Organisation : Mental Health Victoria
Location : Melbourne (Melbourne CBD)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Health – General, Law, Justice & Human Rights, Mental Health
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 19 Jan, 2024
About the organisation
Mental Health Victoria (MHV) is the peak body for Victoria’s mental health sector. We work with carers, consumers, clinical and support services, medical colleges, professional associations, unions, police, emergency services, universities, governments and many others involved in mental health.
MHV’s aim is to ensure that all Victorians living with mental illness can access the treatment and support they need to lead fulfilling lives in the community. To this end, we commission research and develop policy aimed at improving the mental health system as a whole and its many constituent parts. We bring together mental health system stakeholders through state and national events including conferences, summits and forums.
Mental Health Victoria engages in advocacy, the development of public policy, and the delivery of workforce development and training services that build individual, organisational and community capacity. Mental Health Victoria translates best evidence into practice for the benefit of its members and their staff, consumers and communities.
MHV played a key role in the advocacy leading up to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. MHV currently plays a key role in ensuring that key stakeholders are engaged in the reform process in order to deliver world class mental health services to all Victorians. MHV’s strategic engagement and communications with internal and external stakeholders is critical in realising our organisational purpose.
About the role
The Executive Director Policy & Advocacy is responsible for the supervision of the Policy and Advocacy team and is responsible for the design and delivery of sector engagement, and policy and advocacy initiatives aligned to the organisation’s strategic goals.
The Executive Director Policy & Advocacy will lead engagement with Mental Health Victoria’s Associates and allied stakeholders to form policy and advocacy networks that help deliver sector reform, particularly in creating a more collaborative, cohesive and sustainable mental health system for the benefit of the community.
The Executive Director Policy & Advocacy works in partnership with the CEO and senior leaders, to identify new strategic opportunities for Mental Health Victoria that will ensure the realisation of the organisation’s vision and mission, extend the reach of Mental Health Victoria, and contribute to the organisation’s growth and sustainability.
As a member of the executive team, the Executive Director Policy & Advocacy will play a critical role in supporting the CEO in creating an engaged, positive organisational culture, and high performing team that delivers demonstrable value to the sector.
Able to work with ambiguity, you will take a pro-active and solution focused approach to your work and will actively contribute to a healthy, positive and accountable workplace culture and the future growth and development of income streams. Key to your success will be your ability to establish productive working relationships across the organisation and the sector.
For further information or a confidential discussion please contact Mikki Swindon on 0439 152 903.
Applications can be submitted by emailing mhvic@mhvic.org.au and close on Friday 19 January 2024.
How to apply
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Please quote in application: Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services, #Health_–_General, #Law_Justice_and_Human_Rights, #Mental_Health
