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Development Manager, part-time (3 days), fixed term for 12 months initially

SCHADS Level 6-7 depending on experience, $53.84-$58.23 plus super

We are seeking someone with a knack for attracting resources and generating revenue to join our team and help us enable more people in the WA community to have their voices heard in health.

This new role aligns with our refreshed strategic priority of diversifying and increasing our revenue, so that we can extend our impact. Reporting to the Executive Director, you have the opportunity to make your mark by helping us raise additional funds from Government grants, philanthropic bodies and by helping to shape our social enterprising activities.

The role offers:

• The opportunity to contribute to strategic and operational development, helping to identify priorities and opportunities for growth
• The opportunity to be part of a consumer-first organisation with a focus on improving health equity and championing health rights
• A welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone is encouraged to bring all of themselves to work
• A competitive not-for-profit salary with salary packaging
• Flexible working with the opportunity to work from home regularly when settled in to the role
• Additional leave entitlements

About you:

• You’re looking for a role where you can apply your fundraising, development and social entrepreneurial skills to advance social justice
• You’re interested in the health system and care about people’s experiences of it
• You’re comfortable pitching a compelling case for significant funding to senior decision makers – and just as happy to roll your sleeves up and tidy up after an event along with your colleagues

Position overview

The Development Manager leads our organisation’s income generation strategy, securing sustainable funding through diverse revenue streams including grants, individual giving, corporate partnerships, and social enterprise activities, to support achievement of HCC’s strategic and operational objectives, purpose and vision.

A typical week might see you doing a range of activities:

• Working with the leadership team to develop an impact reporting system for key initiatives
• Identifying grant opportunities from published sources
• Relationship building meetings with key decision makers
• Writing large and small grant submissions
• Developing a business model for a new social enterprise initiative including income projections and investment requirements

Click here to see the job description for a full outline of responsibilities for the role.

Selection criteria

Essential

• 5+ years of experience in fundraising or income generation, preferably in the healthcare or charity sector
• Proven track record of securing diverse funding streams including philanthropic grants, project funding, and social enterprising activities
• Experience in grant writing and managing donor relationships
• Knowledge of contemporary approaches to outcome and impact measurement
• Strong financial acumen and budget management skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset and experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Project management experience
• Sound knowledge of the operational requirements of a growing NGO working in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous context
• Able to manage multiple projects and influence people without formal authority
• Willing and able to work flexibly in a small team and “muck in” as required
• Comfortable working in an agile environment and willing to work collaboratively within and external to HCC

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of the theory and practice of contemporary approaches to organisational and system change, including stakeholder engagement

Diversity and inclusion

At Health Consumers’ Council we know that strength comes from diverse perspectives being at the table. We particularly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and identities, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ community members.

To apply for the position

Send a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the selection criteria, along with a current resume outlining your work experience, skills and any relevant education or training to Fiona Leece our recruitment partner at jobs@capitalhr.com.au clearly stating which role you’re applying for. Applications that do not address the criteria may not be considered.

• The closing date for applications is 8am on Monday 2 December 2024

If you require any adjustments to submit your application or wish to have a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Clare Mullen, Executive Director on (08) 9221 3422 (Ext 2) or email Fiona Leece our recruitment partner at jobs@capitalhr.com.au

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Link to a PDF copy of our response is here:

2022 Response to WA Abortion Reform Consultation

Re: Request for Submission and Sharing of the Abortion Reform Consultation Process

Health Consumers’ Council thanks you (Dr Robertson) for reaching out to us and requesting our engagement with this consultation on Abortion Legislation in WA. We agree that these laws are long overdue for revision and reform and we have shared the consultation with our networks.

The Health Consumers’ Council of WA unequivocally stands for the rights of all people to access free, decriminalised, safe, timely and compassionate abortion care as part of essential healthcare and support the removal of access to abortion from the Criminal Code.

Earlier in the year, we added our signature to the Australia position statement on the Roe v Wade decision in the US published by Children by Choice, and welcomed the WA Minister for Health speaking on reproductive rights and equitable access to abortion for women and people with uteruses across WA, and we have been welcoming of the safe access zone legislation.

