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JFA Purple Orange

Team Member

Role description & person specification

Title of Role: Project Leader – Youth Connection and Capacity

Building in SA (Enabled Youth Disability Network (EYDN))

Term of Appointment: approximately 2 years (0.6 FTE)

Hours of work are negotiable and reduced hours are possible

ABOUT THE ROLE

1. Summary of the role’s aim

Specifically, the Project Leader, EYDN Youth Connection and Capacity Building in SA is

responsible for for various activities within the EYDN area, including:

• Undertaking project coordination and reporting tasks for all activities associated with the EYDN Youth Connection and Capacity Building in SA project. These activities include the delivery of peer networks, training, and communication activities listed below.

• Coordinating and delivering capacity-building activities including;

o capacity building workshops in three regional areas, including the recruitment of young people living in regional areas to run workshops

o a group mentoring program for students aged 11-18, including the recruitment and training of mentors

• Establishment and implementation of a co-design group for project

• Coordination of an external evaluation

• Liaising with relevant stakeholders and other JFAPO personnel including those working on EYDN activities.

The Project Leader will also support other projects and policy work as required.

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The role allows scope for exercising initiative in the application of established work procedures and requires the role holder to establish goals/objectives and outcomes for their work and project.

The role works under detailed direction from a line manager, and applies procedures, methods and guidelines which are well established, in relation for example to peer networks, co-design, capacity-building programming, and information services.

The role involves solving problems using knowledge, judgment and work organisational skills acquired through qualifications and/or previous work experience. Assistance is available from senior employees, especially for more complex matters.

2. Main Benefits (Outcomes)

The success of this role will be reflected by a systemic improvement to the life chances for young people living with disability, through activities which achieve:

• Increased confidence and capacity of young people living with disability

• Increased understanding of project benefits to people living with disability as a result of evaluation of funded projects

• Greater activity by, and awareness of, the voice of young people living with disability

• Peer networks will have sustainable momentum, as measured through:

o Network members reporting:

▪ feeling better informed about issues relevant to their life chances

▪ a greater sense of personal empowerment and shared ownership of the group

▪ more confidence in their ability to advocate for themselves and others

▪ Increased likelihood of actions taken by peer network members individually and collectively, in support of life chances

o Documented demonstration of the potency of peer networks

• Increased numbers of young people living with disability in leadership roles such as peer network facilitation and workshop presenting, including young people in regional areas

• Increased leadership skills of school students through group mentoring and establishing pathways for involvement and leadership development with EYDN

3. Main Deliverables (Outputs)

Support JFA Purple Orange projects and activities through the:

• Successful delivery of all activities within a 2-year suite of capacity-building initiatives for young people living with disability, including the:

o Establishment and implementation of a co-design group with five members that will meet eight times in Year 1 and five times in Year 2

o Design, coordination and facilitation of six capacity building workshops in three regional areas

o Design and delivery of a group mentoring program with 15 students aged 11-18 that will meet four times during each year of the project

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• Production of publishable resource material (including for each of the six workshops and the eight group mentoring meetings) that is relevant, accessible and useful to the disability community

• Production of accurate and timely accountability reports to internal and external stakeholders

• Work with the Communications Officer on developing content for videos by providing ideas for video topics and organising people to appear in videos

• Coordinate with the Executive Officer Youth on project accountability reports, including Progress Reports for DSS

• Identifying and engaging a third party to complete an external evaluation of the project

4. Main work activities (Processes)

• Drafting and curating key documents such as project plans, codesign group Terms of Reference, and related documents

• identifying and recruiting co-design group members, setting co-design agendas, preparing and circulating codesign meeting papers, preparing meeting minutes and follow-up actions

• Identifying and booking venues/catering/support workers for codesign meetings and related events

• Workshop coordination, including stakeholder liaison, event scheduling, resource-booking (venue, catering, presenters, equipment, accommodation etc), preparation of key messages and content for event promotion, on-the-day support, event evaluation administration, and event write-up

• Group mentoring coordination, including identifying and recruiting schools and students to participate, liaising with parents/students/teachers, resource-booking (venue, catering, presenters, equipment, accommodation etc), on-the-day support, meeting evaluation administration, and meeting write-up

• Proactive engagement with a range of stakeholders in support of a successful and cohesive project, and where people living with disability and families are making a contribution to all deliverables

• Work with the Executive Officer Youth to manage relationships with government and non-government stakeholders, including through:

