Research Ethics Committee Secretariat Officer

**Research Ethics Committee**
**Secretariat Officer**

**APS Level 6**

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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RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT
OFFICER

Vacancy Information

Job Reference 57_04/25

Classification APS level 6

No. of vacancies 1

Salary $94,563 - $105,910

Group Research and Education

Area Research Policy and Ethics

Employment Status Ongoing/Non-ongoing

Hours Full time

Close Date 11.30pm, Tuesday 29 April 2025

Contact Person Lori Richardson
02 6129 3936

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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 Ethics team sits within the Research and Education Group. In the ethics space, the team is
responsible for leading and influencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research, ethics,
and protocols. This includes the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Research and the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee, which is responsible for reviewing ethics

**Role Summary**
We are seeking a high performing and talented Secretariat Officer to support the operations of
the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee. The position reports to the Assistant Director,
Research Ethics.
A merit pool may be created for future vacancies of similar positions across the Institute.

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

- promote the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research

and provide secretariat and operational support to the AIATSIS Research Ethics
Committee.

accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research.**
- ensure the maintenance and records management of all AIATSIS Research Ethics

Committee records and support the setting of forward meeting agendas.
- develop and maintain effective working relationships with Committee members, and
internal and external stakeholders.
- liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to coordinate activities, complete tasks

and prepare relevant briefing and reporting as required.
- undertake a range of tasks including organising payment and reconciliation of invoices,

travel and organising meetings, and developing procedural guides.**

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**Cultural capability - essential**
and Torres Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement