• Location: Sunshine Coast or Brisbane, QLD
• Industrial Instrument: Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award)
• Classification: Level 4 or 5 commensurate with experience
• Full Time / Part Time
• Position Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

About Us

Mob for Mob is a community-controlled organisation established to raise issues impacting the resilience of our mob with disability by focusing on crucial areas such as education, health, housing, the justice system and transport from a cultural perspective. We are committed to enhancing the human rights and well-being of First Nations mob with disabilities in Queensland through:

• Establishing a peak body dedicated to providing a voice for our communities living with disability in Queensland.
• Representing diverse groups including Aboriginal, South Sea, and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Empowering First Nations mob with disabilities for mutual support.
• Undertaking systemic disability advocacy.
• Advancing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
• Identifying and addressing service and support gaps.
• Creating culturally safe spaces for First Nations mob with disabilities.

Position Overview

The Operations Officer, a First Nations person working in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will design and manage Mob 4 Mob’s daily activities to ensure smooth and effective operations that meet the needs of the organisation.

Mob 4 Mob is willing to customise the role to facilitate candidates with disability.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and assist in development of administrative practices, information systems, safeguards, and processes to meet organisational and statutory requirements.
• Manage asset and software licensing and future technology needs.
• Oversee and facilitate IT services, system access, IT troubleshooting, office facilities, and contractor engagement.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations and manage workers’ compensation and rehabilitation.
• Assist with financial reporting and preparation of submissions.
• Manage systems for information retention, archiving, and data-informed planning.
• Conduct general office administration duties, including answering the phone, managing mail, filing, and organisational diary management.
• Provide support to organise and facilitate meetings, events, workshops, and conferences, including Board of Directors meetings, by coordinating transportation, venues, catering, registrations, invitations, and other support.
• Provide administrative support to other staff as requested by the CEO.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Essential Criteria

• Lived experience as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
• Strong commitment to promoting the rights, interests and aspirations of First Nations mob with disabilities, in accordance with the United Nations CRPD.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgment to strategically plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate work.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of disability.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft environments, including SharePoint and Outlook.
• Disability Worker Screening.

This is a First Nations Identified position. Mob 4 Mob considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act QLD 1991.

Desirable Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, business administration, management, or a related field.
• Lived experience of disability.
• Bookkeeping skills and experience, including Xero accounting software.
• Experience in human resources or operational role.
• Experience managing social media campaigns.
• Familiarity with the social, community, home care, or disability services sector

Mob 4 Mob is willing to customise the role to facilitate candidates with disability.

Please send questions to [email protected] using the subject line: Operations Officer (First Nations Identified Role) - Brisbane / Sunshine Coast enquiry via EthicalJobs.