- Join Swinburne’s Centre for Social Impact
- Full-time, fixed-term position (until 30 June 2028) at our Hawthorn campus
- Academic Level C salary + 17% super and staff benefits

About The Role Swinburne University is seeking an accomplished industry leader, experienced practitioner or applied researcher to join the Centre for Inclusive Employment within Swinburne’s Centre of Social Impact as Industry Fellow, Practice Change and Employment Pathways. This influential leadership role will drive nationally focused innovation, practice change and strategic initiatives in improving disability employment services. This will involve significant financial and resource navigation, relational leadership, policy context understanding, and a primary focus on uplifting disability employment service provider practice (across systems) as informed by evidence (both established and emerging) of what is effective.

Working collaboratively across internal and external teams, you will build and maintain productive relationships with a wide range of employment service providers, industries, public institutions and government to build collaborations, influence practice and social sector ecosystem design. Through your research/evidence knowledge and professional practice, you will make original and innovative contributions to the advancement of practice change within the disability employment sector.

We are seeking a nationally recognised practitioner or industry leader with substantial experience in disability employment, organisational change, workforce development, employer engagement, and cross-sector collaboration. You will be an experienced collaborator who can lead multidisciplinary projects, practice-based research and evidence-to-practice initiatives. Your ability to engage and influence a diverse range of stakeholders and people with lived experience, will be essential to ensure the Centre's work delivers measurable and lasting system impact.

About You To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and manage multidisciplinary projects, teams and practice-based research and evidence-to-practice project activities in disability employment.
- Deep practice knowledge of employment services for marginalised groups, particularly disability.
- Significant work experience, leadership and achievements in a relevant professional field or industry.
- Demonstrated links with relevant industries, organisations and research communities and demonstrated competence in working with relevant professions in industry and government.
- Demonstrated ability to foster collaborative project outcomes among colleagues in a multi-disciplinary setting and an eagerness to liaise and work closely with industry to implement practice change projects.

Qualifications

- A master’s degree or substantial relevant professional experience in disability employment or a related field.





About The Centre For Inclusive Employment Swinburne University of Technology has been awarded funding by the Commonwealth Government (Department of Social Services) to establish and operate the Centre for Inclusive Employment as part of the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), Swinburne. The Centre for Inclusive Employment aims to support the employment services ecosystem to be person-cantered and to deliver effective services that increase the employment of people with disability. The Centre for Inclusive Employment aims to improve knowledge and application of ‘what works’ to increase employment of people with diverse disabilities. This will be done by:

- Collecting disability employment-related evidence sourced from academic research, national and international best practice models, insights from pilots, case studies and grant projects; and
- Using the disability employment-related evidence collected, to develop best-practice information, resources, tools and training that are focused on building quality service delivery and to inform the daily practices and approaches of employment service providers working with their clients and employers to improve employment outcomes.

The Centre for Inclusive Employment works closely with a national consortium led by CSI Swinburne, including:
- Inclusion Australia (as conduit for Disability Representative Organisations),
- Disability Employment Australia (DEA),
- National Disability Services (NDS),
- Family Advocacy (as conduit for the National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations, NACBO), and
- The University of Melbourne.

These consortium members operate as a Centre Advisory Committee along with three independent members and a Chair with lived experience of disability.

The Advisory

Committee meets regularly to inform the strategy and collaborative opportunities of the Centre for Inclusive

About Swinburne University Of Technology

Swinburne’s strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

Our Ad Astra strategy is the cornerstone of Swinburne’s bold ambition to lead globally in technology-driven education and research. This strategy positions us to create transformative solutions, empower learners, and partner with industry to thrive in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer You!

- Work your way with flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options and generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
- Exclusive staff discounts,



including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
- Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions.

Want to learn more? Head over to our benefits page!

To Apply

Please submit the following

- CV
- Cover Letter
- Responses to the Key Selection Criteria

To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to Swinburne’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check and a National Police Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on [email protected]

Applications Close: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 11:30pm.

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing outstanding talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

Swinburne is proud to be recognised as an AWEI Gold Employer, reflecting our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where LGBTQIA+ employees, students and communities can thrive.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Our Moondani Toombadool

Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments can be requested at any stage of the recruitment process.

For reasonable adjustment requests - including accessible formats of the position description, application form, or other documents, please contact [email protected] or call +61 3 9214 3550 .

Please note: this phone number is for disability and reasonable adjustment enquiries only. General enquiries about the role can also be emailed to [email protected] .

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.

As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action , Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.

📌 Industry Fellow – Practice Change and Employment Pathways (Melbourne)
🏢 Swinburne University Of Technology
📍 Melbourne