About the Role Swinburne has a unique opportunity for a passionate leader to support the Universities reconciliation vision and goals in a newly created role Director, Indigenous Engagement.
You will be responsible for developing high order initiatives that focus on Indigenous employment, philanthropy and procurement as well as regularly reviewing these strategies to operationalisation against agreed key performance indicators.
Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing the University's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce strategy which contributes to the delivery of workforce targets under Swinburne University's Reconciliation Action Plan.
Reporting to Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Engagement, the Director Indigenous Engagement will be responsible for developing comprehensive strategies:
This position is an identified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander position. Pursuant to a Special Measure under Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), only applications from suitably qualified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates will be considered.
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
Qualifications Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience
About Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.
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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
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Applications Close: Wednesday 1st February 2023 at 5pm.
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.
Equity and Diversity Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.
At Swinburne, we celebrate our diverse culture and the strength this brings to our workforce. We are committed to our Indigenous Employment Strategy and are therefore seeking to increase the representation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples within the University, where traditionally they have been under-represented. We would like to grow the Indigenous workforce to further enhance the capability within these disciplines.
Pursuant to a Special Measure under Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), we will therefore only consider applications from suitably qualified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates for this position.
For this role, it is a genuine occupational requirement that the incumbent must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander as authorised under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
For any support please contact [email protected] or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan
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