Equity and Empowerment Officer

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Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV)

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: AUD 85,355 AUD-AUD 91,834 AUD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 16/09/2026
  • Location: Australia
Disability rights Economic justice Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Women with Disabilities Victoria
Are you passionate about advancing the rights of women and gender diverse people with disabilities?

Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) is the peak organisation for women and gender diverse people with disabilities in Victoria. WDV values are accountability, diversity, inclusion, impact, equity, respect, accessibility, creativity, collaboration, and empowerment.

About the role
The Equity and Empowerment Officer works within the Community Inclusion and Women’s Empowerment team facilitating leadership programs and supervising a group of 6 Youth Experts.

The role is part-time (0.7 FTE) Maximum term contract from the date of appointment to 30 June 2027.

The successful candidate will: 
  • Review and apply best practice in leadership development and empowerment programs
  • Supervise and support the Youth Experts team and Mentor Co-ordinator
  • Develop and deliver youth leadership and empowerment initiatives
  • Facilitate the Equity. Empower. Lead. Leadership and Mentoring Program
  • Build partnerships with community organisations and government to advance youth programs
  • Identify funding and sustainability opportunities for youth initiatives
  • Collect and analyse program data to support evaluation and continuous improvement

About you
You will bring: 
  • Skills and experience in community development and project development related to youth, including the ability to evaluate and modify program content where necessary
  • Highly developed communication and facilitation skills
  • Experience in developing and delivering training programs with both youth and generalist programs
  • Awareness of the challenges of working in a field where disclosure can occur and an understanding of how to ensure wellbeing 
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a team
  • Ability to work with limited supervision, manage competing priorities and find creative solutions to problems
  • Computer literacy skills
  • Lived experience of disability

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