ones own work to achieve required outcomes, within time constraints and conflicting demands.
• Problem solving skills and the capacity to quickly solve workforce challenges within Chisholm’s people governance frameworks
• Ability to work in alignment with Chisholm’s priorities and work to achieve these within best timelines for the organisation
• A Commitment to customer focused stakeholder management, influencing skills, the ability to work at all levels and build collaborative and cooperative relationships with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and develop the capability of a team continually building team skills and competencies
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills with excellent self-organisation skills

ABOUT US

At Chisholm, we transform lives through relevant and responsive quality education and training across Victoria, nationally and internationally, collaborating with our strategic partners.

We are a Victorian Government-owned technical and further education (TAFE) provider established under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. The responsible Minister is the Hon. Gayle Tierney MP, Minister for Training and Skills and Minister for Higher Education.

In 2021, we employed more than 1700 people. We enrolled almost 38,500 students across our campus locations at Dandenong, Frankston, Berwick, Cranbourne, Mornington Peninsula and Bass Coast, and through Chisholm Online, workplace training and offshore delivery.

With a range of qualifications, including certificates, diplomas, degrees and postgraduate study, we deliver more than 300 courses designed to be accessible, flexible and relevant for students, employers, industry and our community.

As one of Victoria’s largest training organisations, we are committed to supporting and enhancing culturally diverse communities in Melbourne’s fast-growing south- east region through the provision of outstanding education and training programs and positive student and employer experience – now and into the future.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for this position close 9am Monday 8 April 2024.

Applications should include:

• a covering letter
• curriculum vitae
• contact details of three (3) referees

Appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including but not limited to:

• valid Employee Working With Children Check
• National Police Check
• verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, eg citizenship, passport or birth certificate
• certified copies of qualifications and transcripts

If you have any questions, please contact ******@chisholm.edu.au

Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.