Job Type: Full-time or Part-time (to be negotiated)
Location: Collingwood
Salary range: Starting from $83,000 (FTE) plus salary packaging, and superannuation, based on experience and expertise.
Join our team as a Regional Community Liaison Officer NE! Make a difference in your community, fostering relationships while working towards Treaty.
This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Designated Position, classified under ‘special measures’ of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.
Embrace a fulfilling role as a Regional Community Liaison Officer NE, where you’ll play a pivotal part in fostering connections within your community. Join us in working toward Treaty commitments, promoting unity, and building understanding. Make a lasting impact and be a driving force for positive change. Your passion and dedication will be highly valued in this rewarding position.
OVERVIEW:
The Assembly’s objective is to promote the self-determination and empowerment of Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians through the Treaty process by:
- Acting as the Aboriginal Representative Body to support Treaty negotiations; and
- Enabling Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians to exercise sovereignty, the right to self-determination and other rights; including those contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
This role is responsible for providing high quality secretarial and administrative support to the Engagement Team, across a broad range of administrative functions, processes, and systems, as well as offering support to the Engagement Project Officers during their events, both online and in person
Responsibilities:
- Work independently to provide confidential secretarial and administrative support, including diary management, travel management, digital and hard copy correspondence.
- Coordinate meetings, prepare presentations and agendas, take minutes, and facilitate follow-up action/s.
- Plan and organise online community-based events to build strong relationships, as well as contributing to in person events, where possible.
- Assist the Engagement Project Officers with their events by offering recruitment support.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Skilled at providing a broad range of administration support (travel, diary management, correspondence, meetings etc.).
- Skilled at multi-tasking across a range of tasks and maintaining momentum.
- Experienced in providing administration support within a community engagement department/team.
- Experienced at working with Aboriginal communities in Victoria.
- Experienced in working to challenging deadlines and with multiple stakeholders.
- Highly organised with a strong attention to detail.
- Able to perform under pressure and continue to adhere to company policies/values.
The workload of this role is able to be negotiated.
Salary starting at $83,000 per annum (full-time equivalent) plus salary packaging, and superannuation, based on experience and expertise.
Please see the attached job profile for more information.
If you are ready to take on a challenging role and make a significant impact, please submit your resume, cover letter, and any other supporting documents to People@firstpeoplesvic.org.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Note that we will begin interviewing as suitable applications come through so position may be filled before close date.