ABOUT US

The NDRP will fund research led by and with people with disability. It aims to facilitate a collaborative and inclusive disability research program that builds evidence for successful policy and practice. It is guided by the NDRP principles.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The CEO position is a strategic leadership position, requiring vision, energy, and an innovative and entrepreneurial approach. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with highly developed skills in stakeholder engagement, experience in establishing processes and systems, a strong understanding of the disability community and an ability to represent the new entity to the general public.

The NDRP has a strong preference that the successful candidate be a person with disability.

The NDRP is a key initiative under Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031. It will be instrumental in building the evidence base for the Strategy and beyond to improve outcomes for people with disability.

This appointment is for 2 years to guide the establishment of the NDRP. It is initially a work from home position that can be done from anywhere in Australia, though the CEO may choose to establish an office.

Essential requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in establishing organisations, or at least in establishing new systems and processes to set organisations up for success, including membership-based organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in leading an organisation to achieve strategic goals and vision.
• Demonstrated experience of working to a Board of Directors.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and positively influence a range of stakeholders, particularly in the disability community, the research community and government.
• Strong understanding of the disability community and the landscape in which it operates.
• Commitment to a human rights based approach.
• Proven ability and entrepreneurial approach to identify alternative funding sources and facilitate diversification of revenue streams.
• Knowledge and a high level understanding of disability policy in Australia.
• Proven ability in representing an organisation to its stakeholders, the broader public and the media.

Highly desirable:

• Familiarity with research landscape and processes.

A position description is attached.