About You

You share our interest and commitment to disability inclusion, equity, and ensuring no one is left behind in global health and development. You are looking for an opportunity to contribute to positive change and to establish yourself within the disability and rehabilitation sector.

Responsibilities will include:

• Support to deliver projects and consultancies.
• Support, under supervision, to data collection, including qualitative interviews.
• Support, with guidance, on data analysis, including transcription and coding of qualitative data and non-complex statistical analysis of quantitative data
• Support literature reviews of academic and grey literature, including working independently on scoping reviews.
• Contribute to the preparation and delivery of project related trainings and capacity development activities
• Assisting development of project proposals and business development.
• Contributing to Team meetings and across Institute workshops and collaborations.

The successful candidate will share our vision for a more inclusive world and be able to demonstrate the following:

• An understanding of, and commitment to, disability inclusive development or rehabilitation and allied health.
• Exposure to, and experience of, applied research, program implementation, or monitoring and evaluation.
• An advanced degree in disability studies, development studies, health, law, or related field.
• Excellent written English and communication skills.

The following would be advantageous:

• Specific sector expertise as a practitioner or researcher in the work areas outlined above or in another sector.
• Experience of working and living in wider Asia and Pacific region.
• Monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning experience.

About the Role

The position will support the delivery of 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.

Benefits

• Base salary of $77,413 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 towardsachieving 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: Technical Advisor enquiry via EthicalJobs, Unit Head – Disability, Inclusion and Rehabilitation.

A position description is attached.