Multicultural Community Development Team Leader

This role offers the opportunity to combine your leadership experience, community networks and passion for health equity to make a meaningful difference. Reporting to the Community Engagement Coordinator, you'll lead a team of three Bilingual Engagement Officers while working closely with community leaders, local councils, healthcare providers and multicultural organisations to deliver culturally safe engagement programs.

• Close date: 14 Aug 2026
• Position title: Multicultural Community Development Team Leader
• Employment type: Part time (0.8FTE)
• Location: Carlton
• Selection Criteria:
• Position Summary:

  About the role:

  • Lead the delivery of community engagement initiatives across priority Local Government Areas. 

  • Manage, coach and support a team of three Bilingual Engagement Officers. 

  • Build and strengthen trusted relationships with Arabic-speaking communities, community leaders and multicultural organisations. 

  • Develop partnerships with local councils, GPs, Primary Health Networks and community groups. 

  • Coordinate community events, education sessions and culturally responsive health promotion activities. 

  • Drive projects that increase awareness of breast screening and improve participation within culturally and linguistically diverse communities. 

  • Monitor outcomes and continuously improve engagement strategies. 

  About you:

  • Fluency in Arabic (essential). 

  • Strong cultural knowledge, lived experience and/or established connections within Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities. 

  • Experience in community engagement, community development, health promotion or multicultural project coordination. 

  • Demonstrated experience leading or supervising staff. 

  • Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills. 

  • Confidence presenting to community groups and facilitating engagement activities. 

  • A current Victorian Driver Licence and willingness to travel across metropolitan Melbourne. 

  For additional detail please view the attached PD.