Role Title: Project Intern Strategy & Partnerships Fremantle
Organisation: Department of Communities
Internship Period: Semester 1 (February - May)
Location: Fremantle
The intern will be working with the Women’s Team and the Office for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence (OPFDV) in the Strategy and Partnerships Division of the Department of Communities to progress the development, design, delivery, and dissemination strategy of a revised Women’s Pocket Directory.
This project presents a valuable opportunity for an intern to lead the redevelopment of a tangible, widely used resource that supports women, including those from diverse and vulnerable groups, to access services quickly and safely. This resource is especially critical for victim-survivors of sexual or family and domestic violence, including coercive control.
First released in 2001, the Women’s Pocket Directory is a discreet, wallet-sized resource that contains contact details for more than 100 organisations providing services to women. Historically, it has been distributed in settings such as health, justice, police and emergency, community safety, and refuge accommodation services. With the societal and sector shift towards digital directories, the printing of the physical Pocket Directory ceased several years ago, however, the Women’s Team continues to receive requests from frontline and community services for a physical resource.
In light of this demand, Communities proposes development of an updated version to be printed, together with a corresponding electronic version.
The Department collaborates to create pathways that enable individual, family and community wellbeing. What we do has far-reaching impacts across all aspects of society. Supporting wellbeing can mean many things including ensuring children are safe, helping people access a home, or creating diverse and inclusive communities.