Introduction The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Victoria, providing specialist knowledge and support to young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Our vision is that young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds are connected, empowered and influential Australians. Description The Project Lead will primarily be responsible for the coordination, co-design, co-delivery and oversight of the Reverb 2.0 youth mental health program with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. This will include recruiting, engaging and supporting young people in project activities; delivering leadership training and capacity-building workshops; supervising a Project Officer and Youth Advocates (staff); and coordinating the development and delivery of presentations, workshops and professional development sessions. The position will be responsible for establishing and facilitating stakeholder relationships with mental health service providers, schools, and other project stakeholders to collaboratively deliver project activities. The Project Lead is also expected to actively support the work of the Youth Participation program area more broadly, collaborating with staff across the team and organisation to enhance organisational practice, and maximise opportunities for youth participation. Hours: 30.4 hours per week , Part Time Fixed Term: FTE 0.8 until 30 th June 2026, then 0.6FTE until 31 st December 2026 Base Salary (SCHADS Level 5): $100,776.00 per annum (pro rata) plus Super and access to Salary Packaging (Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.) Location: Carlton primarily with potential travel across Australia Applications Close: 11.59pm Sunday 7 th September 2025 Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 8 th September 2025 You will have Demonstrated organisational skills with experience in planning, delivering and evaluating programs for multicultural youth, meeting outcomes aligned with project targets, budgets and timelines Demonstrated experience in recruiting, engaging, supporting and supervising young people as volunteers and staff, including leading training and capacity-building workshops for young people Demonstrated commitment to youth participation, co-design approaches, and community development principles, with sensitivity to issues affecting young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds Strong communication and collaboration skills including the ability to effectively engage with diverse stakeholders including young people, schools, partner organisations and staff across multiple regions Demonstrated capacity to be flexible, innovative and show initiative to adapt to opportunities and challenges as they arise For more information On the role, please see the position description On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us Contact person for the role: Kim-Thi Ho – Youth Participation Program Manager, on 0448 062 082 How to Apply Click "Apply" on the job and complete the application form. If you don't already have a profile, please create one to submit your application. Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document. Applications submitted without addressing the key selection criteria will not be considered Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short-listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
