Posted: 19/08/2025
Closing Date: 15/09/2025
Job Type: Contract
Location: Richmond
Job Category: Community Services and Development

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a new role within The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services. The role will provide leadership on strengthening, overseeing and monitoring practice related to The Men’s Project’s efforts to reduce violence and other harmful behaviours that are prevalent among boys and men.
As well as this the role is responsible for overseeing several teams and initiatives, with a focus on practice development, ongoing implementation of clear processes such as a supervision framework, knowledge translation, evaluation and continuous improvement – including the development of new and innovative responses including seeking funding to support new initiatives.

This role will suit a candidate with the following skills and experience:

• Significant senior leadership and management experience in a relevant field and context.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide leadership and supervision to a team of practice managers.
• Significant practice expertise and professional experience working with men and boys to prevent violence and other harmful behaviors ideally in one or more of the settings where our work takes place (e.g. schools; sports; construction; justice).
• Experience in developing strategic partnerships, engaging senior social sector / government / academic stakeholders and representing an organisation externally with the ability to ‘cut through’ in order to achieve social change;
• Excellent relationship building, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including experience developing a diverse range of partnerships, engaging with funders and fostering collaboration to increase influence and impact.
• Demonstrated experience in program planning, development and review, in particular the development of new strategies as new areas of need are identified.
• Understanding and sympathy and a demonstrated capacity to provide leadership in the mission and ethos of Jesuit Social Services.
• Background in social work, psychology or related field