Research Ethics Committee Support Officer

**Research Ethics Committee**
**Support Officer**

**APS Level 5**

This is an Affirmative Measures opportunity**
This position will be filled using the Affirmative Measure provision, which allows for the
targeted recruitment of Indigenous Australians into the Australian Public Service. The vacancy
is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. The filling of this employment
opportunity is intended to constitute an Affirmative Measure under section 8(1) of the Racial
Discrimination Act 1975.

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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 SUPPORT
OFFICER

Vacancy Information

Job Reference 37_03/25

Classification APS level 5

No. of vacancies 1

Salary $84,228 - $91,809

Group Research and Education

Area Research Policy and Ethics

Employment Status Ongoing/Non-ongoing

Hours Full time

Close Date 11.30pm, Sunday 04 May 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 Committee Support Officer to assist 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:

- assist with the organisation of AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee meetings, including

coordinating the preparation of meeting papers and briefs, taking meeting minutes and
following up actions arising.
- support the maintenance and records management of all AIATSIS Research Ethics
Committee records and the setting of forward meeting agendas.
- manage the AIATSIS Research Ethics mailbox, databases and checking and verifying

claims for payment.
- organise the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee annual face-to-face meeting, including

procurement of a venue, organising flights and other travel logistics.
- liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to coordinat