• Flexible hybrid/remote work arrangement, location dependent on the applicant
• 2-Year Fixed-Term contract, with potential for extension.
• Salary packaging benefits.

About us

At CBM Australia, our mission is to end the cycle of poverty and disability. Through our programs, technical advice, and advocacy, we help millions of people transform their lives each year. As Australia’s only international development organisation focused on disability inclusion our work improves the quality of life of people with disabilities living in the poorest countries.

Partnering with local organisations we build and promote an inclusive world in which all people with disabilities enjoy their human rights and achieve their full potential.

About the role

The Disability Inclusion Advisor will be a core member of CBM Australia’s Inclusion Advisory Group. In this recruitment process we are open to applications from candidates at both the Advisor and Senior Advisor levels, located in Melbourne or interstate.

The Inclusion Advisory Group is a team of disability inclusion advisors who work with external partners and clients in the international development and humanitarian action sector to support them to put disability inclusion into practice in their organisation and programs. We work with a range of partners throughout the international development ecosystem to support disability inclusion in their work, including by providing programming and policy advice, conducting disability related analysis, research, mentoring and capacity development. Our partners include government agencies, NGOs, managing contractors, and universities.

In this role, you will partner with the disability movement to influence organisations, institutions and systems to realise the rights of persons with disabilities. We believe that tailored input, communicated effectively, with the right people at the table, can help make equity and inclusion a reality.

Our work is fast-paced, diverse and ever-evolving. Working with us, you could be involved in analysing data to identify barriers that might be preventing people with disabilities from actively participating in and equally benefiting from international development programs, facilitating a workshop, or helping an overseas disability rights organisation create a new strategy for how they can influence development processes (sometimes, all in the same week).

About you

We are looking for someone who can bring a balance of knowledge, skills and advisory experience to complement our existing team and pool of consultants, to help meet the growing demand for our services.

Our team of Disability Inclusion Advisors is made up of people from a variety of professional backgrounds and life experiences, including allied health professionals, development and humanitarian workers, social workers, human rights lawyers, and former diplomats. We want to work with colleagues who believe their experience and interest aligns with and can help inform our vision and approach.

To be considered for this role, you will have:​

• Experience in disability inclusion in international development and/or humanitarian action. (Note: we consider 5-7 years of experience as a guide for our Advisor level roles. In this particular recruitment process we are open to applicants from Advisor to Senior Advisor levels.)
• Experience providing intersectional disability inclusion advice and capability building support, or experience working to support the inclusion of other marginalised groups.
• Higher level qualifications in disability, public health, international development, social sciences or another relevant field.
• Experience advising bilateral donor and/or government agencies, with a strong understanding of DFAT priorities and development challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
• Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• A high level of initiative, strategic thinking and the ability to self-manage.
• A commitment to human rights, equity and inclusion with experience working in partnership with marginalised groups.
• Background of work experience in the Global South, especially the Pacific.
• Enthusiasm for the mission of CBM Australia and alignment/comfort with being part of a faith-based organisation.
• Applicants with lived experience of disability are encouraged to apply.

Additional demonstrated skills and experience in two or more of the following areas would be beneficial:

• Gender equality and social inclusion advisory experience.
• Capacity development, policy analysis, program development, organisational change, strategy development, human rights and/or research and evidence.

• ​Climate, Disaster risk reduction and/or humanitarian experience.
• Inclusive economic development and social protection policy or programming

Please refer to the full Position Description for more details.

What we offer:

• The chance to make an impact that matters in a team of like-minded professionals.
• Opportunity to work on projects and initiatives that might not be possible as an independent consultant, with the opportunity to contribute to and learn from talented colleagues and partners across the globe in blended teams.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid role with two office days (for applicants based in Melbourne).
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata).

• Salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 + up to $2,650 for meals and entertainment.
• 8 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of service.

• Confidential and free access to out Employee Assistance Program for team members and their family.
• A work environment and values-driven culture that, employees state in their feedback, is one of the most inclusive, caring, and enjoyable that they have ever worked in.

CBM Australia is committed to workplace equity and diversity and encourages applications from candidates with diverse cultural backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability. Please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Disability Inclusion Advisor enquiry via Ethical Jobs for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process. We ensure that any information provided to the contact is private and confidential, will only be used to provide accommodations and will in no way determine the outcome of an application.

CBM Australia is committed to the safety and best interest of all children accessing CBM supported services and programs and workplace. Preferred candidates are advised that they will be required to sign the CBM Child Safeguarding Standard, and we reserve the right to conduct police checks and other screening procedures prior to employment being confirmed.

A position description is attached.