Community Mobiliser in St Leonards

We are committed to providing services for people with low vision or blindness by tailoring solutions to help overcome barriers and build independent and fulfilling lives. We are united in our shared mission of creating opportunities, championing the rights of people with low vision or blindness, and building communities who share our mindset and ambition for accessibility and inclusivity. With a strong culture of innovation, learning, flexibility and belonging, we live our values and allow our team members to be the best version of themselves inside and outside work.

Permanent, Part-time (4 days/28 hours per week) Reporting to the Community Manager, Social Change, you’ll work with the team on the development and delivery of our community mobilisation strategy. This role is pivotal in bringing together clients, families, staff, volunteers, donors, and the broader low‑vision and blindness community to build a powerful, engaged movement for change. You’ll work collaboratively across regional teams and internal stakeholders to ensure lived experience is embedded in everything we do.

What you'll do:

• Help build and implement a community engagement and mobilisation strategy across all Guide Dogs NSW/ACT stakeholder groups.
• Foster a thriving community of people with lived experience who are keen to collaborate on advocacy initiatives.
• Develop local client relationships and support grassroots advocacy initiatives across metro, regional, and rural areas.
• Create and deliver community‑building events and mobilisation activities.
• Identify and nurture local mobilisation leads and case studies.
• Design and coordinate impactful campaigning actions, including events, rallies, and social media engagement.
• Promote self‑advocacy and ensure strong community participation in advocacy campaigns.
• Identify and streamline engagement tools and approaches to strengthen community networks.

What you'll bring:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in community engagement or similar fields.
• Experience in campaigns that mobilise people to achieve change.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong computer literacy, including intermediate Word and Excel, and database experience.
• Ability to manage the physical requirements of the role.
• Experience in the disability sector, particularly low vision or blindness.

Benefits that Guide Dogs offer:

• A competitive remuneration package is available commensurate with skills and experience, which includes tax free salary packaging of up to $15,900.
• EAP - Get support when you need it with Employee Assistance Program counselling sessions.
• Me Days – Receive two paid days per year to support your health and wellbeing.
• Paid Parental Leave – take time to bond with your new child with 15 weeks paid leave after qualification period.
• The option to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave each year.
• Employee benefits program and Reward and Recognition program.
• Support for your professional development including paid study leave and educational assistance.
• Join an organisation that makes a meaningful and positive impact on our society.

Guide Dogs Values:

• Our clients come first in everything we do.
• Walk the Talk - The buck stops with us. So we keep our word and keep going, no matter what.
• Lead with Head and Heart - Forever focused on our purpose and mission, we combine care and careful planning to deliver successes worth celebrating.
• Lift each other - From a guiding hand to a high five, we unleash and acknowledge everyone's potential.
• Never stop exploring - We're fearlessly creative. We've always asked and answered the tough questions and if there's a better way, we'll find it.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT are proud to be an inclusive workplace that reflects our clients and the broader community and are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We offer equal employment opportunity regardless of your disability, gender or gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or domestic status, carer status, or political opinion. If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact jobs@guidedogs.com.au to inform us of your preferred method of communication.