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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 – Board Member (Voluntary)
We are seeking an experienced Board Director with a commitment to excellence in not-for-profit governance and supporting women across Melbourne’s eastern region to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence.
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
We are seeking women who are passionate about or have worked in women’s health and have strong governance experience. Candidates who have completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course or similar will be viewed favourably.
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.
To apply, please visit the job advertisement on Ethical Jobs.
A position description and the WHE Constitution have been provided as supporting documents.
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 enquiry”.
