Assistant Director Languages

**Assistant Director Languages**
**Executive Level 1**

This is an Identified position open to all Australian Citizens

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**Our Journey**
AIATSIS has a proud identity as Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led
national cultural institution that celebrates, educates, and inspires people from all walks of life
to connect with the rights, knowledge, cultures and stories of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples. We play a vital role in developing deeper and shared understandings of
our Nation’s history and future on Australia’s truth-telling journey, working towards collective
healing.

In 2024, AIATSIS celebrates our 60th anniversary and reflects on our evolution as an
organisation during that time. Over the next five years, our operating environment will continue
to change, and we must position ourselves to respond to this change.

**Our Vision**
To create a world in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights, knowledge,
cultures and stories are recognised, respected, celebrated and valued.

**Our Purpose**
We are the only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural institution solely
dedicated to telling the story of Australia’s First Nations peoples.

We collect, steward and appropriately share Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’
knowledge through our collection, our leadership in research and our network of collaborations
and partnerships by:

- Creating opportunities for everyone to encounter, engage with and be transformed by

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights, knowledge, cultures and stories;
- Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural vitality; and
- Shaping our national narrative.

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

AIATSIS is a statutory authority under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) and a Corporate
Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act.

AIATSIS employees are employed under the Public Service Act 1999, with terms and conditions
of employment as set out in the AIATSIS Enterprise Agreement.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LANGUAGES

Vacancy Information

Job Reference 01_01/25

Classification Executive Level 1

No. of vacancies Multiple

Salary $110,115 - $120,025

Group Research and Education

Area Languages

Employment Status Ongoing/Non-ongoing

Hours 36.75

Close Date 11.30pm Sunday 09 February 2025

Contact Person Lauren Reed

02 6129 3965

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**About the Group**
The purpose of the Research and Education Group is to define, lead, produce, share and
support cutting edge research and learning by, with, and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples. The Group supports an annual flagship AIATSIS summit and connects
AIATSIS with universities and the wider research sector to coordinate and influence research
agendas.

**About the Program Area**
The AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages (ACAL) sits within the Research and Education
Group and undertakes community-based research and projects with the aim of supporting the
active practice and strengthening of Indigenous languages. This includes projects to support
language reawakening through access to archival materials, the documentation of languages
supporting the production of materials such as dictionaries and assisting communities in
achieving these goals. Our work is strongly community focused and supports Indigenous
control of their languages and associated data. We take a national approach to understanding
the situation and status of Indigenous languages and drawing on this we provide advice to
governments on all aspects of language policy, projects and support.

**Role Summary**
The Assistant Director will oversee the development and management of projects to support the
strengthening of Indigenous Australian languages.

**Key Responsibilities**
Key responsibilities of the role include:

- manage a small team that will initiate, develop and manage projects.
- work will focus on engagement with communities and stakeholders and may include
- production and maintenance of useful resources.
- holding forums and events.
- research and analysis.
- development of innovative communication and publication outputs.
- reporting on outcomes.
- opportunities for domestic travel to conduct engagement, co-facilitate events and deliver

projects.

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**Cultural capability - essential**
Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communications
specific cultural capabilities:

- understands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business within the agency and the

outcomes the agency is responsible for delivering.
- understands the current issues facing Aboriginal and Torres St