Organisation : Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Location : Melbourne (North Melbourne)
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Sector : Government
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $82,574 - $93,689
Application closing date : 30 Sep, 2018
About the organisation
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is a statutory authority, established in 2011. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of Victorians by working with communities and government to deliver effective, evidence-based initiatives to prevent gambling harm and provide support for those seeking help. We take a public health approach to our work, which means we focus on prevention, early intervention and support for those who are particularly vulnerable to gambling harm as well as those living in regional and rural communities.
Harm from gambling can happen much earlier than people realise and affect the health, wellbeing and financial security of even those who gamble infrequently. By partnering with others, the Foundation is working to raise awareness of gambling harm and provide access to a range of effective help services. Our prevention initiatives include statewide advertising campaigns and community programs and we work with venues to help create safer gambling environments. The Foundation’s research program provides a robust evidence base that underpins our work, including providing policy advice on gambling products and their promotion, development of community messages, program delivery and wide ranging support and help services. Our role extends to providing the latest information to community groups, local government and the public about gambling and its regulation in Victoria. The Foundation also supports the training and professional development of health workers and others who provide gambling help services in Victoria.
The Foundation is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of Victorians. We provide a supportive environment that combines high standards of performance with a focus on learning.
About the role
The Prevention team’s role is to undertake primary prevention initiatives and programs to address gambling harms in Victorian communities. Working within a public health framework, the team works with diverse stakeholders and takes an innovative, collaborative approach to its work. The team delivers a range of state wide grants and settings based programs.
Reporting to the Director of Prevention, the role will be pivotal in developing and rolling out a new iteration of the Foundation’s local Sporting Club program. The role provides the opportunity therefore to shape one of the Foundation’s key initiatives to address the normalisation of gambling in sport within Victorian communities. The role also includes contributing to the Foundation’s other prevention initiatives, as required.
You will ideally possess the following attributes:
- a tertiary qualification that incorporates health promotion, public health, community education or sports management
- well established knowledge and skills in the co-ordination of state wide health promotion programs, ideally within a sports setting.
- demonstrable communication and stakeholder management skills and experience
- experience in writing for government
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Prevention Program Coordinator via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Government
