Address About the role
As a relief role due to parental leave, this is an exciting opportunity to work with Health Justice Australia to support the Practice Development of our national network of health justice practitioners and services.
Position reports to: Acting Partnerships Manager
Employment status: Fixed term, 10-month contract
Hours: Preferably 0.8 FTE to full-time, however applications indicating a preference to work fewer hours will be considered.
Roles and responsibilities
This key cross-organisational role will work within the Practice team to:
Support the implementation of Health Justice Australia’s current strategy through the design, coordination and convening of existing HJP practitioner capability building activities
Synthesise and translate research and practice evidence into existing HJP practitioner capability building activities
Support discrete partnership brokerage activity, including the delivery of existing partnership workshops and the collection, analysis, synthesis and distribution of workshop outputs
Triage practice related enquiries and provide discrete partnership and practice support to HJP practitioners
Gather lessons and practice evidence from HJP to inform and contribute to Health Justice Australia’s research and policy activity and broader strategy for impact
Support the proactive engagement of health, community and social service practitioners and managers in the National HJP Practitioner Network
Represent Health Justice Australia at networks, events and forums across the health, justice and related sectors as required and commensurate to the role of Practice Development Lead
Actively participate in internal strategy and organisational development activity as required
Support the work of Health Justice Australia towards its impact through other duties as required
Essential criteria:
Demonstrated experience in supporting and developing partnerships or collaborations in complex and challenging environments
High-level communication, stakeholder engagement, coaching and mentoring, and relationship management skills, including experience in convening, navigating and negotiating with multiple organisations and professional groups or stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing processes, resources and activities designed to build the capability of frontline practitioners and their leaders
Experience in implementing projects and workplans, including contributing to the development of project plans and bringing a project to fruition within the agreed timeframe and budget
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Knowledge of professional practice in the areas of health and human services broadly (for example, community legal assistance, primary health care, public health or social services), including an awareness of basic motivations and barriers to building partnerships to address complex need
Entrepreneurial thinking, high level analytical and problem-solving skills and curiosity to identify and apply innovative or creative solutions
Commitment to the values of social justice, improving health and reducing legal need particularly for communities experiencing disadvantage
Tertiary qualifications and minimum experience of 3 years in a related discipline e.g. community development, human-centred design, health, law, social services or social policy
Desirable criteria:
Experience using programs, software and platforms such as SharePoint, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, Miro and Monday.com
Experience in knowledge translation to inform policy and practice
Organisational relationships
Works within Practice team
Supervised by the Acting Partnerships Manager
Works in close collaboration with Health Justice Australia’s national network of health justice partnership practitioners.
Position Description : Practice Development Lead PD Feb 2024 (3)
Email hr@healthjustice.org.au with ‘HJA Practice Development Lead’ as the subject. Application should include a letter outlining your interest & experience as it relates to the essential and desirable criteria (3 pg max) & CV (3 pg max)
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Please quote in application: Practice Development Lead via Pro Bono Australia.
Profession: #Advocacy, #Management, #Policy_and_Research, #Program_Coordination_and_Management, #Project_Management, #Social_and_Support_Work
Sector: #Community_Development, #Law_Justice_and_Human_Rights, #Social_Enterprise
