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Introduction

The Voices of Prahran candidate committee thanks you for your interest in applying to be  supported as a Community Independent Candidate.

Contact with Voices of Prahran regarding candidacy is treated as highly confidential.

We understand the sensitivities that affect people’s readiness to publicly declare their interest in running (or have others speak about it). Your candidacy is for you alone to declare when you are  ready to do so.

Candidate Attributes:

We are seeking to support prospective candidates who demonstrate the following attributes as a minimum:

  • Independent and local: and not aligned with a political party
  • Community-minded: engaged with local communities and committed to listening to and acting on the concerns and views of the electorate.
  • Engaging communicator: has a warm and authentic presence; listens and responds directly with empathy, logic and clarity; can respectfully call out disrespectful behaviour and misinformation.
  • Committed to action: on the climate, ecological and energy crises
  • Critical thinker: able to critically analyse issues to present cohesive and logical arguments.
  • Resilience: proven ability succeed under pressure and withstand the rigors of public scrutiny
  • Can attract support: has capacity and network to attract sufficient financial, volunteer and personal/emotional support to go the distance

The Process:

In general it is as follows (applicants can start at step 1, 2 or 3) – we recommend commencing at Step 1 to best assist your and our decision making:

  1. Expression of Interest – via informal email contact
  2. Preliminary Interview outlining hurdle criteria (see below)
  3. Submission of written application

Following your submission the following will occur:

  • Screening of written applications by the VOP candidate committee
  • Interview with candidate committee members
  • Short listed nominees go through VOP / candidate mutual decision-making process; which may include:
     Campaign strategy & tactics presentation
     Video message testing
     Mock media conference
     Social media scrutiny
     Full panel interview
     Short-listed candidates are scored against criteria (to be provided to you)
     Public declaration of standing

Hurdle criteria:

The criteria listed below are all ‘hurdle’ criteria.

  • You must be able to demonstrate that
    you fulfil these criteria before lodging your application; unless you can show good
    reason why an exception should be made.
  • You meet all eligibility criteria to nominate
  • You are not aligned with a political party, have not been a member of a political party for at least 3 years and have never stood as a candidate for a political party in any jurisdiction.
  • Your personal values, behaviours and principles are aligned with the Voices of Prahran

If supported as a candidate, you will :

  • Be available to lead an election campaign immediately, (this by-election is scheduled for February 8 th 2024, so you must be ready to hit the ground running) including to fund and/or lead a fundraising campaign.
  • Nominate as a candidate with the AEC immediately after selection
  • Be available to take up office as a Member of the House of Assembly should you be
    elected.

Written Application

NOTE: We recommend you contact us informally via email prior to lodging a formal application (as below).

Please provide the following personal details in your letter/email and provide all relevant attachments when you submit your application.

  • Personal Details
  • Full Name
  • Previous Name/s
  • Residential Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Mobile Phone No.
  • Date of Birth
  • Country of Birth
  • Citizenship Status Held
  • Current Occupation
  • Social media account types used
  • Social media account links/handles
  • Attachments: Professional and Civic Experience

Please attach the following to your submission:

  • Your career CV including all qualifications, professional associations and complete
    list of your work experience
  • A list of your civic work i.e. community associations and volunteer work, pro bono projects, etc.
  • A list of any awards and achievements in both professional and civic areas
  • Highlight any areas of conflict that would affect your application process

Submit Written Application

Please submit your written application by emailing it to voicesofprahran@gmail.com

Applications will close at 17:00 on Friday, 13 th December

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