First Nations Communication and Engagement Officer

Blue Mountains City covers the traditional lands of the Dharug and Gundungurra First
Nations people. Council has an opportunity for a highly experienced communication,
engagement and education practitioner to help plan and deliver community engagement
strategies with Traditional Owners and the First Nations community in the Blue Mountains
to ensure meaningful First Nations consultation occurs across Council’s key projects and
strategic planning activities The position will also design and deliver internal First Nations
cultural awareness training and assist in facilitating council wide implementation of the
Statement of Recognition and Commitment and Closing the Gap initiatives

The role involves working with many project teams across Council, as well as Traditional
Owners and the First Nations community. To succeed in this role you must have excellent
project management skills, stakeholder management skills and customer service. You
must also be able to provide strategic advice in regards to formulating community
engagement.

**RELATIONSHIPS**

**Reports to**:Program Leader First Nations

**Staff Responsibility**:Nil

**Key Internal Relationships**:First Nations team, Communications & Marketing
team, Managers, Project Managers, Team Leaders
and Officers across the organisation.

**Key External Relationships**:Dharug and Gundungurra Traditional Owners
(individuals and groups), organisations representing
First Nations peoples, and individuals of the City’s First
Nations community, Government agencies and other
external stakeholders.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The First Nations Communications & Engagement Coordinator is responsible for:

- Providing a lead role in culturally appropriate communication and engagement with

Traditional Owners and First Nations people in the City.
- Developing and managing frameworks and process that supports culturally

appropriate and effective communication and engagement with Traditional Owners
and First Nations people in the City.
- Working with project managers across the organisation to effectively plan high quality

First Nations engagement strategies.
- Planning, scheduling and promoting community engagement activities (online, print

and in person) across the various projects.
- Working with project managers to ensure relevant First Nations

stakeholders/individuals are engaged in a meaningful and culturally appropriate way ,
at the appropriate time throughout the lifecycle of a project, and informed of the
decision-making process and outcome.
- Providing coordination, logístical, tracking and reporting services for community

engagement projects to enable efficient and effective consultation and communication
with the First Nations community and / or internal stakeholders.
- Helping to build strong and inclusive First Nations community relationships on the

identified projects.
- Liaising with relevant Council staff, Federal and State Government agencies, and

community groups as required.

**GUIDING PRINCIPLES
**- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our community while
- protecting and enhancing our World Heritage environment- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and focus
- We are service focused we continuously improve service provision and provide
- excellent customer service- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and
- culture for our employees, our community and our environment- We are a socially, environmentally and financially sustainable organisation, living

within our means, ensuring best value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work
Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and,
Supporting Community

**WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY
**Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are
not limited to identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your
Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative);
never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the
experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct
equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and
in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied
for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal
protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety
aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet

its legal workplace health and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In ad