Manager – Gay Men’s Sexual Health Programs

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Manager to take up an important leadership position within ACON and the broader NSW HIV sector.

• Use your leadership, strategic thinking, relationship, and operational management skills to deliver ACON’s HIV and STI testing through our world-renowned a[TEST] services.
• Lead and inspire a team to provide innovative services to improve the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual, and queer men though our sexualised drug use and HIV support programs.
• Make a significant contribution to building ACON’s reputation as a national and international leader for HIV prevention, support, and health promotion
• Operate from a health equity lens to lead the development and implementation of new policies, processes, and strategies to address health access and improve health outcomes for underserved populations in our community

The Role 

This position is an important leadership position within ACON and the broader NSW HIV sector.  The occupant of the position must have a well-developed understanding of HIV and Sexual Health, the populations ACON serves, and the strategic context within which ACON operates – being NSW’s largest and leading HIV and health promotion organisation for people of diverse sexualities and genders. 

More specifically, the position has direct management responsibility for a range of HIV and Sexual Health Programs targeting gay, bisexual, and other men who has sex with men (GBMSM) in NSW. Together with the Director of HIV and Sexual Health and other Managers in the HIV and Sexual Health Division, the Manager, Gay Men’s Sexual Health Programs has significant responsibilities for achieving results outlined in the ACON Strategic Plan 2019 – 2024.  

This role requires skilful partnership management and the ability to represent ACON and community interests professionally and productively. A critical element of this role is ongoing relationship management with a range of stakeholders, including clinical, research and academic partners, government, and other state-wide organisations.   Strategic thinking, innovation and a strong commitment to sexual health for GBMSM are valuable skills and attributes in this role.

The HIV and Sexual Health Division aims to reduce HIV and STI transmissions by providing programs that strengthen GBMSM’s understanding of sexual health, focussing on HIV testing, prevention, and support.  The Unit has a role to engage key sub-populations of GBMSM, demonstrating expertise and leadership in NSW in working with specific groups of gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men at risk of HIV in NSW. 

A high-profile area of responsibility of this role is the effective management of ACON’s community-based rapid HIV testing service – a[TEST] which operates through clinical partnerships with the Local Health Districts.

Another key aspect of this role is developing programmatic activities around sexualised drug use and support for newly diagnosed people living with HIV.

Working at ACON

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 are also offering the following:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous learning and development opportunities.

Location

This position is a 5 day per week role (38 hours) on a full-time for 3 years contract, at the ACON Sydney office. We also have flexible working options with some days in the office and some days at home.

Salary and Entitlements

This position will be paid a total remuneration package (TRP) between $120,000 – $130,000 (TRP includes superannuation and leave loading) commensurate with skills and experience.

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

• Salary Packaging up to $30,000 gross up value (i.e. currently up to $15,899 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

Location:

This position is located at the ACON Sydney Surry Hills Office.

ACON is an EEO employer. As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, people with HIV, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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