Projects Team Manager - Sydney / Melbourne

ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

The Australian Disability Network (AusDN) partners with over 400 organisations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors to improve access and inclusion for people with disability as employees and customers. We are a respected, trusted organisation with a strong, values-driven culture.

We believe people with disability are skilled, capable contributors who deserve full participation in Australia’s social, economic and cultural life. We support our members to strengthen their disability inclusion capability through practical guidance, connection, and progress tracking.

AusDN is committed to affirmative action in employment and makes appropriate adjustments throughout recruitment, selection and ongoing employment to ensure equitable access for people with disability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a senior delivery role and your primary focus will be the Employing 1000 program, a three-year national program targeting 1,000 sustainable jobs for people with disability across hospitality, food services and retail. You'll report to the Head of Projects, manage a team of relationship managers and be accountable for operational delivery and team execution, working as a peer alongside other specialist project roles.

You'll work directly with employers to build their capability to recruit, employ and retain people with disability, carrying your own portfolio of complex employer relationships alongside your team management responsibilities.

This role sits at the centre of one of AusDN's strategic priorities: proving that demand-led employment models work, building the evidence, and driving broader adoption across the disability employment landscape. AusDN's 2026-29 Strategy is available to download alongside the position description.

People with disability are encourage to apply.

Key deliverables of the role

The Projects Team Manager is the senior delivery lead within AusDN's Projects team, responsible for four key areas:

• Employer engagement and capability building - Lead the delivery of employer capability building, carry a portfolio of complex employer relationships, lead the employment placement function, manage provider relationships and monitor delivery metrics across the program.
• Community of Practice - Co-facilitate peer learning forums for employers alongside the Head of Projects, including in-person and hybrid sessions.
• Team management - Line manage and coach the Relationship Manager - Projects team, manage workload allocation, monitor delivery capacity against the project plan and budget, and support recruitment of new team members.
• Reporting and project development - Deliver regular reporting on delivery progress, maintain accurate project and outcome records, contribute to evaluation and governance, and support the documentation of replicable project models.

The full position description (attached) is available to download.

What we offer

Australian Disability Network values their employees. We offer benefits and supports that go beyond a job and support you as an individual.

We support your Career

• Competitive salary benchmarked in the sector
• Ability to salary sacrifice as a not-for-profit organisation – meaning you have more take-home pay
• Professional development and training

We support your Wellbeing

• Flexible working arrangements
• Birthday leave – an extra day off
• Self-care plans and wellbeing check-ins

We support you as an individual

• We have an affirmative action employment strategy for people with disability.
• We make adjustments to accommodate individuals in the recruitment, selection and throughout their employment.
• We have an Employee Assistant Program
• We celebrate and promote diversity and encourage open and collaborative conversations.

next steps

To submit your application, please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

Adjustments: If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process, please contact Sharon Kumar, Head of Projects at sharon.kumar@ausdn.org.au using the subject line: Projects Team Manager - Sydney / Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs or 02 8270 9220. Your request will be handled respectfully and confidentially.

A position description and AusDN's 2026-29 Strategy are attached.