Time Commitment

Serving as a Community Representative and a RANZCOG Councillor involves a formal commitment to participating in the governance of the College. The following outlines the expectations specifically related to Council activities:

• Attend three Council meetings per year (March, July, November) in person and virtually if required.
• Prepare for meetings by reading agenda papers, reports, and materials in advance.
• Consider and respond to written resolutions circulated electronically between meetings.
• Maintain a high level of attendance and engagement.
• Request formal leave of absence if unable to attend a meeting.

Ko wai koe | About you - Key Selection Criteria

• Awareness of women’s health issues and community needs specific to the Australian context;
• Demonstrated understanding of community needs, particularly in areas relevant to women’s health, cultural safety or regional healthcare access;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders and work collaboratively with members with healthcare backgrounds.
• Good judgement and the capacity to contribute meaningfully in a collaborative manner to the work of the Council;
• Ability to analyse issues and judge their effects on the relevant communities;
• Ability and willingness to act as a College advocate on matters relating to women’s healthcare; and
• Availability to participate in Council and associated committee and working party meetings at the RANZCOG Office in Melbourne.

Meetings of the Council and its associated standing committees are conducted at the RANZCOG Office in Melbourne, on an ad hoc basis, as required and advised well in advance. Attendance at all such meetings is an absolute requirement of this role.

RANZCOG is committed to ensuring consumer, community, and external representatives are appropriately supported and remunerated for their contributions. Appointed Consumer Representatives on the Council will receive remuneration in accordance with RANZCOG’s Community Engagement Framework.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces and celebrates the differences and similarities within our staff, trainee, and member workforce.

We encourage applications from First Nations, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent peoples; as well as parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith.

Feel like you don’t meet all the requirements for this role? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minorities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are interested in this role but feel your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at the College.

TO APPLY: When submitting your application, please include your current CV and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. You can view the Position Description here or by visiting the College vacancies list on our website.  

Applications Close: 31 October 2025 11:59 PM (AEDT). Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be shortlisted when they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

RANZCOG acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and communities across Australia, on which our staff live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
RANZCOG recognises the special status of Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand and is committed to meeting its obligations as Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners.