Build respectful, well-documented relationships with community organisations relevant to approved HIF programs.
Location
Australia
Arrangement
Hybrid
Commitment
3–4 hours per week
Duration
Ongoing, 12-month preference
Level
Student / professional
Contribution track
Build HIF
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Role mandate
Build respectful, well-documented relationships with community organisations relevant to approved HIF programs.
Why this role exists now
Partnership activity must begin with listening and mutual fit, not unsolicited program pitches or vague collaboration promises.
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Outcomes you would own
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A focused partner map linked to current program questions.
02
Complete relationship records and consented contact pathways.
03
Clear mutual-value and decision notes for qualified partnerships.
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Consistent handoffs to program, development and governance leads.
Core responsibilities
Research prospective partners against approved program needs.
Prepare outreach briefs and coordinate introductory conversations.
Record priorities, boundaries, decisions and next actions.
Support due diligence, agreements and relationship handover.
Close the loop when HIF cannot proceed or is not the right partner.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Partnerships brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Prototype the priority system, policy or operating rhythm.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Strong stakeholder communication, listening and follow-through.
Respectful community-engagement and record-keeping habits.
Ability to avoid making unapproved commitments.
Desirable, not required
Health, local-government or community-sector experience.
Partnership-development or facilitation capability.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Partners receive clear, timely and honest communication.
Conversations generate learning even when no partnership proceeds.
No external commitment is made outside approved authority.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Partnerships & Sponsorship Manager.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
This role does not provide clinical advice, diagnosis, treatment or unsupervised patient contact.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Approved outreach briefs and email templates.
Named program owner for every partner conversation.
Legal and due-diligence support for formal arrangements.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to partnerships.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 3–4 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.