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1 Position Title Executive Manager, Building Healthy Communities POSITION DESCRIPTION Employee name Location Macedon St Sunbury Service Unit Exec SUNBURY COMMUNITY HEALTH Vacant Date Jan 2019 Time Fraction 0.8-Full Time (negotiable) Sunbury Community Health is a not for profit company limited by guarantee and registered health promoting charity. With more than 270 staff and volunteers, the Centre provides a diverse range of health and community services, including residential aged care for Sunbury and surrounding communities. The Centre receives funding from a range of sources including Commonwealth and State governments. Sunbury Community Health operates with a multidisciplinary team structure and staff are required to incorporate activities relating to health promotion, community consultation, early identification and intervention and individual and community capacity building within their role. Staff are expected to participate as a member of SCH team and provide services within a social model of health that recognises the effect of social, economic, cultural and political factors and conditions on health and wellbeing. SCH is committed to improving the health of our community and being accessible to all, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with special needs and other socially disadvantaged groups. Sunbury Community Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. SCH is also the auspice organisation (official employer) of a number of semi-independent organisations, including the Hume-Whittlesea Primary Care Partnership (PCP) and Boilover Inclusive Theatre Company. Purpose: With our communities we build social fabric by supporting people to help themselves and each other. Values It takes a village...to belong and grow Our community is stronger when everyone finds belonging. We believe there is strength and wisdom in diversity. We believe that everyone has unique abilities and something to contribute. We believe that learning and growth continues over a lifetime. Every day we strive to work with and support people at all stages of their life, to improve and expand their potential. We will be in the community, supporting community to create opportunities for all to learn, grow and belong. Passionately engaged...with our community and each other We are passionately engaged with people to support each other and build community. We are enthusiastic about what others can achieve. We genuinely care. We encourage and inspire each other. We celebrate together. We do the right thing...not just the easy thing We are serious about our moral and social responsibility to do the right thing. We are transparent and honest. We take responsibility for our actions. We strive to get it right, even when the right way isn t clear. We don t take short-cuts. We consider and plan our actions. We make things happen.. we get things done We seek out opportunities. We ask why? and why not? We innovate. We learn from our successes and mistakes. We work hands-on and get things done. We pitch in and go the extra mile.

2 Position reports to CEO Reportable positions Volunteer Coordinator Boilover Creative Producer 3 x Community Partnership and Engagement Officers, Including portfolios of: Aboriginal Engagement Marketing Men s Shed Coordinator Internal relationships Position Purpose Qualifications Board Executive Team Service Unit Managers Team Leaders Staff External relationships Funding bodies Hume City Council Community organisations, health promotion, research and planning bodies Population Health networks and peak bodies (including; Hume-Whittlesea PCP) Policy and research institutions Drive SCH's strategy and approach to building strong social fabric, including creating opportunities to enhance social connectedness and raise community awareness and engagement with SCH. Required: Desirable: Undergraduate degree in population health, community development, health promotion, health services/health science or equivalent work experience. Post-graduate qualification in community development, health promotion, public health, health policy, public policy, communications, marketing, management or leadership Police Check Required Yes Working with Children Check Required Yes Victorian Driver s Licence: Award (if applicable) Yes Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Services (Health & Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Officers) Multiple Enterprise Agreement ( the Agreement ) Resource Management Approx $650,000 Current First-Aid Level II: No Classification Grade 6 Total staff management (EFT) 3.8 EFT Page 2 of 6

3 COMPETENCIES REQUIRED Client Service Orientation Embrace diversity and actively promote respect for all clients, staff and stakeholders Professional presentation, punctuality and reliability Community and Stakeholder Engagement Ability to build respectful collaborative partnership with key community stakeholders Ability to establish and build mutually beneficial partnerships and alliances with current and potential service delivery and community development partners Ability to establish and build mutually beneficial relationships with current and potential funding bodies, governments and policy setting organisation. Leadership Effective leadership skills including highly developed interpersonal skills, communication, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation Demonstrated ability to manage people and develop collegial relationships and lead change Ability to facilitate and lead meetings and forums in order to develop and achieve established outcomes Self and People Management Demonstrated confidence and personal resilience and ability to manage challenging situations Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and as part of a team Regularly seeks and uses feedback to identify areas for learning and improvement Team Work Collaborate effectively with supervisor, peers, staff and volunteers from across SCH to achieve individual, team and organisational objectives Facilitate effective teamwork by providing leadership, support, facilitation of supervision and direction to individual team members and to the team as a whole System and Process Development Critical thinking and analysis skills Promote best practice in service delivery by contributing to the development of service policies and systems Planning & Initiative Demonstrated capacity to set and achieve goals through planning, organising and implementing in a consultative and cooperative manner Page 3 of 6

