Head of Indigenous News and Current Affairs

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**About Us**

NITV is a First Nations led organisation that holds a special place in the Australian Media Landscape. The team fosters a collaborative and supportive work environment and is passionate about the growth of Indigenous stories and story tellers. We're now looking for the **Head of Indigenous News and Current Affairs.**

**The Department**

NITV’s vision is to be recognised as having meaningful and positive impact on the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

NITV’s purpose is to support and strengthen the oldest living culture in the world.

Celebrate and champion the place of unique, inspiring storytelling through Indigenous voices.

Share culture, language and lessons today to develop strong leaders and champions tomorrow.

Use our strengths to foster change, champion equality and make an impact.

Build a legacy of strong, sustainable Indigenous Media for the future.

**The Role**

As a key member of the NITV Senior Leadership team, the Head of Indigenous News & Current Affairs is responsible for the leadership of the Indigenous News & Current Affairs branch. This role requires a deep understanding of the dynamic and constantly changing Indigenous media landscape.

The responsibilities of the role include the comprehensive planning, decision making, and execution required to achieve the objectives of the Indigenous News and Current Affairs Branch. This role oversees the commissioning and output for all NITV news and current affairs platforms.

**About you**
- Contribute to the overall NITV strategy and playing an active role in the Senior Leadership team
- Define NITV’s Indigenous News & Current Affairs’ overall editorial direction, ensuring always that its output meets SBS editorial standards, is fair and balanced, builds trust with audiences, and is aligned to the SBS Charter/NITV Charter.
- Navigate the rapidly changing news and media environment and take the necessary steps to respond to new challenges, remain relevant to audiences, and look for new opportunities to grow audience engagement and reach.
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Indigenous News & Current Affairs branch, aligning teams around a single, integrated, and long-term vision for the division.
- Provide outstanding editorial and creative leadership to the Indigenous News & Current Affairs teams to enhance the strength, depth and quality of our services across all platforms.
- Lead the ongoing digital transformation of NITV news services, working closely and collaboratively with the NITV Leadership team in order to encourage invention and innovation both in the newsroom and in delivery to audiences.

Feel like you meet most, but perhaps not all, the criteria listed? Then send through your details; whilst we have specific requirements in mind, we can look at how we may be able to bridge any gaps.

**Some of the reasons to consider working with us**
- The people We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work, you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia
- The culture and the engagement of our workforce SBS is ranked in the top 25% of all media companies for employee engagement
- We’re agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for over 40 years and our future is packed with many more exciting developments
- We also love to promote from within We have allocated training funds to do just that and help bridge the gaps when moving from role to role.

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

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