Deputy Director, Partnerships – Aboriginal Health

Deputy Director, Partnerships – Aboriginal Health

About the role

• High impact not-for-profit with great salary packaging benefits
• Leadership position that provides meaningful work with excellent and family-friendly work-life balance
• Office located in Glebe, NSW (with flexible work arrangements available)
• Full time role – 2 year contract • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position

About the Sax Institute

The Sax Institute is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that improves health and wellbeing by driving better use of evidence in policies, programs and services.

The Sax Institute has an international reputation as an Evidence Specialist, and nearly 20 years’ experience in translating research findings into policy drawing on our own expertise as well as that of our more than 50 member organisations. We work with governments, health organisations, research organisations and a network of experts nationwide to analyse policy problems and find the best evidence-based solutions.

Our office is based in Glebe, however, we offer great flexible and remote working arrangements (we come to the office for a purpose – to connect and to collaborate – with flexibility to choose your location of work outside these times). Our staff employee engagement survey showed our staff are proud to work here at the Institute and would recommend it as a great place to work – so read on and see how you can join the team!

Ideal Candidate

About You

Our new Deputy Director will be able to show the following skills and experience:

• Aboriginality is a genuine occupational requirement of this position
• A PhD, relevant Master’s degree or relevant experience 
• Strong understanding and experience in Aboriginal health research and policy 
• Established Aboriginal community and stakeholder networks
• Experience in stakeholder management, with a demonstrated capacity to manage complexities and diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to contribute ideas and innovations, develop and implement initiatives 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work as part of a team, and build successful working relationships with a variety of people and to deliver on commitments

What's on offer?

About the role

The Sax Institute is deeply committed to advancing the health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples and has a proud history of collaborating with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) sector and other key stakeholders in research, evaluation and policy.

Working as a senior member of our Aboriginal Health team, the Deputy Director, Partnerships is a newly created position that will play a vital role in strengthening our strategic projects within Aboriginal health. This position involves building robust partnerships with policy makers, enhancing communication strategies, and engaging researchers to further our aims.

This role will suit someone who has strong leadership skills, a passion for Aboriginal health, and a commitment to fostering collaboration across various stakeholders. As we work with ACHHSs across NSW this role may require some travel to regional and remote centres.

Although no two days will be the same, responsibilities will include:

• Supporting partner engagement and relationship building, ensuring Aboriginal health meets the needs of key partners
• Supporting Aboriginal health researcher engagement and communication strategy
• Leading and providing oversight of internal projects
• Evaluating, managing and responding to new opportunities

Where will the candidate be working?

Office located in Glebe, NSW (with flexible work arrangements available)

Application Requirements

Further details

If this sounds interesting, please go to the Careers Opportunities page of our website to read more about the position: https://www.saxinstitute.org.au/about-us/career-opportunities/ To apply please send your CV and a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria to [email protected] with the subject heading: Deputy Director, Partnerships – Aboriginal Health.

Please contact Scott Winch at [email protected] if you have further questions about the role.

The Sax Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.