• Conducting a stakeholder mapping exercise to determine which government and non-government stakeholders EYDN should build or maintain relationships with

• Building connections with external stakeholders through making proactive contact with them by phone and or email

• Record-keeping of external stakeholder information and contacts

• Coordinating and preparing for meetings with external stakeholders, including through the booking of meeting venues and the preparation of agendas and minutes

• Regular review of activity, so that learning is applied to subsequent activities

• Direct assistance and support to emerging peer leaders through 1:1 liaison

• Recruitment of young people living with disability to co-facilitate workshops and mentoring activities

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• Assembly of regular project communications and reports

• Co-facilitation of workshops and group mentoring meetings

• Monitoring of project financial activity, and making any necessary adjustments to ensure project delivers safely within its means

• Monitoring of whole-of-project activities, to ensure deliverables are met safely within the funding period

• Preparation of internal reports required by JFA Purple Orange, including Daily Activity Logs, monthly work plans, meeting with line manager templates, annual reviews and monthly board reports

• Preparation of progress/accountability reports to go to funder and any other relevant external stakeholders

Other activities as directed by the CEO or delegate.

5. Reporting/Working Relationships

This role reports to (role sponsor): TBC

This role provides formal support and guidance to the following other roles:

• students, trainees, interns, volunteers etc who may from time-to-time be involved with

JFA Purple Orange in matters of policy development, and related activities.

This role is responsible for maintaining good networks with stakeholders including:

• People living with disability, and other people in their lives such as family, friends and

other supporters

• JFA Purple Orange team members

• Board members undertaking Board-mandated work in relevant areas

• Community leaders and NGOs relevant to the work

• Government staff relevant to the work

• Schools involved in the project

• Peak bodies

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6. Special Conditions (Such as travel requirements, frequent overtime, etc).

The incumbent is required to:

• Be available for work related travel from time to time

The role demands a commitment to:

• Support the integrity of JFA Purple Orange by maintaining a high standard of personal and professional conduct that supports our values, including:

o People living with disability having personal authority in their lives

o People being active valued members of mainstream community life

o Inclusive communities

o Capacity-building

o The exercise of ambassadorship

o The exercise of your best judgement in respect of safeguards for you, your

fellow team members, people living with disability and their families, and other

visitors to our organisation.

• Support and contribute to the achievement of the JFA Purple Orange’s goals as set out in strategy and business plan documents;

• Initiate, and participate in, activities in support of best practice, a learning organisation, and the generation of knowledge capital;

• Occasionally work outside of normal business hours where this is needed;

• Participate in performance planning and review, as frequently as may be required, but at least annually, and commit to ongoing personal and professional development;

• Be willing to change office location if directed as a result of service development and organisational change.

Acknowledged by Role Holder ............................................... ........./....../..... Role Sponsor................................................................ ......../......./.....

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ABOUT THE ROLE HOLDER

Essential Criteria

1. Deeply-felt value base in support of improving the life chances for people living with disability and their families, especially in respect of choices and inclusion.

2. Success in managing projects that deliver on time and on budget

3. Success developing content for, and facilitation of, workshops or similar events.

4. Success in event coordination

5. Experience in the design or running of evaluation activities (or other research and information-gathering), and in subsequent analysis and reporting

6. An inquisitive and analytical mindset with the ability to self-start and the attitude to achieve a quality outcome within a complex environment.

7. Ability to work under limited supervision, establish priorities and meet deadlines

8. Demonstrated ability to contribute to the maintenance of a harmonious, safe and healthy workplace, free of harassment, unlawful discrimination and bullying and where diversity is valued

9. A relevant degree (or similar) and experience working in a project-based environment

Desirable criteria

1. Knowledge of current disability sector reforms, initiatives and issues for people living with a disability

2. Personal insight of what it means to live with disability

3. Well developed networks within the Disability Sector

4. Knowledge of legislation & policy settings and how they impact people living with disability

5. A current driver’s licence

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JFA Purple Orange

Team Member


Title of Role: PROJECT OFFICER – Disability Elders of All Ages

Term of Appointment: Fixed term contract of 24 months, 0.5 FTE Hours of work are negotiable and reduced hours are possible

ABOUT THE ROLE


The Project Officer – Disability Elders of All Ages (DEAA) is responsible for:

• coordinating and delivering capacity building initiatives that have a particular focus on the benefits of assistive and mainstream technology for people living with disability and their families, including workshops in regional areas

• Establishing a co-design group to guide the work of the project

• Undertaking a Needs Analysis in relation to assistive and mainstream technology

• Liaising with key stakeholders and partners in delivery

• Developing accessible workshop and resource materials, including for people living with disability and their families

• Assisting with the coordination of an external evaluation

• Liaising with the DEAA Project Leader to support the overall coordination of project work

• Other relevant project coordination activities

The role allows scope for exercising initiative in the application of established work

procedures and requires the role holder to establish goals/objectives and outcomes for their

work and project.

