Employment Pathways Lead

• Opportunity to work at Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) a national notforprofit organisation that supports the adoption and impact of placebased approaches across Australia.
• Join at an exciting time as the PLACE team builds its foundational team during its establishment phase in preparation for its first steps of growth as a new organisation.
• We encourage and are open to secondments from individuals working in placebased work (we would require a minimum 6month commitment). If you are a candidate who is interested in this approach please notify us in the application form.
• A national hybrid role with a preference for candidates based in or within commuting distance of Brisbane Melbourne Perth or Sydney.
• $110000 $130000 (FTE) per annum excluding superannuation.
• Full time (1.0) fixedterm position

The Employment Pathways Lead will contribute to the development of a national workforce strategy to strengthen the capability and capacity of those engaged in placebased work. This role is focused on designing entry points and future career pathways into the placebased workforce with an emphasis on creating a futureready workforce through education and access. It will create pathways through crosssector collaboration alignment with educational institutions and strategic partnerships.

The Employment Pathways Lead will conduct research and analysis to identify workforce trends employment pathways avenues of access to pathways and the feasibility of a registered training organisation. The Employment Pathways Lead will work closely with the Workforce and Sector Strengthening Lead and the Director Enable to address workforce strategy from multiple angles ensuring a coordinated approach to building a strong placebased workforce.

Who you are (selection criteria):

• You bring deep expertise in employment pathways workforce development and systems change with relevant qualifications and significant experience designing and delivering initiatives that prepare communities for the future of work.
• You have a strong track record of leading programs that adapt education and training to local employment opportunities.
• You have successfully built and managed strategic partnerships across government education providers community organisations and peak bodies.
• You are adept at convening diverse stakeholders and aligning their efforts around a shared workforce vision.
• You are committed to solutions that are culturally responsive accessible and centred on community leadership.
• You bring a systems lens and understand the role that data evaluation and feedback play in strengthening workforce capability over time and you use insights to drive continuous improvement share learnings and inform strategy refinement.
• You are an excellent communicator able to translate complex workforce issues into clear actionable insights for a range of audiences from local practitioners to policymakers and sector leaders.
• You are comfortable in a startup environment; you manage multiple competing priorities with a proactive and adaptable approach.
• You demonstrate a commitment to PLACEs vision values and principles particularly around community leadership and shared decisionmaking.

We know that confidence gaps and systemic barriers mean that many marginalised people might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement listed. Research indicates that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other marginalised individuals often wait until they fulfil every requirement. If you believe you have the attributes to do the job but dont match every point on the job ad we welcome and encourage your application.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to staff and project teams.
• Contribute to a national strategy that addresses skill gaps training needs and workforce challenges in placebased initiatives.
• Work with local placebased initiatives to ensure training programs are tailored to specific community needs and contexts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government funders educational bodies and relevant associations to support workforce development goals.
• Support the development and use of mechanisms to track the implementation and impact of the workforce strategy including stakeholder satisfaction and strategy adoption rates.

Please see the Employment Pathways Lead Position Description for more.

Who we are:

Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) is a notforprofit organisation committed to collaborative communitydriven approaches to create impactful and lasting change.

It is our vision to enable communities and governments to jointly decide on matters that are most important to our lives. We lead national initiatives to develop workforce strategies enhance placebased practices and improve data monitoring and evaluation.

At PLACE we are dedicated to creating lasting change through understanding action and empowered governance.

We are committed to providing an equitable accessible and inclusive recruitment experience for all applicants. If you require any adjustments or would like to discuss your access needs as part of the application or recruitment process please contact us via

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt so dont delay your application.

PLACE is an equal opportunity employer and strives to maintain a workplace environment that is fair and free of discrimination is safe and accessible for all employees and provides working arrangements that accommodate the diverse needs of our staff. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women people from culturally and linguisticallydiverse backgrounds LGBTQIA people and people of every ethnicity faith ability culture language gender identity age and sex.

Employment in this position is conditional upon reception and maintenance of a Working With Children Check.

As part of our employment screening process we do run police checks. But dont worryhaving a criminal record doesnt automatically disqualify you.