Aboriginal Program Manager

5 days ago


Parramatta, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Transforming Aboriginal Outcomes
- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150
- Req ID: 74013

**Aboriginal Program Manager**

**Location - Parramatta**

**Employment type - Ongoing (Full Time)**

**Clerk grade 11/12. Salary - $145,378 - $168,130 plus employer’s superannuation and annual leave loading**
- This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only_

**Are you passionate about creating real change for Aboriginal communities in the criminal justice system?**

**Your role**

In this role, you'll shape and oversee offence-focused and community initiatives, ensuring resources are managed effectively to make a genuine impact. You'll also contribute to policy development, advocating for solutions to the challenges Aboriginal people face within the justice system.

**What you’ll do**

Lead the development and management of strategic programs that support Aboriginal Services Unit clients, staff, and the community, collaborating with frontline staff to drive impactful initiatives. Oversee all aspects of program implementation, from planning and resource coordination to budgeting, data management, and reporting.

Provide expert, evidence-based advice to senior leadership, ensuring informed decision-making for the business unit’s future. Cultivate and maintain key stakeholder relationships to enhance program development, service design, and policy implementation helping to reduce Aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system.

Guide and empower your team through coaching and professional development, ensuring high performance in delivering priorities. Manage procurement processes and contracts, ensuring compliance with service agreements. Deliver a variety of strategic and operational documents, including briefings, reports, ministerial responses, and media content.

**What we’re looking for**
- Excellent knowledge of the NSW criminal justice system, including issues that contribute to disproportionate rates of Aboriginal participation as both victims and offenders.
- Current NSW Driver’s licence and willingness to travel to various locations across NSW.
- Proficient experience in complex and sensitive consultations and negotiations with a diverse range of stakeholders—ensuring timely outcomes while balancing different expectations, viewpoints, and interests.
- Strong communication skills are essential, with the ability to engage effectively across varied audiences to foster collaboration and clarity.
- Documented verification of Aboriginality.

The Department will accept proof of Aboriginality confirming the following:

- You are an aboriginal person of Aboriginal descent;
- You identify as being Aboriginal; and

An acceptable form of documented verification is a “Confirmation of Aboriginality” letter, provided to you by a local Aboriginal organisation that includes a common seal from that organisation.

It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants are fully vaccinated and able to provide acceptable proof of vaccination status.

Download the role description.

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Describe**a situation/project/program where you had to shift your priorities due to changing circumstances, such as new government policy, legislative changes or budget constraints. How did you reassess and adjust your planning, and what impact did these changes have on your team or stakeholders?
- Provide at least two examples of a time when you designed a service or process based on client/customer needs and feedback from staff? How did you ensure it aligned with organisational objectives, and what steps did you take to monitor and improve service delivery.

**Applications close**Thursday 8 May at 11:59pm AEST.**

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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