Strategic Projects Lead - MenCare Changemaker Partnerships

JSS•Richmond, VA

11d

About The Position

Jesuit Social Services, through The Men’s Project, is partnering with Equimundo, WOW – Women of the World Foundation, WOW Australia and other partners to engage men and boys in preventing violence and harm, advancing gender equality, and promoting care. The work is focused on building a positive vision of men and boys as caring, connected and accountable, and on the contribution they can make to safer, healthier and more equal relationships and communities. It aims to address the gender norms and broader social and structural conditions that contribute to violence, while building hope, leadership and momentum towards lasting social change. Reporting directly to the Executive Director – The Men’s Project, this position will provide strategic leadership for The Men’s Project’s contribution to the Jesuit Social Services, Equimundo and WOW partnership and its work in Australia. Working across Jesuit Social Services and with external partners, the role will build influential relationships, develop a shared direction, and engage communities and decision-makers, connecting Australian expertise with international learning to help translate ambition into practical and sustained action. The role will work to ensure that the initiative is locally grounded and reflects feminist and pro-feminist approaches to engaging men and boys; gender equality; violence prevention; survivor safety; care and accountability; First Nations leadership and culturally safe engagement; intersectionality; and the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people and other priority communities.

Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification/s and/or substantial senior leadership experience in program management, partnerships, social change, gender equality, violence prevention, public policy, international development, major events, human services or a related field.
Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-partner initiatives with national or international dimensions, including governance, planning, budgets, risk, resources and interdependent delivery.
Strong understanding of gender equality, feminist and pro-feminist approaches to engaging men and boys, masculinities, care, violence prevention, survivor safety and accountability.
Sound judgement in applying intersectional, culturally safe, child-safe and LGBTQIA+-inclusive approaches, including when engaging First Nations and other priority communities.
Excellent relationship development, stakeholder engagement, convening and negotiation skills.
Able to influence senior leaders across community, media, business, technology, sport, government, philanthropy, research and civil society.
Able to build effective relationships with First Nations partners, organisations representing priority communities, and international organisations.
Highly organised, adaptable and solutions-focused, with strong judgement and interpersonal skills.
Able to manage competing priorities, dependencies and complexity across distributed teams while maintaining momentum.
Demonstrated experience coordinating and supporting project staff, contractors and partners, with the ability to prepare clear briefings, communications and reports, monitor progress and impact, and contribute to funding, sustainability and transition planning to support longer-term outcomes.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for The Men’s Project’s contribution to the Jesuit Social Services, Equimundo and WOW partnership and its work in Australia.
Build influential relationships across Jesuit Social Services and with external partners.
Develop a shared direction for the partnership.
Engage communities and decision-makers.
Connect Australian expertise with international learning to translate ambition into practical and sustained action.
Ensure the initiative is locally grounded and reflects feminist and pro-feminist approaches to engaging men and boys, gender equality, violence prevention, survivor safety, care and accountability, First Nations leadership and culturally safe engagement, intersectionality, and the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people and other priority communities.
Coordinate and support project staff, contractors and partners.
Prepare clear briefings, communications and reports.
Monitor progress and impact.
Contribute to funding, sustainability and transition planning to support longer-term outcomes.