• Award/Classification: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (“SCHCADS”)
• Position Status: Permanent (Hours negotiable - between 28 and 35 hours per week)
• Working Hours/Days: 9.00am to 5.00pm (or as otherwise agreed)
• Salary Range: Salary range $90,000 - $95,000 (pro rata if part-time), plus 10% employer superannuation, leave loading, salary packaging options (including meal/entertainment card) and an additional 2 weeks paid ex gratia leave, inclusive of public holidays, over the Christmas/New Year period). Employer funded superannuation is paid in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 and is in addition to the gross salary offered.
• Conditions: 6 month probationary period
• Responsible to: Managing Principal Solicitor
• Location: Surry Hills, NSW and COVID-19 working from home arrangements. ACDL has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that has identified this role as requiring a full COVID-19 vaccination. Medical exemptions with the NSW government contraindication form may be considered, subject to a satisfactory risk assessment.
• This position has been re-advertised - previous applicants please need not apply

OVERVIEW

The Australian Centre for Disability Law (ACDL) is a specialist community legal centre based in Sydney which operates a disability discrimination law practice across NSW, and a disability and human rights law practice across Australia. Part of a national community legal sector, it was established in 1994 to assist people with disability and their associates to learn about and pursue their rights under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).

ACDL is managed by a community-based Management Committee. The Operations and Administration Manager is part of a team comprised of the Executive Officer/Principal Solicitor, two full-time and two part-time solicitors, and volunteer solicitors from law firms. ACDL co-located with a national peak disability advocacy organisation in 2014.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Operations and Administration Manager is responsible for the operational and administrative requirements of the office and will work with the Managing Principal Solicitor, staff and volunteers to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the office. You will provide high quality support to the Executive Officer and Principal Solicitor and the legal team. To succeed in this role you will be highly organised and passionate about serving the community.

The Operations and Administration role comprises the following duties:

• Managing the day-to-day operational and administrative requirements of the office
• Implementation and development of processes, procedures and policies to streamline operations
• Managing ICT requirements in relation to current and future needs
• Prepare high level documents including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and Management Committee papers
• Managing work, health and safety risk and risk management frameworks
• Providing HR support, including recruitment and induction training of staff, volunteers and new Management Committee members
• Bi-monthly Management Committee reporting, reporting to funding bodies, and other reporting as required, including production of the annual report

The Operations and Administration Manager will work collaboratively with other staff at ACDL and volunteers as well as other community and government organisations.

ESSENTIAL SELECTION CRITERIA

Applicants are required to respond to the following essential selection criteria:

Operational Management

• Experience managing operations in a busy office for a not-for-profit or community-based organisation
• Demonstrated organisational skills and experience to produce results under pressure, use initiative be innovative and flexible
• Ability to prioritise own workload, be self-motivated while able to work effectively as a team player
• Experience in researching and working with data (internal and external) to support the development of funding applications and service development or the ability to acquire these skills

Communication

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including demonstrated cultural competency, team facilitation skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and develop effective relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in production of reports to Management Committees/Boards, funding bodies and other external stakeholders

Emotional Intelligence

• Ability to identify, assess and manage oneself and the impact of actions on others, to appreciate difference and to build confident professional relationships with team members to enable effective performance management processes

Computer Literacy

• Demonstrated knowledge of ICT and experience in managing IT service providers and maintaining website content
• Excellent computer skills, including a high degree of proficiency in Office 365 applications, especially Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Planner, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

DESIRABLE

• Personal or family experience of disability
• Previous experience in the health, community or legal services sector

QUALIFICATIONS

• A relevant tertiary qualification or 3+ years equivalent work experience

ACDL encourages people with disability and their associates, and people from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait background or culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. Please indicate in your application if you need the Centre to make any reasonable adjustments for you during the application and selection process for this position.

Please contact Mark Patrick, Managing Principal Solicitor, on 0491 232 970 for any questions.

A position description is attached.