Wellbeing Project Lead

Exciting new opportunity to join a dynamic team!Full time position, 18-month contract with salary of $95,000 excluding superannuationLocated in Melbourne, Virtual/Hybrid work arrangements will be consideredApplication closing date 28 July 2021, 6pm AEST Role summaryFYA’s strategy is to back young people with lived experience of structural injustice to transform the future. This is hard, game-changing and important work and in order to do it well, we need to create cocoons of safety and collective care so that we may nourish and replenish ourselves, each other and the young people that we work with. You will lead and deliver on strategic wellbeing initiatives for young people and youth movements participating in our programs. We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with young people and has strong facilitation skills and knowledge in trauma-informed care, holistic health and wellbeing. About the Foundation for Young AustraliansToday’s generation of young people are facing unprecedented and intersecting crises. They also have the skills, insight and ambition to address them. At FYA, our vision is that young people have the power to beat injustice and transform the future. We back them with the trust, resources, skills, and connections to make change.FYA has an incredible history, focused strategy, dynamic team and board, and a unique resource base. We are now shaping a future-focused organisation committed to the highest standards of professionalism, culture and conditions, diversity, and impact -- all centered around our key constituents: young people.Our work is guided by a commitment to beating injustice and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, young people, people of colour, women, disabled people, people who are LGBTIQA+ communities, and more. We acknowledge our sector (philanthropy and nonprofits) has systematically excluded these communities. What we offer- A dynamic workplace. FYA House is a historic building in a Melbournelaneway. In 2020 we’re working virtually - and reimagining a futureworkplace that combines the best of in-person connection and virtualefficiency.- Generous leave conditions and flexible work. FYA is committed to aflexible workplace, and offers opportunities for part-time work, 12weeks paid parental leave, paid cultural and ceremonial leave, and paidleave for your birthday.- Attractive remuneration. Our key asset is our team, and we arecommitted to recruiting and retaining world class leaders in youthengagement and social change. We pay competitively, and also offersalary packaging.- Extensive commitment to professional development. We’re growingfast, and believe that investing in our team to grow with us is essentialwhether that be taking a class, or taking on a new role. We providehealthy professional development budgets for each team member. Our approach to capacity buildingWe are looking for someone who shares our commitment to the following principles which have been informed by Black, Indigenous and disability justice activists: First Nations justice: We build and nurture long-term relationships with First Nations communities. We are led by the vision and values of First Nations peoples. We combine co-creation and self-determination - both sharing the burden and responsibility of decolonisation and anti-racist work while also shifting resource and decision-making power to First Nations communities.More depth than breadth: We prioritise connection and moving at the pace of trust while recognising the importance of achieving critical mass to shift power and systems. We work to build and nurture meaningful relationships and connections with, and between, young people, their communities and the world. Leadership from the most impacted: We prioritise backing young people with lived experience of structural injustice to transform those structures.  Holistic wellbeing: We are proactive and plan for wellbeing and the wellbeing of the people we work with, acknowledging that wellbeing looks different for everyone. We pace ourselves, individually and collectively, to be sustained long term. Power with, to and within not power over: We choose power with, power to and power within, not power-over. Power with is shared power that grows out of collaboration and relationships. It is built on respect, mutual support, solidarity and collaborative decision-making. Power to is built on the idea that every person has a unique contribution to make in shaping the world. Our work is to build and unleash that power. Power within is related to a person’s sense of self-worth and self-knowledge. It is what enables power to and power with. Power over is built on force, coercion, domination and control and motivates largely through fear. Intersectionality: Our struggles and solutions are connected. We work across sectors, issues and differences. We work across movements and within them to activate meaningful connection, solidarity and collective power. Recognising wholeness: People have inherent worth and dignity. Each person is full of history and life experience. We recognise there are multiple ways that people contribute to social change.  Who we’re looking forExperience managing projects including strategy design, project planning and delivery, budget tracking, stakeholder relationship management and impact evaluationExperience leading training, movement or capacity building for young people and/or social changemakers including curriculum design, facilitation and 1:1 mentoringLived expertise and relationships in First Nations justice, racial justice or disability justice movementsExperience managing people including coaching, motivating and supporting a diverse range of people while caring for them and their wellbeingStrong proficiency with key workplace tools such as Google apps, Slack etc Additional requirementsA Working with Children Check is a mandatory requirement of this position  - we’ll help you with this if you are successful. Applicants for this role must have a valid, legal right to work in Australia.Click Apply Now or head to the ‘work with us’ section of our website and follow the application process.Please include a detailed resume (no more than 3 pages)You will be asked two questions in your application in which you’re required to provide brief answers (no more than 500 words each), including:A description of yourself and what excites you about this role and working for FYAAn explanation of how your experience relates to what we’re looking forWe are open to receiving this as a written piece e.g. poetry or essay (no more than 500 words each), a video or audio (no more than five mins). For video or audio applications please send your responses to people@fya.org.auDeadline: 6pm AEST, Wednesday 28 July 2021A position description is attached. For more information or a confidential discussion about the role contact:Laura O’Connell RapiraExecutive Director, Capacity Building laura.oc.rapira@fya.org.au For more information about the recruitment process:Azianni MustapaPeople and Culture Coordinatorpeople@fya.org.a Wellbeing Project Lead Job Description AUD Melbourne