- Part Time (30.4 hrs per week), 12-month fixed-term contract
- Co-located in Abbotsford and Carlton
- SCHADS Level 6 role (pro-rata) + salary packaging + above award rates
- Thorne Harbour Health is proud to employ staff on behalf of Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC)
Zoe Belle Collective is a leading Australian trans and gender diverse-led organisation working in prevention of gender-based violence.
We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Family Violence Prevention & Response Lead to provide strategic leadership across our partnerships in the family violence sector. Working
closely with Safe and Equal, you’ll help transform policy, practice and systems to ensure family violence prevention and response services are inclusive, affirming and accessible for trans and gender diverse people.
About the role
This is a unique opportunity to shape best practice across Victoria’s family violence sector through advocacy, partnership development, project leadership and capacity building. Reporting to the Director of Zoe Belle Gender Collective, you will:
- Lead ZBGC’s strategic partnership with Safe and Equal.
- Design, deliver and evaluate initiatives that strengthen trans and gender diverse inclusion across family violence prevention and response systems.
- Develop sector resources, practice guidance and capacity-building initiatives.
- Provide specialist advice to government, peak bodies and community organisations.
- Lead policy development, submissions and advocacy that influence systemic reform.
- Manage prevention campaigns, including the internationally recognised Transfemme campaign.
What’s on offer
In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 6 (pro-rata) + leave loading + superannuation, Thorne Harbour also pays above award. You’ll also be able to increase your take-home pay by accessing
up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits as well as accessing professional and career development.
About You
You are an experienced leader with a strong understanding of family violence prevention and response and a commitment to advancing equity for trans and gender diverse communities.
You will also bring:
- Qualifications in Social Work, Community Development, Human Services, Community Services or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Demonstrated understanding of family and gender-based violence impacting trans and gender diverse communities.
- Experience influencing policy, practice or organisational change.
- Strong knowledge of primary prevention, early intervention and/or family violence response frameworks.
- Understanding of gender-transformative and intersectional feminist practice.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
Highly regarded for this role is lived experience as a trans or gender diverse person, along with experience working alongside trans and gender diverse communities within family violence
prevention or response settings.
About ZBGC
Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC) is a trans and gender diverse (TGD)-led not-for-profit
organisation founded in 2007 in honour of transgender activist Zoe Belle. ZBGC works to
create a society where trans and gender diverse people are valued, respected, empowered and able to live free from discrimination and violence through advocacy, primary prevention, capacity building and community-led initiatives.
ZBGC is auspiced by Thorne Harbour Health, a community-controlled LGBTIQA+ health organisation
governed by its members.
About Thorne Harbour Health
At Thorne Harbour Health, we combine community, care, and advocacy to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people and people living with or affected by HIV.
We are a proudly community-led organisation built on over 40 years of activism and care — where your lived experience and identity are valued and celebrated.
For a detailed position description, including selection criteria, visit our website:
https://thorneharbour.org/about/work/
Inclusion Matters
We strongly encourage applications from people who are:
- Part of the LGBTQI+ community
- Living with HIV
- From culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- First Nations people
- People with disability
For further enquiries, please contact Starlady – Director, Zoe Belle Gender Collective (ZBGC)
on 0467 569 635 or via email – starlady@zbgc.org.au
How to apply
Written applications addressing the selection criteria and including a resume and the names and contact details of three professional referees should be submitted via the listing in Employment
Hero.
Applications close on Sunday 19 July 2026
Important: it is essential that applicants specifically address the selection criteria. Where selection criteria have not been addressed, applications will not be considered.
Thorne Harbour Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks for all roles.
