Team Leader – Multicultural Peer Navigation

• Draw on your interpersonal skills and lived experience of migrating to Australia to build trust and support others in feeling confident to navigate health services, especially sexual health services, around Australia.
• Play a vital role in the implementation of our new Multicultural Peer Navigation Program.

What’s the Peer Navigation Project, you say?

The Team Leader – Multicultural Peer Navigation is responsible for establishing and leading a new national initiative to improve HIV prevention, testing, and care outcomes for newly arrived and overseas-born gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This role will lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a culturally responsive peer navigation program that addresses the barriers faced by people from multicultural backgrounds, supports timely access to HIV-related services and promotes sustained engagement with prevention and treatment.

This position is also responsible for overseeing reporting requirements to the Commonwealth Department of Health, coordinating a small team of staff or contractors, and contributing to broader advocacy efforts to improve the health outcomes of recently arrived GBMSM in Australia.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Team Leader – Multicultural Peer Navigation is a dynamic and highly impactful leadership position, suited to someone passionate about social justice, community-led approaches and the elimination of HIV stigma and discrimination. You will:

• Lead and coordinate the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a culturally responsive national peer navigation program to improve access to HIV-related services among newly arrived and overseas-born GBMSM.
• Administer, support, train and evaluate a small, dedicated team of staff and/or contractors to deliver program activities aligned with ACON’s key strategic plans, with a focus on staff development, cultural safety, accountability, and community impact.
• Conduct regular performance monitoring and analysis to identify and address risk in a timely manner, act on new opportunities to grow the program and meet key performance indicators in line with ACON’s funding agreement with the Commonwealth Department of Health.
• Lead the design of peer navigation models, in collaboration with community partners, to ensure services are culturally appropriate, community-led and responsive to the needs of newly arrived GBMSM from diverse backgrounds.
• Foster an environment that collaboration and improvement with other programs/services including other programs within ACON, state and national sectorial partners, multicultural health services, community-based organisations, research and academic institutions and other external service providers, to support program success.

Who are we looking for?

• Someone with advanced project management expertise within a health or community services setting, ideally with multicultural or marginalised communities.
• An individual who has extensive experience in peer-based programs, including training new staff/volunteers or contractors.
• An exceptional leader who can foster a collaborative, motivated and multidisciplinary team, with a focus on culturally safe supervision, team-building and performance development across diverse program portfolios.
• Someone with superior communication and interpersonal skills, including extensive experience in building, sustaining and managing complex stakeholder relationships across culturally diverse program areas.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Generous learning and development opportunities.
• Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.
• Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.

We provide a flexible and supportive working environment. You’ll be part of the HIV and Sexual Health Division. A highly focused team responsible for delivering information and support services on relevant health issues to GBMSM, people living with HIV, and other ACON communities.

What’s the remuneration and working details?

Salary: $93,053.00 to $103,911.00 (Gross per-annum, PLUS Superannuation and Leave Loading) – commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience.

Location: ACON’s Gadigal/Sydney (Surry Hills) Office, with flexible working options a possibility (away from the office).

Hours: Full-Time (70 hours per fortnight) on a 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension.

We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of benefits and entitlements often above the National Employment Standards (NES) including:

• Salary Packaging up to $35,000 gross up value (i.e., currently up to $15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax free).
• Generous pro-rata leave entitlements – including up to an extra week of paid leave for full time employees to be taken during our Christmas and New Year’s shutdown period.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to a comprehensive counselling service free to employees.
• Access to discounted unique accommodation experiences to improve employee health and wellbeing.