Ko wai koe | About you - Key Selection Criteria

The ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrable knowledge in Australian and New Zealand legal, regulatory and legislation.
• With previous experience in providing guidance, supervision or mentoring to colleagues, desirable.
• Ability to use initiative and foresight to ensure effective delivery of areas of responsibility.
• Ability to use sound judgement and initiative to manage competing priorities and contribute to high‑quality governance outcomes.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, particularly with respect to accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, individuals and groups.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability in policy writing.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, including the ability to plan workload, manage competing priorities and use initiative and foresight to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Experience and/or an interest in and commitment to issues concerning women's health and familiarity with a health-related service/workplace and health-related workforce and policy issues.

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return 

Working at RANZCOG means enjoying a strong sense of purpose and engaging in meaningful work every day. Some of our benefits include:

• Salary packaging
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• A range of leave options for all that life throws at you
• Commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

We are proud to be an accredited Great Place to Work since 2023, with a current score of 89%! We are also recognised as a Work 180 Employer of Choice for Women since 2022 and recently ranked in the top 101 Workplaces for Women across Australia. You can find out more about all of our accreditations on our website!

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.

Please visit our Careers at RANZCOG webpage for more information on our benefits, candidate support and to get an idea of what our recruitment process is like.

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: Sunday 19 April 11:59 PM (AEST). 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.