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- Employment: Join our passionate team for a more inclusive and equitable Australia.
Senior Manager – Policy & Advocacy – Remote / Work from Home
- Part time / Fixed term
- Lead WWDA’s national policy, advocacy and member engagement work to advance the rights of women, girls and gender-diverse people with disability.
- Bring members’ voices and lived experience into the heart of WWDA’s policy and advocacy.
- Join a leading Disabled People’s Organisation in a senior, flexible, remote role.
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy to lead our policy, advocacy and member engagement work.
WWDA serves as the national Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) and National Women’s Alliance (NWA), advocating for the rights of women, girls, feminine-identifying, and non-binary people with disabilities across Australia.
Representing over 2 million women and girls with disabilities, WWDA operates at both national and international levels. As a DPO, WWDA is run by and for women, girls and gender-diverse people with disability.
ABOUT THE ROLE
In this senior leadership role, you will lead WWDA’s policy, advocacy and member engagement team, managing staff as well as providing expert policy advice to the CEO, Executive and Board. You will identify emerging issues and opportunities, develop strategic policy and advocacy responses, and help grow WWDA’s influence in Australia and internationally.
Working closely with the CEO and Executive team, you and your team will ensure WWDA’s policy and advocacy work is informed by the expertise, experiences and perspectives of our members.
This role is suited to an experienced policy leader with a strong understanding of Australian disability policy, gender equality policy and human rights frameworks, and the ability to lead a team in a remote workplace. The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead complex strategic policy analysis and provide expert advice to the CEO, Executive and Board.
- Prepare and contribute to high-quality reports, submissions, briefings, position statements and other policy products, drawing on research, evidence and lived experience.
- Monitor legislative, policy and program developments across disability, gender equality and human rights to identify emerging issues, risks and opportunities.
- Develop WWDA’s position on existing and emerging policy matters, in consultation with the CEO, staff and, where appropriate, members.
- Build and maintain strong relationships, alliances and partnerships across the gender equality and disability sectors.
- Provide strategic oversight of WWDA’s member engagement function and strategy.
- Design accessible and inclusive ways for members to contribute to policy development and advocacy and show members how their input has been used.
- Lead, supervise and support policy and member engagement staff, with clear roles, priorities and workflows in a remote environment.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Required Experience and Qualifications:
- Extensive relevant sector experience and/or tertiary qualifications in Disability Studies, Human Rights, Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Health Promotion, Community Development, Social Work, Business Administration, Marketing/Communications, Project Management or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic policy analysis, development and advocacy, including preparing high-quality submissions, reports and proposals to deadline.
- Demonstrated understanding of how to draw on members’ expertise, lived experience and perspectives to inform policy and advocacy work in a member-led organisation.
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong partnerships and to represent an organisation’s positions clearly with Government and sector stakeholders.
- Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring staff and building a productive, inclusive team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, producing clear, evidence-based documents for diverse audiences.
We encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of disability, as well as women and gender-diverse candidates. We value diversity and are committed to fostering an accessible and inclusive environment that reflects the voices and experiences of all members of our community.
Adjustments are available on request for the recruitment process and for the successful candidate.
Other Requirements
The successful candidate must obtain and maintain a Working with Vulnerable Persons check and a National Police check, and they may undergo a Job Access assessment (Employee Assistance Fund) in line with WWDA’s Working from Home Policy and OHS obligation.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Remuneration: This position is aligned with Level 7 of the SCHADS Award. Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and aligned with the budget for this position.
Fixed term: Through to June 2028 with possibility of extension with funding.
Working days: This is a part time position up to 30.4 hours per week.
Salary packaging is also available.
Further Info
For further information, contact Lauren at hr@wwda.org.au using the subject line: Senior Manager – Policy & Advocacy – Remote / Work from Home enquiry via EthicalJobs. Only successful applicants will be contacted for interviews.