Jane Britt GAICD

Senior Policy Officer at People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
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Greater Brisbane Area, AU
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  • Braille -

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Ron Hooton

Jane is an intelligent, capable and competent individual with many talents who I am happy to recommend to any employer. Jane works very hard and can be relied upon to deliver a great result every time. She is a delight to work with and fits seamlessly into teams.

Courtney McKee BPsych(Hons) CertIVMgt GradCertCoach GAICD

Jane’s particular talents sit in the public speaking and advocacy sphere. Jane is dauntless, polished and fascinating in front of audiences of all backgrounds from intimate company board meetings to 700 strong city hall style gatherings. She presents in a considered, well paced and pitched manner that convinces listeners she’s speaking directly to them personally. She embodies and believes in her message, that people with disabilities are essential, productive and advantageous members of any team. In her role at Vision Australia, Jane contributes directly to data collection and analysis through conducting interviews, case reviews and desktop research. She is an ambassador for and consultant to various projects, blending her topic knowledge with her personal perspective as someone with lived experience of vision impairment. Jane is highly professional and a direct communicator. It is a pleasure to have her on the team.

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Credentials

  • GAICD
    Australian Institute of Company Directors
    Mar, 2023
    - Sep, 2024
  • B.Mus (classical piano), A.Mus.A (piano)
    Queensland Conservatorium of Music
    Dec, 2008
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Policy Officer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Currently leading PWDA’s response to the NDIS Review. Other: Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) Working Group Currently leading PWDA’s response to the NDIS Review. Other: Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) Working Group

    • Australia
    • Facilities Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Non Executive Director
      • Feb 2023 - Present

      • Disability policy expertise director • Risk and Safety Committee (current) • Disability policy expertise director • Risk and Safety Committee (current)

    • Australia
    • Strategic Management Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Policy and Advocacy Team Leader
      • Aug 2021 - Oct 2022

      This role includes primary duties of leading Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) Policy and Advocacy team with direct line staff management of five reports. This role continues previous work as National Policy Officer in national and state-based policy work, and systemic advocacy on issues affecting people who are blind or vision impaired, including leading BCA’s systemic advocacy response to the Disability Royal Commission. The role also includes progressing individual advocacy cases. Another key function of this role is strategic direction setting for the organisation through work with internal policies and staff training.External representation: • Australian Banking Association (ABA) Consumer Outcomes Group• Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) Members’ Forum• Disability Royal Commission and Disabled Representative Organisations group• Vision2020 Independence and Participation Committee (IPC) Show less

    • National Policy Officer
      • Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

      This role covers all national policy work, including submissions for Royal Commissions (RCs) and government Inquiries and developing Blind Citizens Australia’s (BCA) policies and position statements. Policy development includes external consultation with BCA members and internal staff consultation, writing policy, dissemination of the final policy and development of any additional resources linked to the policy. Consultation with the National Policy Council (NPC) is a core part of this role and the role includes minute taking and contribution to bi-monthly NPC meetings. Further, consultation with external stakeholders i.e., industry partners is undertaken in developing submissions for RCs or inquiries.External Representation• Department of Social Services, National Disability Gateway Reference Group.• Department of Main Roads and Transport (TMR) Smart Ticketing Accessibility Group (QLD) • All Abilities Queensland Working Party (Queensland State Disability Plan)• Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education & Training (ADCET) Guidelines Advisory Committee• Assistive Technology for All (ATFA) Alliance Show less

    • Acting General Manager, Projects and Engagement
      • Apr 2021 - May 2021

      This relieving position included duties of direct line staff management of six reports, and support to BCA’s executive management team including the Acting CEO. Further, this role included event management overseeing the development of BCA Connect, a national conference held in May 2021. It also involved support of numerous other programs and projects currently underway, or about to commence at BCA. During the role, duties included leading recruitment of new staff, and supervision of a student on placement. Show less

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant
      • May 2019 - Oct 2020

      Member of QDeNgage, providing disability consultancy for government and other consultations. Role highlights: • COVID-19 Disability Advisory Committee for the Queensland Government, Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors. Member of QDeNgage, providing disability consultancy for government and other consultations. Role highlights: • COVID-19 Disability Advisory Committee for the Queensland Government, Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors.

    • Australia
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Content Developer (Writer)
      • Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

      Freelance writing and consultancy work in the realm of diversity and inclusion in the tertiary sector. Freelance writing and consultancy work in the realm of diversity and inclusion in the tertiary sector.

    • Australia
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Engagement Guru
      • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

      This role primarily focussed on stakeholder engagement & management, particularly for Premium Members. The main tasks in this role included: • Processing and managing memberships via Excel, Mailchimp and Google Groups • Engaging stakeholders to ensure satisfaction in meeting their professional needs via email and phone • Content creation using Canva and management of the Instagram account for DLI including making content accessible for screenreaders • Weekly bulletins through Mailchimp for Victorian board and leadership opportunities for our members, created through curating email and website data • Working with colleagues on projects for our members including future leadership training events via Microsoft Teams, Zoom teleconferencing & email • Preparation of documents to meet accessibility requirements for our members Show less

    • Australia
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Business Transformation Graduate
      • Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

      Product and service development work (NDIS-focussed) with a co-design approach. Primary tasks include: Consultation with clients/other key stakeholders, data collection, organisation, analysis, research, report writing and presenting project updates to management at meetings. Additional consultancy and involvement in advocacy projects, including public speaking, writing and sharing experiences to client peers, parents of clients, staff and the general public. Advocacy work has been focussed on accessibility in the domains of employment, education, social participation and independence for people who are blind or have low vision. Role highlights • Ready SET project (NDIS client tool) for NDIS pre-planning and review planning • International Day of People with Disability panel: Employing people with disability speech for employees of DES (3 Dec, 2018) • Speaking to parents of children with vision loss about lived experience at a parent support group (Vision Australia’s Readiness Group, June 2018) • One-to-one coaching received around effective productivity, workplace conflict management and resilience, organisation and task management strategies, leadership, teamwork and career development. Show less

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

      Assisting a PhD candidate in organising, editing and adding further research into her completed PhD thesis draft.

    • Peer Mentor
      • Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

      Providing support to students with low vision and blindness.

Education

  • The Australian National University
    Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
    2014 - 2014
  • The Australian National University
    Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies, Psychology
    2012 - 2013
  • The University of Queensland
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, English literature
    2009 - 2011
  • Duchesne College
  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
    Company Directors Course
    2023 - 2023

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