Jason Rostant Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Jason is a skilled facilitator, educator and engagement specialist, available for a range of consultancy services including:- consultation, focus group and workshop facilitation- stakeholder engagement- strategy and organisational development- policy and research- submissions and tenders- project management and service designFor more information, please.

Melbourne, Australia

Available to deliver How to Change the Story and Workplace Equality and Respect training - the former aimed at putting the prevention of violence against women into action and the latter designed to build gender equity in workplaces.

Melbourne, Australia

• Achievements:
• Overseeing delivery of foundational plans and frameworks including the Strategic Plan 2015-18, Reconciliation Action Plan, Mental Health Community Support Services NWMR Catchment Based Plan, and Human Rights and.
• Establishment of Directorate leadership team, comprising four Senior Managers responsible for Prevention and Population Health Planning; Community Partnerships, Programs and Strategies; Policy, Research and Service.
• Leading substantial change management preparatory to and following the merge of three organisations to become one of Australia's largest community health providers
• Establishing cohealth's profile and brand recognition; policy, advocacy and research foundations; and commitment to consumer participation and codesign
• Seven direct reports overseeing approximately 50 staff

Footscray

• Achievements:
• Development of a rights-based strategic plan and related performance framework
• Management of many initiatives that underpinned successful nomination for the 2013 Premier’s Health Service of the Year including the Reconciliation Action Plan, Aboriginal Employment Action Plan, Your Health, Your Say.
• Eight direct reports overseeing approximately 140 staff
• Combined budget of approximately $12m
• Ensuring alignment between the Centre’s strategic and values based commitment to inclusion and continued development of the Centre’s local communities and services

Melbourne, Australia

• Achievements:
• Leading contribution to the development of Victoria’s human rights education framework
• Editor of key resources including Civil and Political Rights Explained and From Principle to Practice: Implementing a Human Rights Based Approach in Community Organisations
• Development of a model for grassroots community engagement and leadership, Everyday People, Everyday Rights, that has been applied across multiple local government settings and adapted for the ongoing Fair Go, Sport.
• Development and delivery of human rights, advocacy and Charter implementation education and training
• Community and other stakeholder engagement

Melbourne, Australia

• Achievements:
• Delivery of a statewide sector consultation and report that contributed to VAADA’s policy priority setting as a peak bodyResponsibilities:
• Statewide sector consultation
• Policy advocacy and development

Perth, Canberra

• Achievements:
• Elevated attention to the issue of young people in nursing homes and prevention of proposed amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act and Disability Discrimination ActResponsibilities:
• Principal adviser on Disability, Sexuality and Gender issues; supporting adviser in the Family and Community Services and Attorney-General & Justice portfolios
• Authoring of speeches, inquiry and other reports, media lines, constituent correspondence, publications, and legislative amendments
• Parliamentary research, constituent liaison, and coordination of a national LGBTI network

Hobart

• Achievements:
• Successful initial funding application and support for recruitment of additional staff and rapid regional expansion
• Development and establishment of a volunteer peer support network
• Establishment of formation operational, policy, financial and reporting systems
• Strong partnerships with other NGOs and state government departments supporting policy advocacy, program development, and delivery of access and equity training and educationResponsibilities:
• Development & delivery of a statewide LGBT service incorporating direct support, volunteer peer mentoring, community education, and policy advisory functions

Hobart

• Achievements:
• Partial service reorientation from traditional welfare model to rights-based approach
• Change management Responsibilities:
• Coordination of multi-service program incorporating crisis accommodation for young men, youth outreach, community-based tenancies, and community foster placement

Sydney, Australia

• Achievements:
• Case-managed support to approximately 600 high support, semi-independent, independent and non-residential homeless young people per annum
• Representation on the experience of homeless young people to visiting members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the ChildResponsibilities:
• Case management services to young people with multiple and complex needs
• Acting coordinator and social work student supervisor