Officer - Indigenous Research Governance (Identified role - Indigenous)

CSIRO; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 76,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

CSIRO’s Indigenous Research Governance team seeks an Officer – Indigenous Research Governance to support respectful engagement with Indigenous science activities across the organisation. You will coordinate reporting and records, maintain tools and systems, and provide administrative and logistical support for team activities, forums and events.

The role requires cultural capability grounded in Indigenous knowledge, collaboration with researchers and units, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Cultural capability grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
• Demonstrated experience providing accurate, high-quality administrative, secretariat and project support, including maintaining records and contributing to reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully, build productive relationships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff and stakeholders.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving skills to interpret policies and resolve routine matters.
• Ability to use and maintain technical tools, platforms and systems for record keeping and reporting.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for reports, presentations and discussions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating monitoring, record keeping and reporting on Indigenous science activity across CSIRO.
• Maintaining digital dashboards, maps, tagging protocols and reporting systems.
• Providing administrative, logistical, travel and financial support for events and activities.
• Supporting internal forums, including Communities of Practice and Indigenous science symposiums.
• Assisting with administration of Indigenous Science funding processes and committee activities.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver CSIRO’s Indigenous Science objectives.

Skills

Cultural capability

Administrative support

Collaboration

Problem solving

Data entry & reporting tools

Written & verbal communication

Job description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation .

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation .

Role highlights

• Want to help strengthen respectful and effective Indigenous research governance across CSIRO?
• Support practical systems, reporting and processes that advance best practice in Indigenous science.
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s leading scientific research organisation!

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

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The opportunity

CSIRO’s Indigenous Research Governance team is seeking an Officer – Indigenous Research Governance to support respectful, effective and accountable engagement with Indigenous science activities across the organisation.

In this role, you will work with the Indigenous Research Governance team, researchers and Research Units to support the implementation, administration and monitoring of policies, systems and processes that contribute to best practice in Indigenous science. You will coordinate reporting and records, maintain established tools and systems, and provide practical administrative and logistical support for team activities, internal forums and events.

You will bring cultural capability grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, developed through lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, together with strong administration, collaboration and communication skills.

Your high-level duties will include

• Coordinating monitoring, record keeping and reporting on Indigenous science activity across CSIRO.
• Maintaining digital dashboards, maps, tagging protocols and other established reporting systems.
• Providing administrative, logistical, travel and financial support for Indigenous Research Governance events and activities.
• Supporting internal forums, including Communities of Practice and Indigenous science symposiums.
• Assisting the Indigenous Research Governance team with the administration of the Indigenous Science funding processes and committee activities.
• Work collaboratively with team members and multidisciplinary teams across CSIRO to deliver activities that support CSIRO’s Indigenous Science and Engagement objectives.

Location: Open to all Australian capital cities. Other locations may be considered.

Salary: AU$76,068 – AU$96,813 plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Indefinite; Full-time

Reference: 104176

As the successful candidate, you will bring

• Cultural capability grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, developed through lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• Demonstrated experience providing accurate, high-quality administrative, secretariat and project support, including maintaining records and contributing to quantitative and qualitative reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully, build productive relationships and engage effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret policies and procedures, resolve routine administrative or technical matters, and seek advice or elevate issues when appropriate.
• Ability to use and maintain the technical tools, platforms and systems that support accurate record keeping, data entry and reporting.
• Sound written and oral communication skills, including the ability to contribute effectively to reports, presentations and discussions.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description .

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact [e-mail] and let us know how we can support you.

Eligibility

CSIRO considers the filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) . The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Citizenship.

The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

The successful candidate will also be required to provide the contact details of at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Referee who can confirm their ability to work and communicate respectfully with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO , offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO .

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Child safety

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Applications close

1 November 2026, 11:00pm AEDT

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. CSIRO reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.