About us

Our mission is to provide visible role models, mentors, content and targeted support to aspiring LGBTIQA+ professionals and to strengthen the sense of community among professionals and students.

Our vision is to create an Australia where every LGBTIQA+ student and aspiring professional is confident to be their authentic self in workplaces which celebrate diversity.

About the opportunity

The State Director is responsible for leading and managing the State Team. The State Director is a people manager who grows, equips, influences and empowers their team to drive Out for Australia’s activities and programs in their state. The State Director works through their team to implement the OFA national strategy and report on state activities, primarily overseeing outreach and events within their state and collaborating with national mentor, communication and design teams, and therefore also an important member of the National Team.

The two primary functions of state Out for Australia teams are to (1) hold events in the state which showcase visible role models, thought leadership and create safe spaces for aspiring young LGBTIQA+ professionals to be their most authentic selves in the workplace, and (2) foster relationships in our state community through our outreach strategy, particularly with universities and key local community partners, both to better understand our community, and to promote Out for Australia, in order to successfully support our events and to promote our mentoring program.

Responsibilities

Team management / leadership

• Helping team members articulate their visions/set goals;
• Checking in with them periodically to ensure those goals are being met;
• Connecting them with adequate resources to achieve their vision;
• Ensuring that their individual projects are connected to the national and state strategies.

Strategy

• Upon commencing, you will be expected to attend a half or full day induction with a senior leader in our organisation. Subsequent to this, you will spend two weeks meeting (by phone) with other members of the organisation and reading our most important strategy documents.
• Within your first month you will be expected to put together a goals+strategy document with your long term vision for Western Australia which aligns with the national strategy, as well as goals for 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. You will report against this strategy in your monthly check ins with the Deputy CEO.
• On an ongoing basis, you will talk with and work with the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and the other State Directors to share ideas and address issues of national importance.

Organisational responsibilities

• Organise and run monthly face-to-face State Team meetings. Prior to these meetings you must liaise with other portfolio areas in OFA (chiefly Mentoring or Partnerships) so you can report to your team on national developments and ensure that state projects/activities align with them  (i.e. these meetings are not just a ‘show and tell’, they are a crucial information exchange).
• Participate in 10 National Team meetings over a calender year via video/phone chat (Normally run for 2+ hours).
• Oversee and coordinate annual State Team recruitment and succession planning, with the support of the National Volunteer Coordinator (such as by helping draft PDs and run interviews).
• Manage the state budget monthly and ensure compliance and recording keeping needs for the state are met.