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Women’s Health East is a pro-choice feminist organisation with a strong culture and a professional and dedicated staff. Employees enjoy a range of benefits that include hybrid working arrangements, special leave, training and professional development, and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Staff can salary package a tax-free component of up to $15,899 of their gross salary per year and salary package a meal entertainment and holiday accommodation benefit.
Benefits of working with Women’s Health East
- Salary packaging
- Flexible work arrangements
- Gifted end of year close down leave (3days)
- Supportive and friendly working environment
- Opportunities and support for professional development
- Healthy Work policy
- Well-appointed office, located in a Heritage building with surrounding parklands
- Free car parking.
Women’s Health East is committed to strengthening partnerships and relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their communities, and acknowledges the unique knowledge, expertise and skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff. Women’s Health East is committed to ensuring the unique rights of First Nations peoples are acknowledged, respected, and upheld through our commitment to reconciliation as we strive for fairness, justice, and equity for all. Our Reconciliation Action Plan is available here.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability, women from culturally diverse backgrounds, and LGBTIQ women including trans and gender diverse people who identify as women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Women’s Health East has an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act to employ only people who identify as women – EO exemption H294/2022.
Current Positions
Board of Governance position description – Board member
If you are passionate about supporting women across Melbourne’s eastern region to advance gender equality, prevent violence against women and improve women’s sexual and reproductive health then join our Board of Governance with other like-minded women.
To be eligible to apply for Women’s Health East’s Board of Governance you must:
- Identify as a woman
- Be over the age of 18 years
- Live, work or study in Melbourne’s eastern region, which includes the local government areas of the Yarra Ranges, Knox, Maroondah, Manningham, Monash, Whitehorse and Boroondara.
- Be a member of Women’s Health East. Membership is free and you can join here
Women’s Health East seeks women who are highly committed to the vision and priorities of the organisation. We are seeking women to join our Board who preferably have previous governance experience, and who ideally have completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course or similar.
We are currently seeking applicants with qualifications, skills and experience in:
- Commercial Law (highly desirable)
- Business Development (fee for service, philanthropy)
- Technology innovation (e.g. AI)
- Health & Community Sector.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability, women from culturally diverse backgrounds, and LGBTIQ women including trans and gender diverse people who identify as women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please review the position description and the WHE Constitution. To apply for this position please do so via Ethical Jobs.
Applications close 20 June 2025 at 5pm.
For further information about joining the Board of Governance of Women’s Health East, please contact us at admin@whe.org.au using the subject line: Board of Governance – Board Member (Voluntary) enquiry via Ethical Jobs.
