About Movember 

Movember is the leading organisation changing the face of men’s health globally, taking on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate and testicular cancers.  

About the role:

Reporting to the Director - Advocacy & Policy Director, you will lead the implementation of our Australian advocacy and policy strategies – helping to build political will, build strong alliances with civil society, shape public attitudes and create the necessary pressure to influence health systems.  

You’ll be helping Movember build our skills, expertise and capabilities in advocacy & policy in Australia. You will also work alongside senior leaders skilled in media, mobilisation, supporter engagement, partnerships and alliances to draw on your political nous and strategic instincts to fuel our engagement with key audiences and stakeholders that build political will for our advocacy focus areas. 

Some of your responsibilities will be:

• Operationalising and managing Movember’s advocacy and policy strategy in Australia
• Supporting the development of an advocacy partnership strategy and support management of key relationships eg. health systems, governments, MPs, research and clinical partners, industry associations, corporates and marketing partners in Australia  
• Coordinating events and engagement of health professionals and health organisations to socialise and promote Movember policy agenda 
• Supporting the production of submissions and policy briefs on topics relevant to health to state / territory and federal government inquiries and agencies 
• Lead partnership with the MET to develop public engagement and media strategies that drive and support policy change inline with our advocacy priorities. 
• Support the operationalisation of partnership with the Policy & Data team and the Movember Institute of Men’s Health to develop and commission research to support policy positions and evaluate the impact of our advocacy programs in Australia.  
• Hold responsibility for managing all external contracting management, including progressing and finalising engagements with our internal finance, legal and administrative teams.

Your knowledge and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in public policy, politics, political science or related disciplines or equivalent relatable experience. 
• 4+ years' experience in the development of policies, position statements and briefing papers. 
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with a range of stakeholders. 
• Excellent social research skills and ability to apply analysis and critical thinking skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply contemporary research principles and practices. 

Bonus Points For:

• Comprehensive understanding of health legislation and policy 
• Experience in the community or charity sector, policy or advocacy, preferably within health 

Our employee benefits include:

• Flexible hybrid working from home and our modern Richmond office
• Finish work at 2pm on Fridays (Dec-Aug)
• NFP salary packaging (pay less tax)
• 13 weeks paid parental leave and 5 weeks annual leave
• Fun & collaborative culture with employee social events
• Free Headspace subscription and other wellbeing initiatives
• Relaxed dress code

Does this role sound up your alley?
If so, we’d love to hear from you. Click ‘Apply’ to send through your application.

We will be interviewing for this position in Jan 2025 

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