Director, Policy Advocacy and Research

This role helps shape, facilitate and implement Chief Executive Women’s (CEW) policy, advocacy and thought leadership initiatives in fulfilment of our mission: women leaders enabling women leaders. The role supports delivery of CEW’s strategy, working with the Business Engagement Committee and Members to undertake the following:
• Government and Public Advocacy: drive formulation and support implementation of CEW’s strategy to advocate for conditions that lead to increased representation of female leadership, including the removal of barriers to progression and equal opportunities for prosperity.
• Business Engagement: identify, target and influence the conditions that support greater female representation at the most senior levels of corporates, by helping design, implement and manage campaigns.
• Evidence based thought leadership: Develop and advocate policy initiatives designed on the basis of CEW (and others) research to government and corporate partners. Work with CEW’s pro bono partners to design and deliver research in support of CEW’s mission.
• Partnerships and collaboration: Strengthen and develop partnerships and work with key collaborators e.g. AICD, MCC, WGEA and BCA and others including CEW sponsors and supporters, and third sector organisations with common interests in advancing female equality, to deliver change

Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and help shape our strategy for greater inclusion and diversity in Australia.