Nutritionist

About ALPA

Having been in operation for over 50 years, ALPA has grown to be Australia's largest financially independent Indigenous corporation, employing over 1,400 employees across 26 remote locations throughout NT and QLD. ALPA strive to improve health, quality of life, and economic development of our members, giving primacy to cultural heritage, dignity, and desire for opportunity and equality with fellow Australians. 

About the role

 Provide hands-on delivery of the ALPA Health and Nutrition Strategy and participate in the implementation of the three-year, NIAA-funded First Nations Nutrition Workforce Program to improve health outcomes in remote First Nations Communities.

This role has the flexibility to be based in Darwin or Cairns and is a fixed term full-time position for 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Travel to remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities in Queensland to operationalise the ALPA Health and Nutrition Strategy and participate in the implementation of the Nutrition Workforce Program.
• Deliver focused nutrition training to First Nations team members employed in the 3 year-NIAA funded Nutrition Workforce Program.
• Mentor First Nations trainees.
• Working with the Retail Division leadership and the community-based Store Managers, to educate, audit, and participate in the delivery of key indicators related to food range, store layout, planograms, promotions, takeaway, and fresh food.
• Produce a suite of reports and monitor key performance indicators relevant to the Strategy.

About You

• Tertiary qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Understanding of the social determinants of health and the impact on Aboriginal health in remote communities.
• Proven ability to work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment and the ability to negotiate and undertake conflict resolution.
• Experience working alongside First Nations Australians or people from diverse backgrounds.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills including proficient written and oral communication skills that can be adapted to meet the needs of people from varied backgrounds. education levels, language abilities, and ethnic origin.

Benefits

• Salary sacrificing
• Relocation assistance
• 6 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading
• Mobile phone allowance
• Opportunity to make a positive impact in remote First Nations communities
• Regular travel to remote communities across NT and QLD

All applications will be treated confidentially and only those with the rights to work full time in Australia will be considered. 

ALPA is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply. We also encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply.