Raise Our Voice Australia (ROVA) is a non‐partisan social enterprise mobilising young women and gender diverse people to transform policy and politics. We do this through campaigns, education and research.
While ROVA started as an education organisation, we paused our education offering in 2025 to reimagine our programs. We are seeking a Head of Training Innovation for a three month research project to lead the reimagination of these programs.
Position Summary
The Head of Innovation is responsible for the research and development of our new fellowship program for young women and gender‐diverse people (aged 18‐33) in Melbourne.
The successful applicant will lead the background work investigating best practices, meeting with peer organisations, and designing the fellowship. Your work will ensure the program is sustainable, adds value to the civic engagement space, and effective. This is a voluntary position.
* Conduct desktop research into existing civics and leadership fellowships in Australia and overseas to identify gaps and opportunities.
* Map the current landscape of training programs for young people in Australia to ensure our fellowship offers a unique value proposition and adds meaningfully to this ecosystem.
* Research trends in adult learning and political education to ensure our model reflects best practice.
Stakeholder Engagement & Outreach
* Identify and meet with other organisations running training programs to learn from their successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
* Facilitate small focus groups or interviews with our target demographic (young women and gender diverse people aged 18‐33) to ensure the fellowship meets their needs, overcomes barriers to civic engagement, and supports their areas of interest.
* Identify potential speakers and presenters.
* Explore and evaluate different methods of delivery, such as intensive residencies, weekly evening workshops, or completely digital/hybrid formats.
* Research financial models to ensure accessibility and sustainability.
Reporting & Internal Strategy
* Synthesise research into a report that outlines the recommended structure and curriculum pillars, and proposed sessions.
* Work closely with ROVA's leadership team to ensure the fellowship model aligns with ROVA's organisational strategy and theory of change.
This is a volunteer position of approximately 3 hours a week, starting as early as possible and working for three months to produce a proposal.
As this is a virtual role, we can accept applications from people anywhere in Australia. The successful applicant will be required to hold a Working With Children's Check or state equivalent for the duration of the role. Applications close 13 March 11:59pm local time, please apply via https://forms.gle/v77qKV2GRzoqJpJm8.
We particularly welcome applications from people from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who identify as First Nations or LGBTQIA+, people from migrant/refugee backgrounds, and people with a disability.
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