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Writeability Manager

Writers Victoria is looking for an arts professional who is passionate about working with writers with disability. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is strategic and collaborative and interested in creating partnerships and driving the development of the program. Our ideal person will be someone who loves working with a broad range of writers and has highly developed administration and customer service skills.

Writers Victoria’s award-winning Writeability program supports writers with disability wanting to develop their skills and writing careers. Writeability aims to remove some of the barriers that prevent people with disability from connecting with writing and publishing. It provides tools and information to help people with disability tell their own stories in their own way.

The Writeability Manager role is part time (two days per week) with potential to extend to three days as the program grows.

Writers Victoria welcomes applications from persons living with disability, older people, First Nations people and those from diverse backgrounds.

Writeability Manager position description (PDF, 136 KB)

To be successful in this role you will have:

Demonstrated knowledge of the literary world.
The ability to work as part of a team and ability to work autonomously.
Good time management skills and able to prioritise.
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and demonstrated experience working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders.
The ability to be both flexible and creative.

To apply please submit:

A cover letter of no more than 2 pages loosely addressing the selection criteria and describing how your skills and experience will assist in meeting the requirements of this role.
A resume of no more than 3 pages.
Names of two referees (referees will only be contacted after the ideal candidate has been selected).

To apply for this role or discuss any accessibility requirements, please email Writers Victoria CEO Julie Skate on [email protected] or phone (03) 9917 5684.

Applications close 5pm (AEST), Thursday 25 April 2024. Interviews will be held in the week of 29 April with the preferred candidate ideally starting the following week.

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