Principal Project Cultural Lead

Job no: 907293

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide Metro Northern

Categories: Administration, Business and Management, Nursing/Midwifery, Aboriginal Health, Project and Program Management

• Women's and Children's Health Network, Aboriginal Health Division, Kaurna Land, North Adelaide 5006
• Salary (multi-classified position):
• Classification - RN/M3 - $125,183.00 to $130, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Classification - ASO7 - $108,109.00 to $116, Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Part Time (0.8 FTE) - Term Contract (Temporary for 2 years)

This position is exempted from the provisions of Sections 30(1), 52(1) and 103 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 pursuant to an order of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal, therefore only Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people with expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience are to be appointed to this position.

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Aboriginal Health Division as a Principal Project Cultural Lead, where you will be responsible for:

• Provide cultural leadership and guidance to ensure WCHN's projects whether clinical or operational, ensuring work is culturally safe, relevant, and responsive.
• Work in partnership with the Principal Project Allyship Lead to deliver outcomes from the Innovate RAP and Strategy Refresh 2026 and beyond.
• Lead and shape the cultural dimensions and integrity of projects, drawing on cultural knowledge, lived experience, and community connections.
• Build and maintain respectful, trust-based relationships with staff, consumers, families, communities, and partners to support reconciliation and allyship.
• Support the coordination, monitoring, and sustainable implementation of reconciliation, anti-racism, and allyship initiatives across the network.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• For RN/M3 classification, registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.
• Strong leadership with excellent communication, problem-solving, and change management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams while fostering growth and development in others.
• Proven experience managing projects from start to finish, with strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, including effective engagement with Aboriginal consumers and stakeholders, with knowledge of cultural sensitivity, colonisation, racism, and socioeconomic impacts on health.
• Sound knowledge of nursing and midwifery practice, healthcare issues, legislation, standards, codes of ethics, and National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women's & Children's Health Network is the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to ing 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries

Rebecca Kimlin – Executive Director Aboriginal Health, Phone: , E-mail:

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025 – 11:55pm

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Advertised: 17 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

Applications close: 30 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time