Vacancies

Director, First Nations Strategy and Coordination - Identified First Nations Position

• Drive First Nations strategic initiatives across the University
• Coordinate the implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the University’s First Nations Strategy
• Contribute to improving outcomes for First Nations students and our partner communities

The role

• Full time, Fixed term (up to 5 years)
• Senior remuneration package in the range of $170,410 - $213,013 pa (including 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst (other Charles Sturt campus locations may be considered)

As the Director, First Nations Strategy and Coordination, you will be providing strategic leadership and oversight for objectives and projects within the Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor First Nations Engagement. You will be working with key stakeholders to coordinate and drive First Nations initiatives and to promote a high performing culture in First Nations education, research, and engagement across the wider university environment. You will leverage your leadership and expertise in higher education by supporting the PVC with strategic initiatives, performance monitoring, data management, and reporting duties.

About you

• Proven leadership, including a demonstrated ability to develop a sense of unity, support change initiatives and execute strategic and operational plans.
• Extensive knowledge of First Nations sustainability, engagement, education and research issues.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, including effective report writing.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including professional and regional communities, industry and public sector organisations.
• Commitment to applying culturally safe practices in the workplace.

This is an identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander position under section 14 of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977. Please be aware you may be asked to provide confirmation of First Nations Australian Identity.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Generous leave options
• Enjoy salary packaging and sacrifice options
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Support workplace giving to a range of charities or our Staff give program which funds student scholarships.

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About us

Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor First Nations Engagement led by the Pro Vice Chancellor (PVC) First Nations Engagement has direct oversight of all Charles Sturts’ First Nations Strategies. The Office is responsible for new university-wide community engagement, cultural safety, and First Nations Ways of Being, Knowing, Doing frameworks, establishment and operation of First Nations Strategy governance arrangements, all internal and external community relations, and institute-wide alignment and coordination of key work relevant to increasing employment levels of First Nations staff; enhancing the advancement of First Nations staff qualifications through extended opportunities for professional development and academic engagement; working with Student Success to build First Nations student numbers and pathways and improving retention and success of First Nations students. It is also responsible for working with the Research Portfolio to increase First Nations research output and scholarship of Indigenous learning and knowledge through building engagement between Charles Sturt University research and First Nations communities.

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have determination, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the overarching goal of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a two (2) page “statement of suitability” demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Professor Tony Dreise | Pro Vice Chancellor, First Nations Engagement | pvcfirstnationsengagement@csu.edu.au

Closing Date: 11 pm, 5 June 2024

Advertised: 07 May 2024 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 05 Jun 2024 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time