We’re working for an LGBTIQA+ inclusive, healthy and safe South Australia and we need your help to make it happen.
As a community-run charity we rely on passionate volunteers to help us advocate, build our community and raise awareness about LGBTIQA+ rights in South Australia.
This is your chance to build skills, meet passionate and like-minded people and take the next step for LGBTIQA+ equality in South Australia.
Sign up here to become a volunteer and we’ll send you an email with everything you need to know to join us.
Current opportunities
SARAA is government by a volunteer Board of passionate LGBTIQA+ South Australians. We currently have multiple vacancies for general Board members.
One position is reserved for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.
We’re looking for people who:
- are passionate about LGBTIQA+ health and rights
- have experience working with LGBTIQA+ communities and good knowledge of the issues we face
- is able to work productively and cohesively with a diverse team
- is committed to SARAA’s vision and purpose
- demonstrates SARAA’s values of diversity, inclusion, respect, equity and visibility
- is able to advocate and support the community while also ensuring their own wellbeing
- is able to commit 3-5 hours per week including monthly Board meetings.
We’d love to find someone who has skills or experience in one or more of the following areas:
- advocating to government and non-government stakeholders, including submission/ policy writing, direct action, government relations and community engagement
- fundraising or attracting resources to an organisation or group
- working with media/ public relations and writing media content, including social media
- law, including an ability to both advocate from a legislative framework and oversee SARAA’s compliance with legal requirements
- risk management
- governing a not-for-profit organisation or similar entity, or a willingness to learn this skill
- finance and/ or accounting, including the ability to understand the organisation’s accounts and financial material presented to the Board.
If you don’t have all of these skills, don’t worry! Being a Board member you’ll have opportunities to learn and develop your skills. Passion for LGBTIQA+ inclusion is what’s most important to us!
Responsibilities of Board members include:
- setting the strategic direction of SARAA
- supporting SARAA’s advocacy efforts, for example writing submissions
- supporting SARAA’s community engagement efforts, for example promoting events, networking
- monitoring the performance of SARAA against its purpose and strategic plan
- ensuring SARAA’s compliance with legal obligations
- overseeing risk management for SARAA
- ensuring SARAA is financially viable and monitoring it’s finances, including fundraising
- governing the organisation in line with SARAA’s constitution
- supporting the day to day operations of SARAA.
Time commitment: regular, 3-5 hours per week including monthly Board meetings.
SARAA hosts a range of community, networking and social events designed to build the skills of LGBTIQA+ leaders, raise awareness of LGBTIQA+ experiences and bring our community together to connect.
We’re looking for passionate and friendly people who can help us provide a great event experience for our community.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist with setting up and pack down of events
- Talking to community members about SARAA’s work
- Assist with registration of attendees
- Merchandise
- Attend compulsory briefings and training as required
- Adhere to SARAA’s Code of Conduct.
Time commitment: one-off event, 2-4 hours.
Our social media, email and website are some of the main ways SARAA communicates with our community.
We’re looking for creative communicators to help us create engaging online content that raises awareness of LGBTIQA+ inclusion in South Australia.
Responsibilities include:
- Creating short-form content for social media (Facebook and Instagram)
- Creating complementary social media graphics using Canva
- Writing copy for regular emails to our community.
- Regularly updating SARAA’s website
Time commitment: regular, 2-4 hours per week at your own pace
We’d love if it if you had experience with the following tools:
- Google Suite (Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets)
- Canva
- WordPress
- Action Network
- Facebook Business Suite
Time commitment: regular, 2-4 hours per week.
SARAA regularly writes submissions, policy positions and conducts research on issues of importance to LGBTIQA+ South Australians.
We’re looking for critical thinkers with strong analytical skills to help us write compelling briefings and policy pieces to encourage decision-makers to make changes to improve LGBTIQA+ health and rights.
- writing submissions in response to Government laws, policies and programs
- monitoring YourSAy for government consultations on issues relevant to LGBTIQA+ South Australians
- preparing briefings on specific issues of importance to LGBTIQA+ South Australians
- conducting research and data analysis.
Time commitment: regular, 2-4 hours per week at your own pace
