Organisation : Multicultural Australia
Location : Brisbane
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Development, Community Support Services, Humanitarian
Salary type : Annual Package
About the organisation
Our purpose
Multicultural Australia exists to create a welcoming, inclusive, and economically stronger community. This is an agenda shared with many others. Our part is to ensure that everyone is included, skilled and thriving. We are passionate about promoting positive conversations about inclusion.
Our Vision
A trusted Queensland not-for-profit, creating welcome and inclusion for new arrivals. Exceeding stakeholder expectations by delivering exceptional services, working with others to solve big issues and driving innovative projects that make a real difference.
Our Values
We are fiercely committed to human rights and demonstrating our values in our daily work. We show up for one another, we are faithful to our client’s aspirations and we solve problems by finding the Third Way. We are ethical and strive for impact. We pride ourselves on being an organisation with the grit needed to effect real change.
About the role
About Multicultural Australia
Multicultural Australia is a leading Queensland multicultural organisation, providing settlement services for migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum. We aim to grow multicultural values across our State and to empower newly arrived Queenslanders from diverse cultural and language backgrounds through advocacy, community development and a range of client services.
About the role:
Multicultural Australia is currently offering an opportunity for a Research & Advocacy Manager to work as part of our Office of the CEO.
The Research & Advocacy Manager is responsible for understanding, analysing and coordinating research that helps Multicultural Australia to develop and support a research, advocacy and evidence-based service delivery agenda including maintaining strong relationships with external research and advocacy partners. Having a strong background across evidence-based research projects, the Research & Advocacy Manager will provide advice to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and ensure they are well-placed to lead Multicultural Australia in delivering on its commitment to innovation, best practice and being fit for the future.
Among other duties, the successful candidate will:
- Track local, regional and national legislative and policy issues in the multicultural sector and develop strategies to keep the Board, CEO, staff and community informed;
- Lead Multicultural Australia’s development and submissions to public inquiries and reviews and undertake written work including preparation of reports, submissions policy papers and presentations as required, all based on sound evidence;
- Develop strong relationships with external research and advocacy partners as well as community groups;
- Assist in building organisational capacity to respond to key policy, systems, community and individual issues impacting migrant communities supported by Multicultural Australia
- Develop a program of work to meet the policy, research and advocacy needs of Multicultural Australia, for endorsement by the CEO and ELT;
- Advise the CEO and ELT on external research requests and research ethics issues
- Promote the inclusion of client voice in service delivery design at Multicultural Australia and to support policy advocacy external to Multicultural Australia;
- Provide supervision and mentoring to the Advocacy & Policy Officer and support with oversight of internal and external research projects.
What qualifications and skills do I need?
You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have effective communication and interpersonal skills. As well as having a confident and positive personality, you will possess:
- Bachelor level qualification in Business, Social Research & Policy, Community Development, Health or Public Policy, or other related field;
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills to identify problems and solutions in a range of policy and advocacy environments;
- Knowledge of policy, legislative or political processes as they relate to the multicultural sector;
- Working knowledge/understanding of government decision making processes, formal and informal;
- Experience with Results Based Accountability Frameworks.
Successful candidate will be required to have a valid driver’s license, police check and Working with Children Blue Card. It is a condition of employment with Multicultural Australia to fulfil all our current and future COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Please peruse the position description on our website for full details about the role: https://www.multiculturalaustralia.org.au/current_vacancies
How do I apply?
Please submit your application via SEEK no later than COB Sunday 10th April. We encouraged you to submit your application as soon as possible as we might interview and appoint suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity and are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
How to apply
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Please quote in application: Research & Advocacy Manager via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Development, #Community_Support_Services, #Humanitarian
