Description:
Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?
Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.
- Set up and lead our Aboriginal Employee Engagement Team and strategy
- Aboriginal Identified position
- Newly created permanent full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity
- Office locations considered: Armidale, Bathurst, Dubbo, Goulburn, Grafton, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Newcastle, Parramatta, Queanbeyan, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga
- Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $145,378 to $168,130 + super + leave loading
Our People and Culture team are setting up a deadly new Aboriginal Employee Engagement team who will lead the charge in enhancing Aboriginal employment, cultural safety and career and capability development across the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).
About the Role
As the Manager, you'll lead the design and deliver important aboriginal employee engagement programs with the team, whilst building organisation capability to drive meaningful outcomes for Aboriginal staff. You'll give expert advice, build strong relationships, and align with departmental goals and legal requirements.
You will create and lead initiatives for Aboriginal employment, cultural safety, career development and capability. You will provide expert advice on talent management and workforce strategies, work with stakeholders to build partnerships and support program implementation, and ensure cultural safety is integrated into organisational frameworks, including WHS and diversity.
About You
Our ideal deadly candidate will have:
- Experience in creating and implementing strategies across the public or private sector focusing on Aboriginal employee experience outcomes and integrating these processes into core business operations at a senior level.
- Proven ability to work with Aboriginal people, communities, and organisations, with strong cross-cultural communication skills and understanding of Aboriginal issues.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team to achieve common goals.
- Skilled in achieving results while involving stakeholders, encouraging collaboration, and providing leadership, coordination, and reporting.
Essential Requirements
- Knowledge, respect and understanding of Aboriginal cultural issues and extensive Human Resources knowledge and experience in the development, implementation and review of Aboriginal employee and talent management strategies, policies and procedures.
- Experience planning, coordinating, monitoring, and reviewing projects and activities related to improving employment, cultural safety and retention for Aboriginal employees.
- Experience working with Aboriginal people and communities and building effective relationships
- Current NSW Driver Licence and the ability to occasionally travel overnight.
This is an Identified role under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and as such Aboriginality is an essential requirement of the role. Aboriginal identified positions are developed where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Positions are specifically noted under the provisions of the NSW Anti-discrimination Act (1977) for Aboriginal people who meet the following criteria:
- Is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
- Identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
- Is accepted as such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
For more information read the full Role Description: Manager Aboriginal Employee Engagement
Who we are
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.
DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.
DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.
We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.
To Apply
If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.
Applications close Sunday 6th April 2025 at 11:55PM.
Should you require further information about the role please contact Michael Rolik via michael.rolik@dpie.nsw.gov.au or on 0466 779 997.
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.
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If you require an adjustment for your application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team by emailing dcceew.ta@dpie.nsw.gov.au or contacting Jessica Smith via jessica.smith@dpie.nsw.gov.au or 0438 323 466 (please mention reference number 541889).
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