Community Development Coordinator

Moneymob; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 781 000 - 1 006 000; Full time

Job summary

A community development organization in South Africa is seeking a Community Development Coordinator to support First Nations communities. This role involves guiding the Anangu Advisory Board, securing funding, and implementing development activities. Ideal candidates will have experience in community development and advocacy. This full-time position includes competitive benefits such as annual leave and a wellbeing payment.

Benefits

Wellbeing payment

Six weeks of annual leave

Options for relocation reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience with remote First Nations Australians in community development.
• Knowledge in economic justice and consumer advocacy.
• Ability to implement creative community activities.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide the Anangu Advisory Board.
• Secure funding for cultural governance.
• Plan community development activities.
• Coordinate the Reconciliation Action Plan.

Skills

Community development

Advocacy

Project planning

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Financial counselling knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualifications in community development

Job description

Community Development Coordinator - Alice Springs MoneyMob Talkabout Limited

Job Summary: MoneyMob Talkabout Limited Applications close : 12 : 00 AM GMT, 8th Nov

• Full time, 38 hours per week based in Alice Springs
• Ongoing subject to continued funding
• Suitably qualified and experienced First Nations candidates are encouraged to apply
• Regular remote travel to the APY Lands and other remote communities is part of the role requirements
• Previous applicants need not reapply.
• This role is NOT an employment services role.
• Employee benefits: Nice office in Alice Springs, close to cafes and transport.
• You can salary package up to $29k if you're eligible.
• Six weeks of annual leave
• Choose between 5 extra "mini-break" days (non-accrued) OR two return flights to your home capital city each year.
• We’ll reimburse up to $ for relocation costs if you need to move.
• You get a $ wellbeing payment every year (doesn't carry over).

About MoneyMob Talkabout

MoneyMob Talkabout is a not-for-profit organisation providing financial counselling and capability casework, financial literacy and energy efficiency education and community development programs.

We are funded to deliver services to Anangu in Adelaide, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in northern South Australia, and in the Northern Territory.

We are governed by a majority First Nations Board of Directors with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, including directors from the communities we serve.

Additional cultural governance comes from an Anangu advisory board embedded in our organisational structure.

Our Values

COURAGE: We are committed to advocating strongly for change and creating a more just and inclusive environment.

EMPOWERMENT: We work to support First Nations people to be in control and work towards achieving independence, rights, opportunities and recognition of the inherent value of their culture and communities.

INTEGRITY: Honesty, openness, accountability, fairness and inclusiveness must be at the core of everything we do and are.

INSIGHT: Our actions and services are grounded in our organisational knowledge, evidence and ethics; the wisdom of the people, organisations and communities working alongside us; current thinking and research about what works nationally and internationally.

INNOVATION: We are a creative and agile organisation, motivated to continually improve, adapt and develop innovative solutions that add value and are valued by the communities we work with.

About You

You're smart and creative in community development approaches. You're keen to help First Nations communities build their own economic power. You get the challenges of living in Alice Springs but want to be there anyway because social justice matters to you. You know how to put First Nations perspectives and voices first.

About the Role

In this exciting role you'll support, resource and guide our Anangu Advisory Board and Working Group so they can lead community initiatives to address complex financial and economic problems.

The Board is called "Uwankara Tjungungku Kulira Wangkanyi Board," which translates to "Everyone Listening, Thinking and Talking Together."

A significant part of your responsibilities will involve securing continued funding for this vital cultural governance structure. You'll also plan and implement imaginative community development activities and events relevant to MoneyMob Talkabout's work — such as during NAIDOC week, Anti-Poverty Week, Literacy and Numeracy Week, Gambling Harm Action Week, National Reconciliation Week, etc. Additionally, you'll coordinate and implement MoneyMob Talkabout's Reconciliation Action Plan. The role will change and grow as UTKW develops, so there will be lots of different things to do!

Responsibilities

• Support, resource and guide our Anangu Advisory Board and Working Group to lead community initiatives.
• Secure continued funding for this vital cultural governance structure.
• Plan and implement community development activities and events relevant to our work.
• Coordinate and implement MoneyMob Talkabout's Reconciliation Action Plan.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in community development, anthropology, social science or a related discipline.
• Substantial experience working with remote First Nations Australians in a multi‑faceted community development role – e.g. facilitation, grant seeking, project planning and implementation, advocacy.
• Knowledge / experience in the area of economic justice, consumer advocacy / financial counselling & capability or ability to quickly acquire.
• Track record of implementing creative community activities / events.
• Superior organisational, IT and communication skills across all domains (listening, speaking, writing).

First Six Months

• Get to know the town, organisation and team.
• Undertake First Nations cultural education.
• Meet and start working with the UTKW members.
• Travel through beautiful desert country to surrounding remote communities.
• Experience desert warmth and humour.
• Remote work requires good psychological and physical fitness.

Important Note

Due to the demands of the environment, this type of work is not recommended for people who have or are experiencing significant and unresolved trauma / mental ill health, major upheavals in life circumstances or certain chronic illnesses.

Next Steps

If you are considering an application, please read the Position Description and information for applicants carefully. To discuss the role, please contact Carolyn Cartwright on [contact details omitted].

Applicants must address the selection criteria (no more than two pages) and provide references from two recent direct supervisors. Interviews will take place as suitable applications are received. Applications for this role will take you to the employer's site.