Darwin-Based Ceo: Lead Aboriginal Policy & Grants In Nt

Beilby Downing Teal Pty Ltd; Darwin; On-site; AUD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrificing

Job summary

Beilby Downing Teal Pty Ltd in Darwin seeks a visionary CEO to lead Aboriginal policy and grant programs in the NT. You will oversee strategy, drive policy advocacy, and manage a small team to advance the rights and livelihoods of Aboriginal communities.

The role is a 3-year Darwin-based contract with remuneration around AU$250,000 plus superannuation and salary sacrificing benefits, open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander candidates.

Qualifications

• This role requires executive experience in Aboriginal organisations.
• Experience managing grants and complex policy contexts.
• Proven leadership through change and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the organisation's day-to-day operations.
• Oversee grant programs within NT Remote Aboriginal Investment.
• Negotiate with three levels of government and advocate for policy development.

Skills

Executive leadership

Grant management

Policy advocacy

Strategic thinking

Job description

Darwin-Based CEO: Lead Aboriginal Policy & Grants in NT Beilby Downing Teal Pty Ltd•Darwin, NT, AU

Job Description

Opportunity to lead an organisation working to close the gap in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory

• Remuneration of $250,000 + super + salary sacrificing
• Three-year contract, Darwin based role
• Role for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people only

THE ORGANISATION

Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory (APONT) is an Aboriginal controlled charitable alliance of eight peak Aboriginal organisations. It was created to provide coordinated responses to key issues and concerns of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory (NT). For 15 years APONT has been instrumental in negotiating new ways forward for NT Aboriginal people and communities by influencing government policy and ways of working. This includes the historic $842.6 million NT Remote Aboriginal Investment partnership agreement signed by APONT, the Commonwealth Government and the Northern Territory Government in February 2025.

THE ROLE

This role is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only. Reporting to, and working closely with the APONT directors, the CEO will continue the organisation's mandate, to advocate for and advance the rights, health, and livelihoods of Aboriginal people in the NT. The CEO will manage the day-to-day operations and around 15 employees with a key priority of managing grant programs as part of the NT Remote Aboriginal Investment, with $61 million to be delivered directly by APONT over the next five years. The CEO will lead negotiations with all three levels of government and maintain a commitment to leading Aboriginal involvement in policy development and implementation, and to expanding opportunities for Aboriginal community control.

REQUIREMENTS

If you have experience at an executive level in an Aboriginal organisation and experience of managing grants, we would be interested to hear from you. A track record of leading through significant and complex political contexts, change and growth, will be essential, as will a demonstrated understanding of the political, social and Aboriginal context in the NT. High level visionary, strategic and authentic leadership skills will be critical to success in this role.

THE PACKAGE

In return you will receive a three-year contract and a competitive remuneration package of $250,000 plus superannuation and access to salary sacrificing benefits.

The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under s8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT).