Applications are now open for the inaugural Multicultural Communities Leadership in Action Program. The Multicultural Communities Leadership in Action Program will build the capability of community leaders to engage with the government and their own communities. It will create a talent pool of informed and influential leaders able to mobilise communities, negotiate with government and form collaborative partnerships. Participants will complete two, half-day sessions between February and May 2022 under one of three streams; women, young people or generalist.
Developed and delivered using a genuine co-design approach with community, the Program runs dedicated streams for women and young people, as well as a generalist stream. Participants complete two, half-day sessions, and are invited to a graduation event where they can build on their new network of hundreds of fellow participants and government stakeholders.
Participants will learn how to:
- become influential and informed community advocates
- navigate and collaborate with government
- be more able to mobilise and educate their communities
- strengthen their civic and community engagement capability.
Participants will:
- join a network of hundreds of like-minded cultural and faith leaders
- develop great potential to create collaborative partnerships and projects
- be connected with government representatives
- be more likely to hold future roles in senior community service and on government boards and committees.
This program is for current or emerging Victorian multicultural or multifaith community leaders.
Applicants can select to join one of three streams – general, women or young people. For details, see the ‘Eligibility’ below.
We welcome a diversity of people in this program – regardless of culture, faith, age, ability, sexuality or gender identity. Transwomen are welcome in the women’s stream.
The program will be delivered over two, half-day, in-person or online sessions. Sessions will be offered during business hours, evenings and weekends, and in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Multicultural communities will be:
- more informed about government responses to crisis and initiatives that impact them
- positioned to create collaborative partnerships with other multicultural communities
- more represented in positions of influence and engagement
- able to succession plan executive officers of community organisations.
To be eligible for the program, you must be:
- a current or emerging community leader with a multicultural or multifaith background (you do not need to be connected to an organisation)
- living in Victoria
- able and willing to communicate between community and government on a range of issues and crisis, including COVID-19
- a champion for increasing the number of culturally and linguistically diverse people in senior, influential roles in community services, boards and government
- excited to join a large, ongoing network of like-minded community leaders, women and young people
- available to participate in two, half-day sessions between Feb – May 2022 (total commitment of one day)
- attend in-person sessions held in metropolitan Melbourne or regional Victoria
- able to provide a referee who can verify your community role.
If you are interested in the young person’s stream, you must be aged between 18-24 years.
Learn more about the program and ask questions at one of the below online sessions.
A Zoom registration link will be provided on this site soon.
16 December 2021:
2.30-3.30 pm
10 January 2022
5.30-6.30 pm
Read more and apply here
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