Work options
Hybrid – VACCHO is committed to supporting our staff through a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with connection. All new staff complete a three-month training and onboarding period in the office. This ensures they receive the right support, build relationships, and develop a strong understanding of VACCHO's systems and ways of working. Following this period, staff may request working from home to be considered for up to two days per week for full-time employees. This hybrid model allows us to stay collaborative and connected while also supporting our team to enjoy the benefits of flexibility and work–life balance.
Job Title
Senior Project Officer, CEADH and NDQAC
Location
Collingwood, VIC (Hybrid Work Model)
Employment Type
Full-time, Maximum-term (until 30 June 2028)
Salary
$110,000 to $120,000 (depending on experience) + super + NFP salary packaging
About VACCHO
VACCHO is the peak representative for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria. We have 34 member Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations providing support to over 78,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the state. We lead and support Aboriginal Community Control and the broader health and social services sector to deliver transformative health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal communities in Victoria. We are a centre of expertise, policy advice, training, innovation and leadership in Aboriginal health and wellbeing.
About The Role
The Senior Project Officer, CEADH and NDQAC is integral to providing support on the Centre of Excellence Aboriginal Digital in Health (CEADH) and Nindedana Quarenook Aboriginal Corporation (NDQAC) projects. This role is varied as you use your experience and the skills gained working on previous projects to provide support to the Director, Transition and Systems Development on the CEADH and NDQAC work programs.
Activities and work tasks will include establishing and maintaining systems of governance, associated project work plan implementation, reporting requirements, stakeholder engagement activities, and operational coordination tasks across both programs.
CEADH
The Centre of Excellence for Aboriginal Digital Health (CEADH) is a national Aboriginal‐led collaborative partnership focused on advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander digital in health. The person appointed to this role will be responsible for maintaining the governance framework for the CEADH secretariat, including arranging meetings, assisting with preparing agenda papers and minutes, and working closely with the VACCHO communication team to prepare content for the CEADH website and social media. You will also have experience arranging & facilitating workshops and coordinating events (including, from time to time, any associated regional and interstate travel as required).
NDQAC
VACCHO is working in collaboration with NDQAC to re‐establish a locally governed Aboriginal health service for the Morwell and broader Central Gippsland Aboriginal community. The person appointed to this role will be working closely with VACCHO's Director, Transition and Systems Development and a broader Foundations and Innovations Team to support the "Nindedana Quarenook Transition Working Group" re‐establish ACCO services and activities within the Latrobe Valley region.
Essential Skills / Experiences
To be successful in this role, you will be competent in managing competing priorities, have exceptional organisational and time‐management skills, and be comfortable operating in an environment of change. You will bring excellent stakeholder relationship building and problem‐solving experience while operating in a high‐functioning VACCHO team along with senior leads in peer organisations. Success in this role will bring a proactive approach to your work and moving at the pace of trust across a range of projects and work activities.
Desirable
* Demonstrated experience in culturally safe and supportive communication and engagement with a range of key stakeholders (e.g. Aboriginal Elders and Community Leaders, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, Government, Research Institutes and Universities).
* Knowledge and experience of ACCO governance, self‐determination, and best practice models in health care.
* Co‐design principles particularly in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programmes and projects.
* Demonstrated experience in project coordination skills with the ability to apply a strength‐based approach when working across multiple teams and priorities.
Benefits
* Working for Community in a culturally safe Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
* Access to generous Not for Profit salary packaging entitlements (including living expenses and meals & accommodation) and leave loading.
* Access to additional leave entitlements including cultural leave and bonus Christmas leave if employed at VACCHO into the following year.
* Organisational early finish Fridays and flexible working arrangements considered.
* Work in inner‐city Collingwood with wellness spaces and end‐of‐trip facilities available.
Equal Opportunity & Inclusion Statement
VACCHO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We embrace the diversity of cultures, identities, gender, sex, and sexually diverse identities and expressions, experiences, beliefs, and values of all people. We believe in the right for all people to be treated with respect and dignity at all times, and that all people who work for, govern or undertake work at or visit us should at all times feel safe and included.
Other Employment Related Information
Employment is subject to a satisfactory and ongoing police records check (international where relevant) and Working with Children Check.
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