Job description
About the role
The Prevention Coordinator: Communities will contribute to the prevention of gender-based violence. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery and project management of key projects, from initial contact with program partners, through co-design, delivery, evaluation and reporting.
The role involves applying knowledge and expertise in facilitation and groupwork to deliver engaging and effective workshops to a range of audiences, including diverse communities. The Prevention Coordinator will also contribute to our knowledge base in gender-based violence prevention to enhance our programs and solidify our leadership in evidence-based approaches to addressing the drivers of gender-based violence particularly stereotypical masculine norms.
Competitive remuneration, plus salary packaging benefit, is offered together with ongoing professional and career development as well as opportunities for personal growth.
About the organisation
Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential. We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.
Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.
We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.
What Jesuit Social Services can offer you:
- An organisation that lives its values, through its day to day work
- A welcoming and supportive relational environment
- A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
- Ongoing training and development related to your role
- Employee assistance program
- A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
- Generous leave
About you
This role will suit a candidate with the following skills and experience:
- Experience in delivering programs that violence prevention programs – or transferable experience in social work, community development, health promotion or men’s behaviour change.
- Skills and experience in facilitation, public speaking / presentation and related content development
- Knowledge of prevention of family violence and masculinities, and a commitment to gender equality and the prevention of men’s violence against women and children.
- Highly organised and skilled in project management, including managing a number of concurrent projects from initial contact through design, delivery, evaluation and outcomes reporting
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
- Qualities and capabilities that demonstrate curiosity and creativity, with an ability to think innovatively and be proactive.
About the program
The Men’s Project is an initiative of Jesuit Social Services launched in 2017. It provides leadership on the reduction of violence and other harmful behaviours prevalent among boys and men and builds approaches to improve their wellbeing and keep families and communities safe.
Our vision is for good men, respectful relationships and safe communities.
We will achieve this by:
- research to understand the behaviours and underlying attitudes of men and boys including related to violence, child sexual abuse and the well-being of men and boys themselves.
- promoting positive change around gender norms related to what it means to be a man in the 21st century as well as building skills to intervene to prevent violence; and
- developing innovative ways to stop cycles of violence and harmful behaviour among boys and men.
The Men’s Project builds on Jesuit Social Services’ over 45-year engagement with boys and men in trouble, but it also involves us leading new work to reduce violence, to improve the wellbeing of boys and men, and to keep families and communities safe.
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