Indigenous Careers and Programs Lead

Permanent full-time position (Indigenous Identified Role)
- Based in Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney
- Seeking those with extensive experience in developing and executing Indigenous Employment and Career strategies

**About the role**

The Indigenous Careers and Programs Lead plays an integral part in supporting and embedding the strategic vision of Australia Posts Reconciliation Action Plan. The role will be responsible for the design, implementation, and optimised delivery across Indigenous early careers, emerging to senior executive leadership programs, embedding holistic employment and performance integration strategies and strong governance to enable sustainable Indigenous voice across the Australia Post enterprise.

**What will you be doing?**
- Integral contribution supporting the strategic implementation of Australia Posts Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
- Lead entire design and end to end delivery process of Indigenous Emerging Leaders Program and Senior Executive Leadership Program
- Manage program budgets, contractual and program delivery reporting with service providers and consultants
- Work with people and culture teams to develop competencies and roadmap to ensure successful and sustainable transition of Indigenous emerging and senior executive employees, graduates, and talent into permanent or promotional opportunities
- Overseeing Indigenous voice governance, regulatory reporting related to RAP and employment matters
- Assist National Indigenous Manager to develop and embed a cultural intelligence capability framework for enterprise, our employees, and onboarding delivery by approved service providers.

**You will have**:

- Demonstrated expertise working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and external agencies to build empowerment, employment opportunities and inclusion at a national level
- Experience in developing and executing Indigenous Employment strategies, performance and holistic talent management initiatives, and growth initiatives for people at operational level and senior management
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating leader and frontline capability and performance sessions relating to employment, development, and engagement practices
- Proven project management and entire end to end establishment of diverse national Indigenous early careers, emerging and senior executive leadership programs
- Experience in developing Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups and Indigenous Employee Networks
- Experience in coaching key stakeholders, internal and external customers on best practices related to cultural importance protocols and practices, inclusion, and diversity initiatives.

**How we’ll deliver for you**
- We invest in you for the long-term, encouraging growth through delivering on our values of trust, inclusivity, empowerment and safety. We’ll help you develop your skills and steer along a career path that works for you.
- Be part of a culture where everybody feels they belong, are valued, and can bring their authentic self to work every day.
- We invest in your personal wellbeing, recognise and reward you for your contribution to our success with Post Perks and more.

**We’re delivering together**
Our diverse and inclusive workplaces bring out the best in our people. We're all ages, genders and abilities, and we come from all walks of life. That’s how we deliver for Australia - together. We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in. See how we’re achieving that here.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. To find out more about our progress with reconciliation, watch this short video.

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