For the full Position Description and details on how to apply, see the Out For Australia website.

Overview

As members of the Equity & Accessibility Team (formerly Diversity & Inclusion), the Equity & Accessibility Coordinator is responsible for carrying out the strategy, goals and projects of the E&A Team in accordance with the portfolio and organisational vision. While all volunteers at Out for Australia have a responsibility to ensure our services are safe, accessible, meaningful and inclusive, the E&A Team has a key role in driving this - both through their own efforts and by better equipping other volunteers to do the same.

Responsibilities

**Participation:**Taking ownership for the E&A (Formerly D&I) Portfolio.

• Attending E&A meetings on a monthly basis.
• Mentoring others in the E&A Team.
• Contributing to the strategy for the E&A Team for the organisation and striving to achieve
• goals that are set.
• Driving the organisation's mission and vision and ensuring the E&A body of work is known
• throughout the organisation.
• Being an active and available role model to participate in activities and events in the wider organisation.

Volunteer Training: Improve the E&A knowledge and capabilities of all OFA volunteers.

• Assisting to develop E&A written or ‘webinar’ resources for volunteers that are practicable
• and tailored to OFA.
• Running training sessions across the organisation, as required to support the Director.
• Keeping up to date with E&A trends/changes (e.g. terminology) and communicating these to
• the E&A Team and the organisation at large.
• Providing ad hoc assistance and guidance to OFA volunteers.

Events: Ensure OFA events are inclusive, safe, accessible, meaningful and inclusive.

• Periodically reviewing events guidance to ensure best practice.
• Working with State Teams and other teams to source panel and speakers who are from a
• diversity of backgrounds and experiences, and to ensure panel and speaker representation
• targets are met.
• Working with State Teams and other teams to develop event concepts on targeted diversity
• issues (e.g. experiences of gender diverse and trans people; or navigating LGBTQIA+
• identity in multicultural communities).
• Provide ad hoc assistance and training to events volunteers.
• Occasionally ‘auditing’ OFA events to ensure they are meeting E&A requirements.

Communications and marketing: Ensure OFA communications are diverse and inclusive.

• Finding and/or developing E&A related content for communication channels (e.g. articles,
• resources, guides).
• Working with the Communications Team to develop recruitment campaigns that target
• specific groups within the LGBTQIA+ community (whether recruiting for volunteers, mentors, mentees, etc.).

Community partnerships: Ensure OFA engagement with key stakeholders in our community.

• Developing resources and content for a targeted purpose, to achieve outcomes developed by
• the Community Team and community partners (e.g. guides, FAQs).

General volunteer expectations

• Undertake an OFA volunteer induction and role onboarding.
• Understand and implement OFA’s strategy, vision and mission.
• Uphold our volunteer code of conduct.
• Assist with initiatives as required.