Aboriginal Community Engagement Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6

**Aboriginal Community Engagement Officer, Clerk Grade 5/6**
- Two full-time temporary roles available until July 2027, with potential for extension
- One role based in North Eastern NSW, one in South Eastern NSW (location flexible within zones)
- Part-time and job share arrangements will be considered
- Collaborate closely with community and build strong partnerships with Aboriginal stakeholders
- Contribute to planning and delivering responsive, community-focused services
- Join a supportive, purpose-driven team with ongoing learning and development opportunities
- This is an Identified position and is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only._

**About the opportunity**

You will play a vital role in working alongside Aboriginal communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from flood. Your focus will be on building trusted relationships and ensuring that, through meaningful engagement - local community preparedness, warnings, and evacuation procedures are culturally responsive. You will partner with Aboriginal people and communities to co-design culturally informed service delivery that reflects the rich connection to Country and Water, and how this interlocks with addressing cultural considerations around warning, evacuation, and response. Additionally, you will support targeted community engagement activities, build the capacity of SES units, and strengthen local partnerships to foster connectedness and local relationships. This unique role offers the opportunity to lead community capability initiatives that protect lives, land, and culture while embedding SES’s strength-based approach to working alongside communities.

**About the NSW SES**

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well
- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.

With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Build and maintain strong, respectful relationships with Aboriginal communities, stakeholders, and internal teams.
- Have a passion for Aboriginal knowing, being, and doing, with a solid understanding of culture and community priorities.
- Experience co-designing and working alongside communities to shape culturally responsive service delivery and projects, and the ability to embed co-design in government processes.
- Be tech-savvy, communicate confidently with diverse audiences, and foster two-way dialogue.
- Hold a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel across NSW.
- Work independently, manage priorities, and deliver results across multiple locations and teams.
- Support SES teams to build capacity in inclusive engagement and strong community partnerships.

As an Identified role, this opportunity is open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons only.

Where a position is identified, an applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification and authorised by Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to your profile to be considered for the role. Either will be accepted:

- Confirmation of Aboriginality form **OR**:

- Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:

- is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
- identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
- is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

**What we can offer you**
- You will enjoy a 35-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements such as a nine-day fortnight or a four-day work week depending on the requirements of the role and operational needs
- You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home.
- Attractive salary range of $99,938.00 to $110,271.00 plus 12% superannuation, leave loading and field allowance.
- Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES’s mission is saving lives and creating safer communities, and you can be an important part of our work.
- We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
- We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:

- Fitness Passport
- LinkedIn Learning
- Member Assist Program for free confidentia