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Director of First Nations Strategies

2 months ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia APS Full time
About the Role

The Director is a key driver and enabler in setting the strategic agenda for First Nations matters across the Defence enterprise. This involves understanding the political and strategic landscape, as well as the voice of our First Nations workforce.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement First Nations strategies and enterprise-wide initiatives
  • Lead a small team to deliver on the First Nations Commitment, which includes employment, education, health, truth telling, inclusion, economics, and reconciliation
  • Manage events, support senior leadership champions, and provide secretariat support to the Defence Indigenous Cultural Advisory Group
  • Align strategic priorities to business activity and achieve results in collaboration with key stakeholders
Requirements
  • Experience in delivering First Nations strategies, projects, and initiatives
  • Ability to align strategic priorities to business activity and achieve results in collaboration with key stakeholders
  • Self-reflective and supportive leadership traits
  • Strategic thinking skills that encompass the ability to conduct environmental scans and draw relevant conclusions and actions
  • Ability to deliver credible verbal and written advice to senior leaders on complex workforce and culture issues
  • Highly developed analytical skills to interpret workforce intelligence and develop innovative solutions to complex cultural issues
About Our Team

The Directorate's primary responsibility is the launch of Defence's First Nations Commitment in 2024. The First Nations commitment sets a significant forward work plan intended to enhance Defence's ongoing dedication to reconciliation and the broader First Nations agenda.

The Director leads a team to deliver on the First Nations Commitment, which will provide practical actions for employment, education, health, truth telling, inclusion, economics, and reconciliation.