Advocacy Lead

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia Asylum Seekers Centre Full time

Use your experience in policy and advocacy work to make this newly created role your own.

**27th August, 2024**:
This is a fixed term position for up to 2 years and is full-time (38 hours per week) based in Newtown.

**Responsibilities**
- Work closely with colleagues, with colleagues, lead on developing of in-depth policy strategy across ASC priority areas
- Prepare policy papers, backgrounders for decision makers, and political submissions
- Work to develop networks across external stakeholders to position ASC as a leader in the sector
- Work with the CEO and Head of Communications to map political decision makers and track political outreach
- Coordinate advocacy activity across ASC, including frontline advocacy, direct engagement with stakeholder groups and cross industry initiatives
- Work with Service teams to track direct advocacy and emerging trends in order to create systemic advocacy approaches
- Support the design and implementation of strategy for public facing advocacy
- Lead the rapid response to key policy announcements across channels
- Design and implement a measurement framework for advocacy activity

**Selection Criteria**

**Essential selection criteria**:

- Degree in public policy, political science, law, or equivalent
- A minimum of four years’ experience in a policy or advocacy context
- Proven research and analytical skills
- Strong written and communication skills
- Well developed stakeholder engagement expertise
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Demonstrate an evidence-based approach to policy and advocacy and ability to transform evidence into policy, advocacy and practice
- Experience in monitoring policy changes and identifying trends and opportunities to influence policy
- Collaborative focus, with an ability to engage with multiple stakeholders to progress issues

**Desirable selection criteria**:

- Experience and understanding of policy and public debate around people seeking asylum and refugees
- Understanding of trauma-informed principles
- Lived experience as a refugee or person seeking asylum

**Our commitment to diversity and inclusion**

**Our commitment to our people**

ASC is committed to developing and supporting our employees through a range of opportunities and benefits, including:

- Based on Level 6 of the SCHCDSI Award, an hourly rate of between $54 - $57 per hour, + salary packaging to boost take home pay
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program
- Leave Loading of 17.5%
- Paid Parental Leave program
- Bonus Paid Leave over the December-January Holiday Season
- Salary packaging option (up to $15,900/year tax-free)
- Meal and Entertainment packaging option (up to $2,650/year tax-free)

To apply, please upload your resume and cover letter which directly addresses the key selection criteria listed above.

Applications will close at **9am on Wednesday 11th September 2024**.

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