Manager, Aboriginal Cultural Governance

I Work For Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Human Services in South Australia is seeking an experienced leader to drive Aboriginal governance and partnerships within the homelessness reform agenda. You will provide cultural authority, enable meaningful influence by Aboriginal communities, and advance self-determination through strengths-based approaches across strategy, commissioning and service access.

This long-term contract role involves collaboration with government, NGOs and Aboriginal organisations, with travel and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead governance and partnerships with Aboriginal communities.
• Experience shaping policy and service delivery through cross-sector collaboration.
• Strong leadership and strategic communications expertise.

Responsibilities

• Providing cultural authority and senior leadership to establish formal Aboriginal governance, accountability and partnership mechanisms across homelessness system reform and stewardship.
• Ensuring Aboriginal people, communities and community-controlled organisations have meaningful influence over decisions affecting Aboriginal homelessness outcomes.
• Advancing Aboriginal self-determination by embedding culturally safe, strengths-based and community-led approaches across strategy, commissioning, service access, access, practice, workforce reform, data sovereignty, evaluation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic communications

Aboriginal engagement

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Department of Human Services
Job reference: 863627
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Role Highlights

• Make a meaningfulimpact through strategic and expert communicationsapproaches
• Positively impactingAboriginal children and family lives
• Partner acrossgovernment, NGOs, Aboriginal organisations and researchsectors to drive system-wide outcomes

Here at the Department of Human Services (DHS), we strive todeliver modern programs, services and policy that strengthencommunities and enable South Australians to actively participate incommunity life. With people at the heart of what we do and acommitment to child safety, ageing well and supporting people withdisability, we work to increase inclusion, independence anddecision-making, and help our communities when it matters most.

About the Business

Our Community and Aboriginal Partnerships Division helps to buildcommunity safety and wellbeing by providing support and services tochildren, young people and families, including those involved withthe youth justice system, remote Aboriginal communities, and peoplewho are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The division alsosupports DHS's Closing the Gap commitments.

Role Details

• Providing cultural authority and senior leadership to establishformal Aboriginal governance, accountability and partnershipmechanisms across homelessness system reform and stewardship.
• Ensuring Aboriginal people, communities and community-controlledorganisations have meaningful influence over decisions affectingAboriginal homelessness outcomes, without shifting government'saccountability onto community.
• Advancing Aboriginal self-determination by embedding culturallysafe, strengths-based and community-led approaches across strategy,commissioning, service access, access, practice, workforce reform,data sovereignty, evaluation and continuous improvement.

Special Conditions

Only people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent may apply (pursuant to Section 56(2) of the EqualOpportunity Act 1984).

Aboriginal Employment Register check conducted.

National Police Check required.

Some out of hours work may be required.

Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.

Role Status: Term up to 30-Jun-2028

Salary Range: $144,421 p/a (SSSM01)

Location: Adelaide

Enquiries: DrLauren Moulds, 0466 801 011 Email: [e-mail]

DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces safe andinclusive for all people and ensuring the full diversity of thecommunities we serve are represented in our workforce, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people withdisability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people,culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and genderdiverse people.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide apositive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require assistance with this process, please contact us [e-mail] and a member of the team will get back toyou.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged toapply. We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people withdisability and/or neurodivergent people bring to our workplace andacknowledge our role in ensuring a supportive work environment forpeople with disability and/or neurodivergent people to thrivein.

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.