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10 November 2025

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is seeking two new Board Directors.

RAV is a successful, thriving, innovative and financially sound organisation that has been providing effective relationship services to Victorians for over 75 years. You will be joining a skills-based and cohesive Board and working with an established CEO and experienced Board Chair. Board positions are paid.

The organisation is looking for suitable candidates with skills and experience in the following areas:

• Clinical Governance Chair: RAV is seeking expressions of interest from a senior clinical specialist with extensive experience in one or more of the following settings: Child, family and couple therapy, family violence prevention and treatment, child protection, family law dispute resolution, mental health. The successful candidate will need demonstrated experience chairing or participating in clinical governance committees or boards. Further information about this role, including a position description, is available here.
  
  
• Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Information Technology Specialist: RAV is seeking expressions of interest from an individual with extensive skills and experience in the areas of Information Technology and Digital Transformation. RAV is embarking on a comprehensive technology-driven transformation in customer communications and internal business processes and needs a suitably qualified Board member to assist with the governance of these projects. Further information about this role, including a position description, is available here.

In addition to their specialist roles each successful candidate will need to have the experience and skills required to fulfill the responsibilities of a board member of a large not-for-profit Board. Further information about the RAV Board role, including a position description, is available here.

About Relationships Australia Victoria

Annual Budget: $50 million
Number of Paid Staff: 400
Number of Board Members: 9
Community Segment: Family Relationships Services, Mental Health Services, Family Dispute Resolution and Family Violence
Current Board Size: 9
Board Meetings (frequency): 8 per annum
Board Meetings Held: Late afternoon Tuesday, RAV Central Office, Camberwell 
Additional Commitments: Committee Meetings (4 per annum), Annual Strategy Planning Days, Professional Training, AGM

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a not-for-profit organisation and a valued provider of specialist family and relationship services. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. We aim to provide high-quality, effective and accessible services for people with complex relationship issues and delivering prevention services that lead to system-wide change that reduces the incidence of relationship problems. A core purpose is to strengthen and advance the voice, leadership and expertise of people with lived experience of relationship and emotional trauma issues. We achieve our aims through effective therapeutic services, advocacy, education and training, peer support and consultation. Our funding primarily comes from the Commonwealth and State Governments.

Additional information on RAV (including Annual Report and Constitution) can be obtained via our website: www.relationshipsvictoria.org.au or by contacting RAV CEO, Dr. Andrew Bickerdike on (03) 8573 2222.

Applications

Applications should be sent to Rosie Nugent, Manager Office of the CEO: [email protected] 

Applications close Monday 24 November 2025.