Position Description

Sector Development Lead

Role Specifics

Position | Sector Development Lead

Location | A national remote role, available in every major Australian city (with no preference for any location.

FTE | Full time (1.0) fixed-term position until October 2026 - with flexible working arrangements available (eg. part-time).

Reporting to | Manager, Sector Engagement and Development

Salary Range | $85,000 - $105,000 + superannuation + salary packaging options

Role Summary

The Sector Development Lead builds the capability, knowledge and confidence of practitioners, organisations, sectors and communities to respond compassionately to child sexual abuse and its impacts across the lifespan.. Working with victims and survivors, external stakeholders, and internal teams, this role designs and delivers professional learning programs and resources that drive practice change and strengthen sector responsiveness.

All initiatives within the Sector Capability Team are grounded in diverse perspectives, drawing on lived and living expertise, cultural knowledge, research and practice wisdom from both national and state contexts.

Who We Are

The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse

The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse (National Centre) The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse was established in November 2021 as a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It is a symbol of hope and an essential vehicle for action for many victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Its formation recognises the decades of advocacy by victims and survivors to be listened to, believed, validated, protected and ultimately supported to heal from the trauma they carry with them. Its focus extends beyond institutional child sexual abuse to abuse that occurs in the family, community and online.

The National Centre has woven the voices and experiences of victims and survivors into its very fabric. It acknowledges the strength and expertise that derives from their Lived and Living Experience of child sexual abuse. The National Centre recognises and honours the diversity of victims and survivors' experiences, identities and cultural backgrounds and their contributions to the common purpose of addressing child sexual abuse.

At the National Centre, we believe for victims and survivors to have the best opportunity to heal, they must feel safe to disclose and receive the necessary support that is non-stigmatising, appropriate to their needs and effective. Our purpose is to disrupt the dynamics that have failed to stop child sexual abuse from occurring, and prevented victims and survivors from being validated and supported.

Our values and behaviours

We are a purpose-driven organisation committed to creating a safer future for children and communities. We are committed to integrity, collaboration, innovation, and courage. Our team culture is inclusive, supportive, and focused on driving meaningful change.

Employees of the National Centre are required to demonstrate commitment to the organisation’s:

Diversity – we value an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from First Nations people, people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ+ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Integrated Management Systems – established Quality Management and Workplace Health and Safety Management Processes.

Values – better together, trustworthy, driving action, inclusive, bold.

Privacy and Confidentiality - managing and maintaining confidential information, records and data in line with the National Centre’s Privacy Policy and relevant legislation.

Areas of Responsibility

1. Capability Building and Knowledge Translation

  • Plan, coordinate and deliver professional learning activities, including workshops, webinars, e-learning and blended courses.

  • Apply adult learning principles to design inclusive, engaging and practical learning experiences across diverse sector contexts.

  • Monitor emerging professional development needs and adapt training approaches to remain relevant and responsive.

  • Evaluate and continuously improve learning activities, maintaining the National Centre’s register of professional learning.

  • Strengthen sector capability through knowledge sharing, partnerships and collaborations that elevate the voices of victims and survivors.

  • Contribute to organisation-wide projects, lead capability initiatives and ensure alignment with internal policies and procedures.

  • Develop and deliver evidence-informed initiatives and resources guided by best practice, research and stakeholder feedback.

  • Translate research and consultation into practical, trauma-responsive and culturally safe resources including practice guides, training materials and reports.

2. Stakeholder Engagement

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with practitioners, sector partners, victims and survivors and other key stakeholders in consultation with the National Centre.

  • Collaborate across the National Centre to ensure resources and initiatives align with strategic priorities.

  • Identify knowledge gaps and emerging needs with stakeholders to shape responsive sector capability activities.

  • Engage with experts and stakeholders across Australia to influence best practice in identifying and responding to child sexual abuse across the lifespan.

3. Lived Experience Engagement and Influence

  • Centre the voices of victims and survivors as the foundation of all capability-building initiatives.

  • Collaborate with the Lived Experience Team to ensure safe, ethical and supported engagement with survivors, so their expertise meaningfully informs all initiatives.

  • Model best practice behaviours and uphold trauma-informed principles when engaging with lived experience.

4. Project Management

  • Manage projects from planning through to delivery, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget and to agreed quality standards.

  • Prepare, review and maintain project plans, briefs, timelines and other key documentation.

  • Apply structured project management techniques (e.g. DACI, RACI or Agile approaches) to clarify roles, responsibilities and decision making.

  • Monitor risks, impacts, dependencies and progress to ensure successful project outcomes.

  • Embed feedback loops and continuous improvement processes to strengthen delivery and support high quality results.