Australian fashion label Dissh is on the hunt again for a female leader returning to executive leadership following an at least one year hiatus.
Through an ongoing collaboration with The Encoreship - an initiative launched by Queensland-born business Alpha H Skincare - Dissh is offering a three-month paid placement within the company to anyone who identifies as a woman who has been out of the workforce for an extended period.
It is the third time the womenswear brand has joined the initiative.
The newly advertised role is an executive position in the brand’s people and culture team, with the job ad appearing across Seek and LinkedIn. Reporting to the head of people and culture Elizabeth Drewett, the role is designed to provide exposure, reintegration and upskilling across all facets of Dissh’s employee lifecycle - including creating job descriptions to screening and shortlisting candidates, all the way through to onboarding, training, and offboarding.
Dissh joins several other brands and businesses involved with The Encoreship, including fashion brands such as Wittner, Shona Joy and Sheike.
“It is our call to action through this program to support women in regaining their financial independence, building confidence, upskilling and offering ongoing support to achieve their goals,” Drewett said.
Dissh has been involved with The Encoreship since it was launched in 2021. Previous Encorer’s for Dissh include Lisa Reffold, a former finance director who had been away from the workplace for six years raising her children. Reffold was placed in Dissh’s people and culture team and completed Brene Brown’s ‘Dare to Lead’ program during her three-month placement.
Last year’s Encorer was Irina Constable, a Swiss expat who joined The Encoreship after taking time off to start a family, bringing global experience to her placement.
Dissh is a female founded Australian fashion brand with entrepreneur Lucy Henry-Hicks at the helm as CEO. In 2023, Dissh rolled out its own Paid Parental Leave Program that features 16 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and four weeks full pay for secondary caregivers. It also includes superannuation paid for up to 52 weeks, additional leave for doctor appointments, IVF or fertility appointments, pregnancy-related illness, sick days and early pick-ups for children.
“My biggest why is believing strongly that a career for a woman and financial independence is key to her having control and power within her own life,” Henry-Hicks said.