• Interesting and varied project role & great team
• Part-time (8 hours per week) over one or two days per week
• Work remotely from your home office, you don't need to be in the ACT
• Project term January to June 2025

The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is a Disabled People’s Organisation and a national cross-disability peak, championing the rights of people with disability and enabling them to participate fully in Australian life. AFDO offers a supportive work environment, with a team passionate about the rights of people living with disability. Benefits include options for workplace flexibility, remote working and immediate access to tax-reducing salary packaging ($15,900 tax free income per year).

The Project

ADFO has secured funding to roll out the Business Inclusion & Diversity Services (BIDS) project in the Hunter Valley (NSW) and ACT regions. BIDS delivers support to small and medium sized businesses to enhance their disability confidence to employ people with disability, thereby removing barriers to employment for people living with disability.

The Role

As a BIDS Project Officer, you will enjoy a wide variety of work with plenty of stakeholder engagement. You will:

• Engage with a range of local small businesses to understand of their needs and current knowledge of disability
• Build awareness and confidence of small businesses to be able to attract, recruit and retain employees disability
• Manage a caseload of businesses to deliver customised solutions
• Assist with the overall running of the project

About You

You have a genuine commitment to social justice and want to see a world where people living with disability can participate fully in their communities of choice. Ideally, you bring:

• Experience in the commercial sector and good understanding of business operations e.g. previous management, HR, administration, sales or business development
• Good understanding of the challenges experienced by small business (knowledge of the ACT region and local businesses would be an advantage)
• An understanding of the barriers to employment experienced by people with a disability or willingness to proactively develop this knowledge
• Excellent relationship management, communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Well-developed written communication skills
• Computer literacy
• A self-managed approach to your work

Relevant tertiary qualifications (eg business or human resources) would be highly regarded.

Other role requirements include suitable remote working facilities (eg, home office, mobile coverage and reliable internet), National Police Criminal Record Check, WWCC and COVID vaccination.

People living with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.