• Flexible location (Geelong or Burwood) + hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 12 months
• HEW 7 $101,858 - $112,156 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)
• Start Date February 2025

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

In this position, you will:

• Support the Senior Coordinator, Primary Prevention to provide strategic advice relating to the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, including legislative compliance and reporting and University governance requirements
• Develop and implement project plans in alignment with the Department of Education Action Plan, and behavioural change actions to build staff capacity to support equity initiatives and the University legislative requirements
• Plan, coordinate and prioritise work and critical activities appropriately and recognises barriers to achieving outcomes, finds effective ways to deal with them and evaluates progress
• Distil the core issues from complex information, draws accurate conclusions and condense complex information and next steps into simple concise terms that others can understand
• Establish and demonstrate a high level of learning, energy and commitment and maintain personal integrity and make decisions consistent with University values

To be successful, you’ll have:

• A degree in education, social work, public health, behavioural science, psychology, or related field, with demonstrated relevant experience; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and tailor training and education programs to suit a wide range of audiences.
• Extensive experience in program and project management and delivery within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated contemporary knowledge of primary prevention approaches in the areas of sexual harm, family violence, and gendered violence.

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Peter Oslewski via p.osborne@deakin.edu.au 

Please note: Deakin University will be closed from 20 December 2024 until 2 January 2025. Emails will not be monitored during this time.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Coordinator Primary Prevention HEW 7 PD.pdf

Applications for this position close on Sunday 5 January at 11.55pm.

Please note: the start date for this role will be in late February 2025. Shortlisting for this role will not be completed until January 2025. You can expect to receive an outcome for your application in mid-late January. 

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.