Director (Identified) - Office Of The Ddg, First

**About Us**:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

**About the Role**:
As the Director (Identified) - Engagement and Partnerships, you will play an essential role in implementing Equity and Excellence: Realising the potential of every student through leading the First Nations Strategy and Partnership engagement and partnership team to support regions to deliver improved engagement strategies and to work across other government agencies to deliver improved outcomes for First Nations children.

**Here's an overview of what you'll be responsible for**:

- Leading the management and coordination of the engagement and partnerships team.
- Valuing First Nations cultures and voice both within the Department and across agencies to ensure authentic First Nations engagement.
- Developing and implement strategies to strengthen knowledge, business systems and team performance to meet organisational and client needs.
- Actively promoting the importance local decision making bodies to improve First Nations participation in the schooling system.
- Prioritising the participation and engagement of all children and students in development and learning pathways.
- Supporting First Nations teams in each region to implement First Nations Strategy and Partnerships Division's engagement and transition policies.
- Possess high-level integrity.
- Display exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of effectively engaging with diverse stakeholders.
- Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

**Mandatory Requirements for and Identified Role**:
It is a genuine occupational requirement for Identified roles that the position be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.
Verification of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Island heritage
For administrative purposes, in relation to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is either:

- of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
- accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.

By definition a person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role.
Applicants to this position may have to provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured.

**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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