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The role works under detailed direction from a line manager, and applies procedures,

methods and guidelines which are well established, in relation for example to peer networks,

co-design, capacity-building programming, and information services.

The role involves solving problems using knowledge, judgment and work organisational skills

acquired through qualifications and/or previous work experience. Assistance is available

from senior employees, especially for more complex matters.


The success of this role will be reflected by a systemic improvement to the life chances for people living with disability, through activities which achieve:

• Improved understanding of the needs of DEAA members and other people living with disability in regional areas in relation to assistive and mainstream technology

• Increased confidence and capacity of people living with disability and their families to use adaptive and mainstream technology

• Increased leadership capacity of people living with disability through their involvement in a co-design group and opportunities to co-facilitate workshops

• Creation of media and resources that demonstrate the benefits of mainstream and assistive technology, and other issues relevant to people living with disability in regional areas.


• Production of a Needs Analysis report about the needs of people living with disability and their families as they relate to assistive and mainstream technology

• Recruitment of 6 people living with disability in regional areas to form a co-design group for the project and as a valued ongoing resource for input to policy and systemic advocacy

• Delivery of at least two meetings of the co-design group in Year 1 and Year 2 of the project

• Design and delivery of a package of three workshops on aspects of assistive and mainstream technology delivered in at least six different regional locations over two years and to at least 60 people.

• Recruitment of co-facilitators in each of the six regional locations to deliver the three workshops

• Recruitment of local adaptive and mainstream technology experts to present at each of the workshops

• Through assisting the Project Leader (DEAA), the development of a Resource Centre website containing:

o Written content in relation to each of the three workshops regarding assistive technology

o Video recordings of each of the three workshops

o A moderated online forum where conversation threads are initiated by people living with disability and by the Project Leader after each of the 24 peer

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network led events and on the subject matter covered by the three workshop topics


• Coordination of co-design group meetings by: setting agendas, identifying and booking venues/catering/support workers, liaising with members and preparing meeting minutes, and following up actions

• Workshop coordination, including stakeholder liaison, event scheduling, resource-booking (venue, catering, presenters, equipment, accommodation etc), event promotion, on-the-day support, event evaluation administration, and event write-up

• Completion of steps to produce a Needs Analysis, including desktop research, preparing interview and survey questions, holding interviews and surveys, making and collating notes

• Data analysis and report-drafting

• Discovery and preparation of written content for the Resource Centre website based on workshop materials and other sourcesUploading new and edited content to Resource Centre website, and ensuring all links are working etc (training is available to work with the website platform)

• Assist the Project Leader (DEAA) with managing and moderating the Resource Centre online forum by initiating conversation threads, responding to messages from participants and removing content deemed inappropriate

• Work with JFA Purple Orange’s Media Team on recording the workshops and organising for workshop participants to be interviewed at the workshops

• Identification of, and individual assistance to, people living with disability who can emerge into peer facilitation roles through 1:1 mentoring and external training

• Assist the Project Leader (DEAA) with tasks associated with the external evaluation

• Record-keeping of project activities


• Other activities as directed by the CEO or delegate



This role works closely alongside the Project Leader (DEAA) within the same funded project


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JFA Purple Orange in matters relating to the work and values of DEAA .



other supporters (especially those living in regional areas)



• Community leaders and NGOs relevant to the work


• Employers and schools involved in the project

• Peak bodies

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o Capacity-building











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Essential Criteria


2. Experience working with people living with disability and their families

3. Experience in developing content for and facilitating workshops.

4. Proven ability to professionally run events across different demographics within the disability community

5. An inquisitive and analytical mindset with the ability to self-start and the attitude to achieve a quality outcome within a complex policy environment.



