Lead, Food Systems

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Victorian Government Full time

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Grade in advertisement

**Occupation**:Community services

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/VHLEADFS2025

VicHealth is the world's first health promotion foundation that supports independent, long-term, evidence-based health promotion practice, partnerships and leadership. We continue to be a global leader in health promotion, as a Collaborating Centre with the World Health Organization.
- Share and contribute to VicHealth's vision that all Victorian's enjoy a fairer, more healthy and circular food system.
- Contribute to helping people across Victoria enjoy better health and wellbeing

**About the role**:

- Located within the Health Promotion Systems group, the position of Lead, Food Systems reports to the Manager, Food Systems and provides indirect leadership to the Coordinator, Food Systems.
- This exciting full-time, ongoing opportunity works as part of the Food Systems team and has a close working relationship with the Manager, Food Systems and key external stakeholders, including staff in government departments and agencies, and communities.

**Key responsibilities**:

- The Lead, Food Systems supports and contributes to the health promotion capacity of VicHealth by:

- supporting the design of approaches and activities to influence systems-based approach to achieve VicHealth objectives
- supporting activating opportunities for system change to achieve VicHealth objectives
- supporting evidence-based approaches, designed to demonstrate achievement of VicHealth outcomes and objectives
- where required, supporting the implementation of grants rounds by providing expertise, knowledge and capability.

**About you**:

- We're looking for someone who has strong communication, food systems expertise and project management skills with a strategic planning mindset. If you have well-developed stakeholder management skills, you will thrive in this collaborative role.

**Qualifications and experience**:

- Relevant tertiary qualification in Health Promotion, Public Health Nutrition, Project Management or related field
- At least 3 years experience working in fields related to health promotion policy and practice, or at least 3 years experience working in project management, with contract management experience
- Experience working within the public health, community or government sectors across a range of work areas, health topics, settings, population groups and sectors

**Closing Date**: Monday 21 July 2025

**Unit**:Health Promotion Systems

**Tenure**: Full-time, ongoing

**Classification**: Grade D

**Remuneration**: From $95,040 per annum (plus superannuation and other benefits)

**Perks and benefits**:

- Hybrid-work model
- Up to $3,000 towards professional development each year
- Bring your dog to work day every Thursday and Friday
- Monthly birthday celebrations

**How to apply**:

- Applications must include a cover letter and a current resume.
- The cover letter must include why the applicant feels they are suitable for the position, and also address the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.
- Please refer to the position description attached to view the associated qualifications and experience associated with the position.
- You may be required to undertake a Police Check, and Working with Children check.
- VicHealth acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government_

- Applications close Monday 21 July 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 14 July 2025

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