Project Officer

**Project Officer**
**APS5
**This is an Affirmative Measures opportunity
This position will be filled using the Affirmative Measure provision, which allows for the
targeted recruitment of Indigenous Australians into the Australian Public Service. The vacancy
is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. The filling of this employment
opportunity is intended to constitute an Affirmative Measure under section 8(1) of the Racial
Discrimination Act 1975.

**Who we are**

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We are Australia’s only national institution focused exclusively on the diverse history,
cultures, and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. We house the
world’s most important and extensive collection of cultural information and material, and
we provide leadership, publish, and promote greater understanding and appreciation of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We create opportunities for people the world
over to engage with and be transformed by the knowledge, the culture, and the story of
Australia’s Indigenous peoples. We are Australia’s national institution for leadership in
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research.

**What we do**
We care for a priceless collection, including films, photographs, video, and audio recordings
as well as the world’s largest collection of printed and other resource materials for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. We undertake and encourage scholarly,
ethical, community-based research in a variety of sectors, including health, native title,
languages, and education. Our publishing house, Aboriginal Studies Press, regularly
publishes outstanding writing that promotes Australian Indigenous cultures.
Our activities affirm and raise awareness of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories.

Our functions are established under the _Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait _
- Islander Studies Act 1989_.
- These functions are to:

- provide access to a national collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- culture and heritage.
- use that national collection to strengthen and promote knowledge and
- understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.
- provide leadership in the fields of: 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research; and 
activities relating to collections associated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples; and use (including use for research) of that national
collection and other collections containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander culture and heritage.
- lead and promote collaborations and partnerships among the academic,

research, non-government, business and government sectors and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in support of the other
functions of the Institute.
- provide advice to the Commonwealth on the situation and status of Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.
We are an Australian Government statutory authority. The Minister responsible for AIATSIS is
the Hon Linda Burney MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians.

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Project Officer

Vacancy Information

Job Reference 0172_08/24

Classification APS5

No. of vacancies 1

Salary $80,341 - $87,572

Group Research and Education

Area Indigenous Country and Governance

Employment Status Ongoing

Hours Full Time

Close Date 11.30pm Monday 09 September 2024
Lilly-Rae Jones

Contact Person (02) 6261 4251

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**About the Group**
The purpose of the Research and Education Group (REG) is to: define, lead, produce, share and
support cutting edge research and learning by, with, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples.

**About the Program Area**
The Indigenous Country and Governance (ICG) Program sits within the Research and
Education Group. The ICG team produces, shares, and supports leading edge research and
products in the fields of Native Title, Traditional Ownership, Indigenous governance, and caring
for country including land, sea and water. The team works to provide an effective and
influential evidence base to inform policy, practice and decision-making in the context of native
title, Indigenous land management, self-determination and knowledge transfer.

**About the Role**
As a Project Officer, under the supervision of the Director, you will provide project management
administration in the delivery of the ICG workplan activities, including coordinating, monitoring,
evaluating and reporting tasks. Key responsibilities of the role include:

- Assisting in the delivery and tracking of a range of projects using project management

software.
- Monitoring and reporting weekly on progress against project, including milestone

tracking and exception reporting.
- Working with external and internal project stakeholders in the development and

implementation of pr