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 visit http://www.jasonrostant.com.au

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.

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 Advocacy Framework• 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 Innovation; and Communications, Marketing and Media RelationsResponsibilities:• 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• Combined budget of approximately $4mPrograms:• Prevention and population health planning• Mental health catchment based planning• Community engagement and consumer participation• Diversity, cultural responsiveness and human rights• cohealth arts generator• Zoe Belle Gender Centre youth project• Research and evaluation• Policy, planning and service innovation• Communications and advocacy• Statewide refugee health nurse program

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 consumer participation strategy , health champions project , health literacy demonstration project , and models for refugee and GLBTI healthResponsibilities:• 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• Facilitating a range of cross-organisational programs and external partnerships• Supporting participation in innovative approaches to improve health, wellbeing and social inclusionPrograms:• Community engagement and consumer participation (Oct 2010- Apr 2014)• Cultural responsiveness and language services (Oct 2010- Apr 2014)• Prevention and health promotion (Oct 2010- Apr 2014 )• Barkly Arts Centre (Jul 2011- Apr 2014 )• Zoe Belle Gender Centre youth project (auspice Jul 2012- Apr 2014 )• Children, counselling, and victims of crime (Oct 2012- Apr 2014)• Community, refugee and Aboriginal health (Oct 2012- Apr 2014 )• Asylum seeker and refugee response project (Oct 2013- Apr 2014)• Statewide refugee health nurse program (Jan 2014- Apr 2014 )• Joslin and Laverton Hub medical clinics (Jan 2014- Apr 2014)• Information technology (Jan 2014- Apr 2014)• Corporate operations (Jan 2014- Apr 2014 )• Planning and development (Oct 2010 – Apr 2012)• Research and evaluation (Apr 2012 – Dec 2012)Portfolios:• Human rights and ethics• Social media

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 project.Responsibilities:• Development and delivery of human rights, advocacy and Charter implementation education and training• Community and other stakeholder engagement• Project design and management• Policy advice, support and organisational development• Staff management and leadership group member

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

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

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• Financial, program and policy administration• Community education, report writing, lobbying, advocacy

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

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