Aboriginal Project Officer – Strategy

A Full-Time Fixed-Term VPS5 role October 2024 to October 2025

The Aboriginal Project Officer sits within the Aboriginal Engagement Unit (AEU) unit of CCOV.

The purpose of the role is to engage and consult with local Victorian and other Aboriginal communities and stakeholders to develop a community engagement strategy for CCOV.  The engagement strategy aims to improve coronial investigations into passings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advocate for measures to improve health and wellbeing in their communities.

The role requires travel, at times, throughout the state with some out of hours work required.

The Aboriginal Project Officer has responsibility to:

• Develop and build strong relationships with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal stakeholders including Traditional Owner groups and the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees
• Provide high quality written reports that include expert advice, reasoned recommendations and innovative policy options and solutions to complex and sensitive issues in the Victorian Aboriginal community
• Coordinate, identify, and develop the Aboriginal Community Engagement Strategy through a combination of high-level project management, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and advocacy
• Manage project timelines and deliverables and provide expert and timely updates to the Manager, AEU, and the Principal Registrar

About you:

As the successful candidate, you will have good project management and written communication skills along with the ability to critically examine information, consider options, and identify solutions.

You will also possess:

• Specialist knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
• Specialist ability to work and communicate effectively and sensitively with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and a diverse range of stakeholders to achieve sustainable outcomes.
• A sound understanding of the principles of cultural safety and demonstrated ability to effect culturally safe practice.

For further information on the role, please see the attached Position Description.

This is an Aboriginal Designated position in accordance with Court Services Victoria Designated Positions policy. This position is classified under ‘special measures’, section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. To ensure that the intention of the recruitment process is maintained, a ‘Confirmation of Aboriginality’ document is required from applicants.

How to Apply

How to apply:

To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the provided link, ensuring you include the following documents in your application:

• A Resume.
• A cover letter (not exceeding two pages) demonstrating attributes and experience relevant to the role (see the Key Selection criteria in the Position Description).
• A short response to the following wellbeing question (in addition to the two pages above).

The Coroners Court of Victoria is an environment that can expose staff to images and case history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed.

Question: What strategies would you employ to help deal with these potential stressors being surrounded by Sorry Business on a daily basis?

 

Apply for this Job

Name *

Email *

Message *

Upload resumé (pdf, doc, docx, zip, txt, rtf)

Upload cover letter (pdf, doc, docx, zip, txt, rtf)

Is fire “hot” or “cold”? *