Overview
Were looking for someone with deep roots in the North Coast to help us understand what community services and supports exist across the region, whats working, and where the gaps are. This is a field-based contract/freelance role. Youll spend most of your time out in the community: meeting with councils, service providers, and local organisations across the North Coast, gathering detailed information about whats available, and helping us build a clear picture of what people actually need. The work is part of a project were delivering with Healthy North Coast, the regions Primary Health Network. Today is leading the design and research, and this role sits within our team for the duration of the engagement.
The work
The engagement runs across two stages. The first focuses on Coffs Harbour, Ballina, Byron Bay, Lismore and Port Macquarie over three months. The second extends across the broader North Coast region. Youll be building relationships with local organisations, mapping services and activities in detail, and translating what you hear into explicit, structured information that feeds into the wider project. Youll have a collaborative team behind you at Today, and will work closely with the Healthy North Coast team throughout.
What you bring
You already know the sector. You have existing relationships across the region, or you know how to build them quickly. You understand how community organisations work and how to earn trust with the people who run them. Youre organised and methodical. You can move between conversations with a family violence service, a council youth team, and a community health centre in the same week, and turn all of it into something useful. Youll likely have experience in community development, community health, or social services, ideally in regional NSW. You hold a current drivers licence and are comfortable with regular regional travel.
What we offer
A competitive rate, consistent with market rates for this level of experience in regional NSW. Flexible, field-based work with autonomy to manage your own schedule within agreed deliverables. And the chance to contribute to something that will genuinely help people in your community access the support they need.
About Today
Today is a design and innovation studio that works with organisations making a positive impact on people and planet. Were based in Collingwood (Naarm/Melbourne), Chippendale (Gadigal Land/Sydney), and Braddon (Ngambri Ngunnawal Country/Canberra). Our team includes strategists, researchers, designers, technologists and makers of all kinds. We work across government, health, education, and not-for-profit sectors.
How to apply
To express interest, send a brief introduction (no more than one page) and your resume. Applications close Friday 12 June 5:00pm.
Today is committed to building a team that reflects the communities we work with. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people with lived experience of the health and community system, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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