Partnership Specialist

**$92K - $99K Inc. Super + Salary Packaging + Meals & Entertainment Card** **& More**:

- ** Explore & Travel Interstate + Supportive Environment + Job Fulfillment**:

- ** Join a dynamic team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for making a real difference in the lives of those we serve**

**Our Organisation**

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious inclusive service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Society's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

**Your New Role**

We're thrilled to announce two brand-new opportunities to join our Partnerships and Engagement team. As a **Partnership Specialist**, you will join a team of five dedicated Partnership Specialists, working together to promote the federal government funded Disability Gateway program. You will establish and strengthen connections with mainstream disability stakeholders and communities, as well as government departments, advocacy organisations, and peak bodies.

Role Terms: Based in **Glebe**, NSW. Hybrid role.

As a **Partnerships Specialist**, you'll play a pivotal role in advocating for our national Disability Gateway program, which acts as a central hub, connecting individuals with disabilities, their families, friends, and service providers to the support and resources they need. In this position, you'll enjoy the chance to travel interstate approximately once every two months, expanding your horizons and enriching your professional journey.

**Duties**
- ** Develop** key partnerships with **stakeholders**, establish referral **networks**, and directly **engage** with consumers to **drive** uptake of the **Disability Gateway program**:

- Participate in the **development** and design of **engagement** strategies, targeting key demographic cohorts including, but not limited to;** Aboriginal** and **Torres Strait Islander** peoples, people from Culturally and **Linguistically** **Diverse** (CALD) backgrounds, people that identify as **LGBTIQ+** as well as people living within** regional** and **remote** Australia.
- Develop and nurture **relationships** with relevant **stakeholders**, including **federal** and **state** peak bodies and partner **agencies** as well as **local** and **community**-based** providers.**:

- ** Attend** industry events and expos, to build **networks** and **promote** the program.
- ** Deliver presentations** about the Disability Gateway program to **organisations** and **individuals.**:

- ** Collaborate** with other **providers** across Australia to **deliver** target group **outreach** and** engagement.**

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘**best life’** is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

- ** Salary Benefits** -You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
- **Motor Vehicle Packaging Options** - to suit your lifestyle.
- **Work/Life Balance** - Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including hybrid home/office options, and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
- ** Recognition and Reward** - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
- **Wellness -** Stay fit with a Fitness passport, utilise our Employee Assistance Program, and even purchase additional leave.
- ** Professional development** - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- **Our Reconciliation Commitment**- First Nations employees are entitled to up to 10 days of unpaid leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on our RAP working group and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

**Skills and Experience**

To excel in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

- A degree qualification in community services, health or business and/or relevant experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of the community services sector, funding arrangements, and strategic partnerships that support business outcomes and growth opportunities.
- Exceptional influencing, collaboration and communication skills.
- Familiarity with diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD,