About You

You are an experienced practitioner or applied researcher with a record of delivering impactful disability inclusion and/or rehabilitation related advisories. You have a solid understanding of your sector, and its challenges and complexities, and share our objectives of developing real-world solutions for more inclusive policy and practice.

You will have the ability to demonstrate the following:

• Critical thinking
• Excellent communication
• Output and outcome focused

About the Role

The position will lead, develop, and deliver technical advisories and applied research with government, non-government, United Nations agencies, and organisations of persons with disabilities. The work of the Team spans rehabilitation and allied health, early childhood identification and development, social protection and disability support services, disability data and measurement, climate and disaster risk, and humanitarian response.

We work across the life-course with people with disability of all genders and identities. Our work is informed by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and contributes to realising 2030 Agenda and related commitments to disability inclusion, equity, and leaving no one behind.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of disability.

Benefits

• Base salary of $111,458 per annum + 11.5% superannuation
• Access to NFP salary packaging
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Access to professional development funding
• Suite of practical training tools and materials available to all employees
• Networking opportunities with colleagues in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health plus across the University of Melbourne

About Us

Nossal Institute Limited (NIL), a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary company of the University of Melbourne, is the operating arm of the Nossal Institute for Global Health (NIGH) and positioned within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. We aim to support the strengthening of health systems towards achieving health equity, inclusion, sustainability, people centredness, resilience and security.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

The Nossal Institute values equity, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and work-life balance. We encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups, including people with diverse cultural backgrounds, gender identities and people with disability. We aim to remove barriers and apply the principles of reasonable accommodation in recruitment and more broadly in our work.

Further details can be obtained from the attached Position Description or by contacting Alex Robinson, using the subject line: Senior Technical Advisor / Senior Research Fellow enquiry via EthicalJobs, Unit Head – Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation.

A position description is attached.