The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse is seeking a Manager, Policy to lead a small, high-impact team driving systemic reform. You will champion evidence-informed approaches through strategic policy development, advocacy, and knowledge generation to prevent child sexual abuse and improve outcomes for victims and survivors.
What You'll Do
- Provide strategic leadership and direction across the policy, knowledge mobilisation and advocacy functions to ensure alignment with organisational priorities.
- Partner with Lived Experience experts, researchers, diverse communities, and practice leaders to generate and elevate new knowledge that informs policy and systemic change.
- Lead and oversee the development and delivery of policy materials including policy briefs, submissions to inquiries and reviews, policy papers and policy positions.
- Lead projects that generate and elevate diverse forms of knowledge including Lived Experience, cultural knowledge and practice-based evidence.
- Monitor emerging trends, evidence gaps, systemic issues and policy opportunities through building evidence, networking and collaboration with key stakeholders and partners.
What We're Looking For
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in public policy, social sciences, law or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- A minimum of five years’ experience in a senior policy or advocacy role.
- Experience working directly with victims and survivors, or in adjacent sectors where lived and living experience engagement is central to policy, research or advocacy.
- Demonstrated maturity, sound judgement and the ability to navigate complex and sensitive issues with care, clarity and professionalism.
- Understanding of the principles of ethical, trauma-informed and culturally responsive engagement and the ability to apply these when collaborating with a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to tailor communication to suit diverse audiences.
- Adept at translating diverse forms of knowledge into compelling policy positions, submissions and advocacy strategies.
- Thrive in dynamic environments, are highly self-directed and can manage competing priorities while staying focused on individual and team goals.
- Alignment with the National Centre’s mission to disrupt child sexual abuse and bring about systemic change.
- A trauma-informed, ethical and survivor engaged approach to your work, and understanding of the critical importance of working in partnership with people with Lived Experience.
Nice to Have
- A proven track record of influencing systemic reform through evidence-informed, survivor-centered approaches.
Team & Environment
You will lead a small, high-impact team. The National Centre is guided by values of safety, inclusion and trauma-responsiveness and is committed to authentic engagement with people with Lived Experience. We strive for a fair, safe, accessible, and accommodating workplace.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000 (FTE) per annum excluding superannuation.
- Flexible working arrangements available (e.g., part-time).
- Commitment to providing an inclusive experience and adjustments for candidates with a disability, condition, illness or access requirements.
Work Mode
This role is available in every major Australian city.
The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally- and linguistically-diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people and people of every ethnicity, faith, ability, culture, language, gender identity, age, and sex.
