Aboriginal Organisation Development

Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Aboriginal Organisation Development and Training Advisor,

Youth Justice

• Temporary, Full time up to 2 years
• Location: Haberfield/Hybrid role with travel requirements
• Clerk Grade 7/8, Salary ($113,574 - $125,720 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people group only

Your role

Design and deliver quality training and development programs, particularly programs aimed at Aboriginal Young People and ensure they are a key link between the unit and Aboriginal stakeholders at all levels across the state including services outside of Youth Justice.

The role provides services, solutions, and identifies training and development needs; contribute to the formulation of programs, plans & services to ensure managers and staff have the skills, tools and capabilities to perform their roles safely, professionally and with cultural competence in a child related context.

This role is committed to building a workforce that better reflects the perspectives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities we serve.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain relationships with the Aboriginal community and key stakeholders to successfully deliver programs
• Work with managers, teams and individuals to identify gaps and learning / development needs and recognise opportunities for interventions to improve capability and performance of individuals and teams.
• Design / develop learning and development programs, services and solutions working collaboratively with subject matter experts and managers, in particular working closely with the Aboriginal Strategic Coordination Unit and various committees to ensure the OD&T Unit is engaging effectively with Aboriginal Stakeholders and is across relevant / emerging issues.
• Review and evaluate training and development programs, events and services and implement continuous improvement strategies to ensure key Departmental objectives are delivered and / or to provide a sustainable and capable workforce and a high-performance culture.
• Carry out the role of program owner or content owner/ reviewer where assigned, particularly all Aboriginal Programs, ensuring that all aspects relating to the design, scheduling, delivery, conduct and recording of the program regardless of venue is managed successfully within required standards, goals and timeframes and ensure work always meets the required standard and is delivered appropriately on time and in budget.
• Contribute to the design, development, implementation and evaluation of capability development strategies and work with others to deliver / demonstrate measurable improvements in workplace performance.
• Provide advice and solutions to management as they seek to identify skill / performance gaps and seek to ensure that the required capabilities and ongoing development needs of their staff are available and delivered in a quality, cost effective manner.
• Evaluate and report on the outcomes of events / programs / services and benchmark against other relevant comparisons to ensure we have current, evidence based and appropriate offerings, including resubmitting programs for mandated review following accreditation according to the review schedule.
• Prepare correspondence, briefings, reports and analysis on programs, research findings, emerging issues, risks and potential improvement opportunities / solutions.
• Represent the unit at Aboriginal staff conferences and dedicate time to collaborate with internal and external Aboriginal stakeholders to ensure currency with key issues and to ensure that the management is aware of practices across the regions and is in a position to quality control program deployment.

What we're looking for

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Training and assessment qualification or experience
• Background in the area of practice and program delivery to mandated clients.
• Current drivers licence required
• NSW Working with Children Check
• Extensive and regular travel will be required
• Aboriginality and demonstrated cultural competence sufficient to meet all requirements for an identified role.

Where a position is identified, an applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and authorised by Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows. Either will be accepted:

Confirmation of Aboriginality form

or

Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:

1. is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
2. identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
3. is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

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For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people

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.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply. You will need to attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the focus capabilities & requirements of the role and answer the three targeted questions below:

1. Training Impact

Can you share a time when training you were involved made a real difference within your workplace, like helping staff connect better with clients or use more effective strategies? How did you know it worked?

1. Inclusive & Accessible Training

What sorts of things do you think should be done to make sure your training works for everyone, including people in community settings or with different learning needs? And how does this help us move closer to the Close the Gap Target 11 goals for Aboriginal young people in Youth Justice?

1. Best Practice in Training Development

What does "best practice" in training design mean to you? Can you give an example of how you've put this into action?

Applications close on Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Anna Murphy on or via

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Olivia Alipalo on or via

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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