We know that accessing free, high quality, comprehensive abortion care in WA is difficult for many people. Factors including someone’s suburb or town, finances, the availability of clear, accessible, and culturally appropriate health information, and the lack of public services all impact on someone’s ability to access the care they need. We also know from MSI Australia that First Nations’ peoples, trans and gender diverse peoples, members of migrant and refugee communities, people on temporary visas, and people with disabilities can face additional barriers to abortion care that are further impacted by age, economic status, stigma, and discrimination. We affirm everyone’s individual right to choose what is best for them. Access to abortion is not a moral or religious debate, it is a healthcare right that centers on choice, respect, and self-determination.

Health Consumers’ Council knows from our engagement with the WA community that all stated options in question 9 have been and continue to be barriers to accessing abortion, particularly for people who may be marginalised, who are young, who are Aboriginal, who are Culturally & Linguistically Diverse and who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We anticipate that even with the proposed amendments, there will continue to be barriers until more is done to address timely access to clinical assessments, medical practitioner’s conscientious objections, health literacy/accessibility of relevant, plain-language information, financial impact for anyone not able to access bulk-billed abortion services, rights around age & access, lack of service provision throughout the state and especially lack of remote/rural services. We also recognise and stand with current abortion providers who recognise the stated barriers for service provision as stated in question 12.

Health Consumers’ Council would also like to respond to and note some nuances around the remaining submission questions:

Question Thirteen – While we agree that the need for mandatory counselling should be removed for this essential healthcare service, we s also agree that every person should still be able to easily access timely, cost-effective counselling and support around abortion if they choose.

Questions Fourteen & Fifteen – In order to increase equitable access to safe abortion, we believe that, in the same way any other form of healthcare treatment or procedure is approved, only one medical practitioner should be needed for a person to access an abortion. We also believe that if a medical practitioner should conscientiously object, they should be required to refer on in a timely manner to someone confirmed to affirm abortion, with tight processes around this stated publicly. For example, a clear and publicly available procedure that people seeking abortion can easily access and follow confidently when advocating for their rights. We believe that abortion care is healthcare and as such, access to abortion is a healthcare right. Health practitioners should do everything in their power to advocate and uphold the choices of their patients wanting to access abortion, whether they agree morally or not.

Questions Sixteen & Seventeen – We support increasing the gestational age to 24 weeks, while also noting the nuances and community concern for issues like eugenics and Disabled People’s right to life. We believe that increases in gestational limits are much needed. Less than 1% of abortions occur at later pregnancy gestations, they are experienced people who face complex situations, and they need to have kind and compassionate care (MSI, 2022). As viability of a pre-term foetus is often debated, and no universal consensus has been reached, this can be an ethical consideration of many people in Australia. However, access to abortion is not equitable, and therefore extensions on gestational limits are vital to uphold the right to choose and access health care. If the pregnant person chooses an abortion at any stage, there should be no involvement from anyone besides the pregnant person and their healthcare provider/s, with appropriate consultations around specific, high-risk procedures. We strongly support the repeal of the Ministerial ‘Ethics’ Panel on abortion, and we advocate for clear processes to be implemented and publicly available for the proposed second medical practitioner consultation for late term abortion.

Question Eighteen – We believe that there should be no requirement for Ministerial approval for a health service to perform abortions, provided the health services are equipped to do so safely. Further, we believe that any suitably equipped health service receiving public funding should be required to provide timely, legal, high-quality, free, and safe access to abortions at any stage, for anyone living or residing in Western Australia. We also note that repealing the Ministerial involvement via approval and panels will hopefully increase the availability of free abortions and the prevalence of services providing this vital healthcare, and urge the WA Government to invest more into making abortion accessible in every way.

Health Consumers’ Council provide individual advocacy to consumers of healthcare across WA and will continue to advocate individually and systemically for equitable access to all healthcare, including access to timely, safe, free, and legal abortion, for everyone living in WA, especially those who have been marginalised. We will continue to advocate with community for improved access to information and access to reproductive rights, contraception, culturally competent care, and gender and sexuality affirming care.

The Health Consumers’ Council welcomes the opportunity to assist further in consulting with community and providing advice to policy makers to enable much needed change to abortion laws in WA.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on, specifically the Wadjuk people of the Noongar nation, and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded and commit to continuing advocacy for anti-racism in the health sector.