Community Mobiliser

Posted: 04/12/2024

Closing Date: 18/12/2024

**Job Type**: Fixed-term - Part time

Location: St Leonards

Job Category: Marketing & Communications

We are committed to providing services for people with low vision or blindness by tailoring solutions to help overcome barriers and build independent and fulfilling lives.

We are united in our shared mission of creating opportunities, championing the rights of people with low vision or blindness, and building communities who share our mindset and ambition for accessibility and inclusivity.

With a strong culture of innovation, learning, flexibility and belonging, we live our values and allow our team members to be the best version of themselves inside and outside work.

Social Change is a new team in Guide Dogs NSW/ACT and our key aim is to advocate and educate on behalf of our community with a focus on upholding the rights of our community.

This is a 9 month Fixed Term - part time contract for 3 days a week within Sydney - we offer hybrid arrangements with 3 days in the office and 2 days WFH.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Fostering a community of people with lived experience who are keen to collaborate on advocacy campaigns.
- Engaging closely with regional teams to ensure good geographical coverage of our community touchpoints.
- Ensuring the Client voice is embedded in everything we do within Social Change.
- Develop a community building and engagement strategy across all GDN community stakeholder groups: Clients and their families, staff, volunteers, donors, and the broader low vision and blindness community.
- Committed to advocate grassroots movement principles and to work closely with people with low vision or blindness.
- Develop and deliver a program of events that commence grass-roots community building.
- Identify mobilisation leads and case studies in each geographical area.

**Essential Experience**:

- At least 5 years' experience in community engagement or other relevant areas.
- Lived experience in low vision or blindness highly preferred.
- Experience of campaigns, especially engaging and mobilising people to support advocacy and social change.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.
- High level of computer literacy including; intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel skills, and experience using databases.
- Able to manage the physical demands and inherent requirements of the job and complete the tasks and duties as stated.
- Confident engaging with media and presenting to an audience.

**Benefits that Guide Dogs offer**:
As a member of the Guide Dogs team, you will have access to a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs.
- A competitive remuneration package is available commensurate with skills and experience, which includes tax free salary packaging of up to $15,900.
- EAP - Get support when you need it with Employee Assistance Program counselling sessions.
- Me Days - Receive two paid days per year to support your health and wellbeing.
- Paid Parental Leave - take time to bond with your new child with 13 weeks paid leave after qualification period
- The option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave each year.
- Employee benefits program and Reward and Recognition program.
- Annual flu vaccinations.
- Support for your professional development including paid study leave and educational assistance.
- Join an organisation that makes a meaningful and positive impact on our society.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are proud to be an inclusive workplace that reflects our clients and the broader community and are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We offer equal employment opportunity regardless of your disability, gender or gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or domestic status, carer status, or political opinion.