4 Duties & Responsibilities: 1. Executive and Management Functions 1.1. Work with the CEO and Executive Team (and Board where required), to develop and achieve the organisation s strategic objectives 1.2. Monitor progress against strategic, operational, financial and contractual targets and ensure strategies, plans and corrective actions are in place to achieve these targets 1.3. Provide regular reports to the Board, through the CEO detailing progress and achievements of the program and services within the area of responsibility in accordance with the organisation s ongoing development of a Balanced Scorecard People Management, including; Recruitment Supervision Performance management Mentoring new staff, students and volunteers Ensuring occupational health and safety 1.5. Budget responsibility Working with CEO and Executive Manager, Finance to review Strategy Unit Staffing Profile Approving expenditure within budget and delegation limits Monitoring expenditure against budget Identifying opportunities for income generation and/or project funding as appropriate 1.6. Oversee the management of community programs, including; Boilover Inclusive Theatre, Sunbury Men s Shed and Sons of the West men s health initiative through: Program planning, design and evaluation Team member work load management Addressing client and community feedback Liaison and reporting to funding bodies Development, documentation and review of Unit specific work instructions 2. Leadership in Community Development and Building Social Fabric 2.1. Drive the organisation s strategy and implementation of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and fostering community leadership 2.2. Engage in communities of practice along with national and international ABCD learning sites to contribute to the ongoing development of ABCD approaches Initiate, lead and co-ordinate strategic partnerships with the community, local government, other nongovernment organisations and community health policy bodies to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for our community Seek and identify opportunities to link and share organisational skills and resources with our internal and external communities 3. Collaborative Community Action 3.1. In collaboration with partners, staff and local community members, including the aboriginal community, community networks, associations, service providers and community groups, identify opportunities and initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of our community In collaboration with the community and internal and external stakeholders oversee the development of organisational advocacy position statements and community led action plans. Page 4 of 6

5 4. Prevention and Integrated Health Promotion 4.1. Lead organisation wide population health and local needs analysis, Integrated Health Promotion planning and reporting 4.2. Drive community based prevention and population health campaigns To act as resource person within the organisation, regarding, population health, prevention, community and stakeholder engagement, evaluation and population health policy and advocacy. 5. Marketing and External Communications 5.1. Develop and oversee all aspects of marketing and external communications including; Overall Marketing Strategy and associated marketing plans Media relations On-line communications (website and social media) Publications 5.2. Drive SCH s approach to becoming a health literate organisation 6. Community Engagement and Events 6.1. Implement innovative listening techniques to monitor community awareness and sentiment in relation to SCH and associated programs and services and respond appropriately as required Oversee SCH s involvement in a broad range of local community events and initiatives 7. Volunteerism 7.1. Support the strengthening of social fabric by promoting volunteerism and skill sharing within the community 7.2. Oversee SCH s volunteer engagement program to ensure best practice community engagement and volunteer experience Ensure effective and efficient management of SCH volunteer engagement program and processes, including; recruitment, orientation, compliance systems, workplace health and safety, 8. Grants and Fundraising 8.1. Develop and oversee all aspects of the organisation s strategy and plans in relation to fundraising and engagement with the philanthropic sector. 9. Other 9.1. Subject to resources and competing priorities, coordinate organisation wide approaches to health, wellbeing and social research including development and utilisation of effective partnerships with tertiary education institutions and other research bodies Other duties as required to achieve position or organisational objectives KEY SELECTION CRITERIA Essential 1. Experience in leading a professional team in the fields of Community Development, Community Engagement and/or Preventative Health/Population Health/Health Promotion 2. High level conceptual, planning and influencing skills. 3. Demonstrated ability in organisational leadership and proven ability to manage within complex environments Page 5 of 6

6 4. High level relationship, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to operate in a collaborative manner within the organisation, with funding bodies, clients, key stakeholders and the broader community 5. Highly develop written and verbal communication skills, including management and Board level reporting 6. Demonstrated people management skills, including job and project design, performance management and reporting, conflict resolution and communication 7. Demonstrated capacity to identify funding opportunities, oversee budget and project planning and management, particularly in an environment of budget constraint 8. Demonstrated commitment to the highest level of ethical conduct and alignment with the values of SCH Highly Desirable 1. Experience in leading a professional team in the fields of Marketing, Communications, Fund Raising and/or Research. VARIATIONS TO CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 2. Demonstrated ability to review, develop and implement improved systems and processes to enhance the organisation efficiency and effectiveness 3. An understanding of contemporary issues facing Community Health particularly for a medium sized Not for Profit company 4. Experience in the development and implementation of management and social outcome reporting systems including a Balanced Scorecard These conditions of employment, your duties and your location may be varied during the term of your employment AGREEMENT: I hereby accept and agree to the duties in the Position Description. I understand that this Position Description is to be read in conjunction with my Letter of Appointment and agree to abide by the terms and conditions stipulated therein. Name (please print): Signature: (Incumbent) Date: Signature: (Chief Executive Officer) Review Date: March 2020 or as required Page 6 of 6