APS Level 6 - Disability Contact Officer - Affirmative Measures (Disability)

Vacancy information

Position title: APS Level 6 - Disability Contact Officer - Affirmative Measures (Disability)

Job Requisition ID: ​1622

Location: ​Flexible location

Tenure: ​Ongoing 

Our Opportunity

As a Disability Contact Officer, this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference by supporting inclusion for employees with disability at IP Australia as well as review and break down structural and organisational barriers. You will help to deliver the final year of IP Australia’s Access and Inclusion Plan 2023-26 and embark on the agency’s continued journey to support access and inclusion.

In addition to managing accessibility and disability inclusion, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the delivery and reporting on IP Australia’s Access and Inclusion Plan 2023-26 and coordinate with employee led diversity networks and business areas to deliver outcomes
• Providing advice to employees and managers on reasonable workplace adjustments during recruitment and across the employee lifecycle
• Advising on the application of Affirmative Measures for disability in recruitment processes
• Acting as primary contact for business areas on inclusion initiatives and collaborating closely with internal stakeholders
• Actively supporting and engaging with the Learning, Equity and Accessibility Partnership (LEAP) employee disability network and Mindful Minds network
• Equipping managers with the capability to lead inclusively, build disability confidence, and strengthen inclusive leadership practices
• Coordinating responses to barriers raised by employees or managers to support timely and effective resolution
• Establishing clear expectations and fostering an environment that enables achievement of goals and delivery of commitments
• Working flexibly across broader diversity and inclusion focus areas as required.

Job specific capabilities

Capabilities are the skills required for the level or role that you are applying for. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their: 

• Understanding the organisation’s goals and planning work to supports those goals.
• Strong coordination, reporting, presentation and communication skills to effectively deliver the final year of the Access and Inclusion Plan and review progress
• Organising work, managing timelines, and helping different people and teams deliver outcomes
• Building good working relationships and working well with people across the organisation
• Knowing how to support disability inclusion, reasonable adjustments, and inclusive recruitment
• Experience working with people with disability and/or lived experience of disability, ability to apply specialist expertise to provide clear and structured advice. This includes an understanding of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and knowledge of how to engage with Disability Employment Service providers and Job Access providers to support employees and candidates 
• Helping managers and employees build skills in inclusive leadership and disability confidence
• Explaining information in a straightforward, easy to understand way, using the right format for the audience
• Using data and insights to track progress, identify issues, and report on outcomes
• Identifying problems early, managing risks, and responding effectively when issues arise
• Handling sensitive information professionally and acting in line with APS values
• Working across different priorities and changing tasks as needed.

Looking for more information?

Our candidate kit contains details including the capabilities required, the contact officer, and how to apply.

Please use the link below to access the candidate kit:

APS Level 6 - Disability Contact Officer - Affirmative Measures (Disability)

Applications Close

Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT on Sunday 15 February 2026.