Project Officer – Word on the Sheets

What’s LGBTQ+ Women’s Health Programs you say?

The LGBTQ+ Women’s Health Programs Team engage with our communities to develop the skills, knowledge and capacity of LGBTQ+ women and their communities to make informed choices about their sexual health and wellbeing. Word on the Sheets is an online hub for accessible, inclusive and relevant sexual and reproductive health information for all LGBTQ+ women from diverse backgrounds that is endorsed and supported by key health, community and research stakeholders from across the country.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Project Officer will play a pivotal role in the coordination and implementation of ACON’s health promotion project, Word on the Sheets, which aims to improve health outcomes for LGBTQ+ women across Australia. This position is responsible for coordinating day-to-day project activities, liaising with stakeholders, ensuring timely delivery of project objectives, and maintaining effective communication across teams. You will:

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including timelines, deliverables, and resource allocations while identifying and mitigating risks and ensuring tasks and milestones align with the project goals.
• Collaborate with project staff, key stakeholders and community to design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive online hub providing sexual and reproductive health information for LGBTQ+ women.
• Develop and maintain relationships, and conduct community consultations to ensure the provision of culturally tailored information to LGBTQ+ community members, addressing issues such as sexual and gender identity, coming out, relationships, social connection, sexual health, HIV, cervical screening, and reproductive health with a focus on the specific needs of subgroups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, trans and gender diverse people, and those from rural and remote areas.

Who are we looking for?

• A motivated and experienced project officer with a passion for the health and wellbeing of our communities.
• Someone with a keen eye for detail, and outstanding written and verbal communication skills to excel in the planning, execution, monitoring and reporting on activities and campaigns that expand the reach of health promotion projects beyond ACON’s current audience.
• An engaging individual with the ability to effectively coordinate a wide range of partnerships within the health sector and diverse communities.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a diverse, 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.

What’s the remuneration and working details?

Salary: $69,924.40 to $80,444.00 (Gross per-annum, PLUS Superannuation and Leave Loading) – commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience.

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

Hours: Full-Time (70 hours per fortnight).

We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of 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.