Aps Level 6

**Job Reference Number **22-PCPDIV-15494

**Classification **APS Level 6

**Job Title **Indigenous Liaison Officer (Affirmative Measures - Indigenous)

**Division **People Comm and Parliamentary Division

**Branch **People Branch

**Section **Employment Programs and Inclusion Section

**Location **Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne

**Status **Ongoing & Non-ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time & Part-time

**Salary Range **$88,439 - $99,772

**Security Clearance **Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***

**Working with Children and **Yes
**Vulnerable People Check**

**Job Contact Officer Name**:Lisa Baratta
**Phone**:02 6289 7370

**Cultural Contact Point Name**:Indigenous Liaison Officer

**The position**

The Department of Health and Aged Care is looking for a passionate and motivated

individual to join to our Indigenous Liaison Officer (ILO) Unit. The position offers generous

flexible working arrangements and may be conducted remotely or on Ngunawal Country

(Canberra, ACT) and either full-time or part-time.

Working with us gives you an opportunity to understand how health, aged care, and sport

policies and programs are developed, and to influence the delivery of these programs to

improve outcomes for your community. But don’t worry, we don’t expect you to get up to

speed immediately and we’ll help you understand the position so that you’re comfortable

and confident. You will also have the opportunity through formal and informal training to

develop skills that will offer a great career and plenty of career choice.

Keep reading to find out more

**What we offer**
- An inclusive environment where First Nations experiences and perspectives are

respected, visible, and valued as critical to our work.
- A genuine commitment to your professional development and career advancement

including access to our staff mentoring program.
- Opportunities to undertake paid study and gain formal qualifications while you work.
- Opportunities to make a real impact and develop skills beneficial to your community.
- Supportive staff networks including the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Staff Network (NATSISN), Pride Network, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)

Network, Disability and Carers Network, and Gender Equality Network.
- A 37.5-hour work week with access to a range of flexible working arrangements,

including flextime, giving you the ability to stay connected to your community and

time for interests outside of work.
- Generous salary, superannuation entitlements, and leave including four weeks paid

leave every year, additional leave over the Christmas period, and access to various

types of cultural leave.
- Stability and security as you start out or continue your Australian Public Service

career.
- Access to relocation support (if relocating to Ngunawal Country).

**About you**
- Broad knowledge and understanding of First Nations cultures.
- Ability to provide a culturally safe environment for First Nations peoples.
- Respectful knowledge sharing, and ability to communicate sensitively and effectively

with a diverse range of people.
- Positive engagement practices with First Nations communities.
- Customer-focused approach and seeks to provide a connected service.
- Actively collaborates and communicates with peers, clients and executives and

demonstrates strong writing and program management skills.
- Undertakes objective, systematic analysis and draws accurate conclusions based on

evidence.
- Recognises the links between interconnected issues and identifies problems and

works to resolve them and improve services.
- Sound leadership capabilities to motivate team members to achieve their goals,

while delivering high quality outcomes.
- Identifies learning opportunities for others and delegates tasks effectively.
- Well-developed time management, prioritisation, and data literacy skills.

**About the role**

ILO duties include, but are not limited to:

- Providing pastoral care to First Nations staff.
- Creating and fostering partnerships with community organisations and internally to

strengthen our cultural capability.
- Driving implementation of our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2021-23, and its

alignment to the Closing the Gap Action Plan.
- Management of the Secretariat for the Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group.
- Leading the design, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate

initiatives and strategies that support our First Nations workforce.
- Supporting NATSISN and the senior executive Indigenous Champions.
- Assisting in the promotion of various First Nations dates of significance including

National Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week.
- Representing Health at APS and external meetings and forums.

**About us**

The Department of Health and Aged Care works to deliver an affordable, quality health and

aged care system and better health, ageing, and sport outcomes for the nation.

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