Central Highlands Alliance Facilitator

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania; Ballarat; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home flexibility

Salary packaging benefits

Parental leave up to 10 weeks

Annual leave purchase option

Employee discounts

Job summary

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Wendouree VIC invites applications for an Alliance Facilitator to drive regional priorities and strengthen partnerships across Family Services, Family Preservation, Reunification and Response programs. The role focuses on collaboration, influence and strategic leadership to improve outcomes for children and families.

Based in Wendouree, this part-time position (4 days per week) requires coordinating projects, engaging diverse stakeholders, and translating data

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-sector projects and partnerships.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of child, youth and family services systems.
• Analytical planning and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and monitoring of alliance priorities.
• Build partnerships across community, government and sector agencies.
• Coordinate projects and initiatives to improve service coordination.
• Use data to inform planning and outcomes.
• Support workforce development and reflective practice.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Strategic relationship building

Cross-sector collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in community development or social services

Job description

Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Wendouree VIC

• Lead child and family service partnerships across Central Highlands.
• Drive strategic initiatives that strengthen and restore families.

Your new role

Join Uniting in a role where collaboration, influence and strategic leadership directly contribute to stronger outcomes for children, young people and families. Working with senior leaders across the child and family services sector, you'll facilitate partnership initiatives that strengthen family wellbeing and support family restoration outcomes.

As Alliance Facilitator, you'll drive the implementation of regional priorities, coordinate key projects and support service integration across Family Services, Family Preservation, Reunification and Response programs. You'll bring organisations together to address emerging challenges, identify opportunities and deliver meaningful system improvements.

Your impact will include:

• Leading the implementation and monitoring of Alliance strategic priorities.
• Building strong partnerships across community, government and sector agencies.
• Coordinating projects and initiatives that improve service coordination.
• Using data and insights to inform planning, decision making and outcomes.
• Supporting workforce development, shared learning and reflective practice.
• Advocating for innovative approaches that improve outcomes for families.

Based in Wendouree, this part-time role (4 days per week) offers flexibility and the opportunity to work across a broad network of service providers committed to achieving better outcomes for children and families.

About the Program

The Central Highlands Child and Family Alliance brings together community service organisations delivering Family Services and Family Preservation, Reunification and Response programs across the region. The Alliance is funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing and is focused on improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

Through strong partnerships, shared accountability and strategic planning, the Alliance works to improve service coordination, address emerging community needs and create sustainable change across the child and family services system.

This role plays a critical part in strengthening partnerships, supporting innovation and ensuring collaborative efforts translate into real impact for families and communities.

Benefits of working at Uniting

• Working in a large values-led organisation with real community impact.
• A 10% discount for eligible employees on out-of-pocket childcare fees at Uniting learning services.
• A 30% discount on Office 365 subscriptions, and a 25% discount at our Uniting Op Shops.
• Flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week, where operationally appropriate.
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You are a collaborative and strategic relationship builder with experience bringing diverse stakeholders together to achieve shared outcomes for children and families.

You will bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in community development, social services or similar.
• Experience leading cross-sector projects, partnerships or collective impact initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills across complex environments.
• Knowledge of child, youth and family services and related service systems.
• Strong project management, planning and analytical capabilities.

About Uniting

We create real change in people’s lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.

We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.

For over 100 years we’ve been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.

We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.