Community Outreach Officer

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Women's Health in the South East (WHISE)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: AUD 58.37 AUD / hourly
  • Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 24/07/2026
  • Location: Australia
Health Human rights Migration Refugees’ rights Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR)
Purpose of the position 
This role works closely with community and partners to design, implement and evaluate programs that address the intersectional gender barriers to women and gender diverse people’s health and wellbeing.  The role has a strong focus on engaging women from migrant and refugee communities in South East Melbourne.  It requires a strong understanding of intersectional gender transformational practice, health promotion and primary prevention strategies.  

Community Programs will focus on WHISE priority areas including Prevention of Gender Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Chronic disease prevention and Mental Wellbeing.  

Key Assessment Criteria 
Academic / trade qualifications 
Tertiary qualifications in health promotion, social work, community development, gender studies, international development or a related field.  

Work experience and skills 
  • Demonstrated program management experience in designing, implementing and evaluating community-based health promotion and/or primary prevention programs, particularly with migrant and refugee communities. 
  • Strong understanding and practical application of gender equality, health promotion, primary prevention, intersectionality, and the social determinants of health, and how they impact women's health and wellbeing. 
  • Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to promote gender equality and women's health. 
  • Good written and verbal cross cultural communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to diverse audiences. This includes preparing reports and using Plain English, accessible visual communication, and culturally responsive approaches to engage diverse audiences when communicating key messages
  • An ability to build on your own lived experience and expertise to inform your practice with refugee and migrant communities. (Diverse lived experience is desirable in this role.)
  • Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to manage time independently, prioritise and manage competing demands with a high level of professionalism.  

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