At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.

About the job

At the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we're passionate about supporting young people with Cerebral Palsy and other complex physical disabilities to live lives that are filled with purpose and opportunity.

We want to incubate a new youth initiative, designed for and by young people with lived experience of Cerebral Palsy and other physical disabilities.

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary young individual to join us as the Founder of a groundbreaking initiative focused on empowering youth with Cerebral Palsy. As the Founder, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the direction of the organisation, build a dedicated team, and make a lasting impact on the lives of countless individuals.

You'll be provided with all the key resources to help you design, test and implement this initiative, including:

• A salary (full time or part time, per your preference)
• Coaching and advisory support from experienced startup advisors and operators and other CPA staff
• A budget to hire other young people to be part of the founding team
• Brand, marketing and communications support from CPA
• Technical support from CPA

Your activities

• Visionary Leadership: Develop and articulate a compelling vision and mission for the initiative, setting clear goals and objectives for its impact
• Design thinking: Work with the Barry Street Consulting team to develop a design thinking process to create the programs/projects for the initiative and the brand concepts for the initiative
• Team Building: Recruit, mentor, and inspire a diverse team of passionate individuals who can help you launch and build the initiative
• Program Development: Oversee the design and implementation of programs and projects, taking on feedback and iterating to ensure it is impactful, sustainable and scalable
• Partnership Development: Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, nonprofits, corporations, and community organisations
• Resource Mobilisation: Work with CPA on revenue and fundraising models for the initiative

About you

We're looking for someone who is aged between 20 and 35 and has lived experience of Cerebral Palsy.

You may not have extensive work or startup experience, but you've got the characteristics and mindsets required to design, build and test something new.

We're looking for someone who has these characteristics:

• Entrepreneurial mindset. You have a willingness to take risks and explore innovative approaches.
• Growth mindset. You might not have all the answers or experience right now, but you are dedicated to personal learning, growth and development.
• Big picture thinking. You can see a better world for young people and you want to help create it.
• Tenacity and adaptability. You know that starting something new takes grit and the ability to test, learn and iterate. You're willing and able to be flexible.
• Critical thinking. You know how to look at the picture from all angles. You're willing to make tradeoffs in pursuit of sustainability and scale.
• Self direction. You're able to work in a self directed capacity.

What do we offer?

• A competitive salary.
• Professional development opportunities to support your growth as a leader and changemaker.
• Access to a tax-free meal, entertainment & venue benefit card valued at $2,650 per year
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave
• 2 additional leave days each year
• $100 per year well-being allowance that you can use to enhance your wellbeing (eg: purchase sports equipment, have a massage, take a meditation class, the choice is yours)
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Employee Referral Bonus Program, where you can be generously rewarded for referring a friend that joins CPA

Role requirements

• Commitment to the rights of people with disability
• Working with Children Check, or willing to obtain

Important information:

At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a low level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here.

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*CPA will be closed over the holidays, applications will be reviewed in early January*