8. A current Driver’s licence

9. Have or be willing to obtain DHS clearances prior to commencing employment

Desirable criteria


2. Knowledge of and experience with using assistive and mainstream technology


4. Current or past experience of living in a regional area

5. Well developed networks within the Disability Sector, particularly in regional areas

6. A relevant degree (or similar) and/or experience working in a project-based environment

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JFA Purple Orange

Team Member


Title of Role: PROJECT OFFICER – SKILL

Term of Appointment: Position ends 30 June 2023 (0.6 FTE) Hours of work are negotiable and reduced hours are possible

ABOUT THE ROLE


The Project Officer (SKILL) is responsible for:

• Supporting the Project Leader (SKILL) in coordinating and delivering capacity building initiatives, including workshops and peer support networks, for people living with disability and their families including those who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

• Liaising with key stakeholders and partners in the delivery of project activities

• Developing accessible workshop and resource materials, including for people living with disability and their families who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

• Assisting with the coordination of an external evaluation

• Other relevant project coordination activities as required

The role allows scope for exercising initiative in the application of established work

procedures and requires the role holder to establish goals/objectives and outcomes for their

work and project.

The role works under detailed direction from a line manager, and applies procedures,

methods and guidelines which are well established, in relation for example to peer networks,

co-design, capacity-building programming, and information services.

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The role involves solving problems using knowledge, judgment and work organisational skills

acquired through qualifications and/or previous work experience. Assistance is available

from senior employees, especially for more complex matters.


The success of this role will be reflected by a systemic improvement in opportunities for people living with disability, through activities which achieve:

• Increased confidence and capacity of people living with disability and their families, including those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, to build and lead a life of value

• Increased confidence and capacity of people living with disability and their families, including those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, to take personal action in support of a life of value

• Increased understanding of benefits to people living with disability, including those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, through the evaluation of the project

• Greater activity by, and awareness of, the voice and leadership of people living with disability, including those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background


Support JFA Purple Orange projects and activities through the:

• Coordination and delivery of capacity building initiatives for people living with disability and their families who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including the:

o Establishment of two co-design groups (comprising of at least four people in each group) from different CALD backgrounds that will meet at least twice each year

o Adaptation and delivery of a series of six workshops to two different CALD communities

o Identification and training of at least two workshop participants to move into peer facilitator roles for the delivery of six workshops each

o Establishment of at least two peer support networks for the CALD communities that took part in the workshops

o Facilitating 10 meetings per year for each of the two CALD peer support networks

• Development of resource material for at least 6 workshops and 40 peer support meetings accessible to people with disability from CALD communities

• Successful involvement of people living with disability from CALD communities in least two project-related videos focusing

• Assisting with the production of project accountability reports, including reports required by the funder (Department of Social Services)

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• Proactive engagement with a range of stakeholders in support of a successful and cohesive project, ensuring people living with disability and families are contributing to all deliverables

• Desktop research in support of the above, including drafting and testing of new content

• Curating of workshop resource materials, to ensure version-control in a continuous improvement environment

• Event coordination, including stakeholder liaison, event scheduling, resource-booking (venue, catering, presenters, equipment, translators etc), event promotion, on-the-day support, event evaluation administration, and event write-up

• Coordination of peer network meetings by: setting agendas, identifying and booking venues/catering/support workers, identifying and booking guest speakers, liaising with members and preparing meeting minutes

• Activity review, so that learning is applied to subsequent activities

• Direct assistance and support to emerging peer leaders and peer support networks, through 1:1 liaison and coordination of specific workshops

• Assembly of regular project communications and reports

• Co-facilitation of workshops and meetings

• Monitoring of project financial activity, to ensure project delivers safely within its means

• Drafting contribution to production and communication of Purple Orange policy content in relation to people living with disability from CALD backgrounds, as informed by the project and other relevant information sources






JFA Purple Orange in matters of policy development, and related activities.



other supporters



• Community leaders and NGOs relevant to the work, in particular those representing

the interests of people living with disability and their families from CALD backgrounds

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• Employers and schools involved in the project

• Peak bodies

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o Capacity-building











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Essential Criteria


2. Experience working within complex projects

3. Experience working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

4. Experience in developing content for and facilitating workshops or training courses

5. Proven ability to professionally run events across different demographics within the disability community

6. An inquisitive and analytical mindset with the ability to self-start and the attitude to achieve a quality outcome within a complex policy environment.



9. A relevant degree (or similar) and experience working in a project-based environment

Desirable criteria



3. Well developed networks within the Disability Sector

4. Knowledge of legislation & policy settings and how they impact people living with disability

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