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Indigenous Engagement and Development Lead

Greening Australia
  • Location: All states, and territories considered (except NT)
  • Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer
  • Status: Full-time

Overview

Greening Australia is a national, action-orientated, environmental enterprise. Our mission is to restore landscapes at scale through collaborative, science-based and innovative programs.  We collaborate with a broad range of partners to plan, develop, and deliver scalable solutions for the biggest environmental challenges facing Australia.

We believe that people thrive when nature thrives, and we work to translate this shared value into practice. We integrate societal, environmental, and financial benefits for our clients by delivering on ground win / win solutions.  

Our program objectives:

  • Improving farm productivity using proven regenerative agriculture methods. 
  • Storing CO2 emissions through accredited biodiverse carbon offsetting.
  • Conserving Australian landscapes through innovative and large-scale approaches to biodiverse restoration; and 
  • Supporting Traditional Owners and Indigenous organisations to participate in the restoration sector. 

The Expanding Restoration Sector

GA is at the forefront of the current expansion of the restoration sector and this expansion represents a corresponding demand for a massive increase in a skilled national restoration workforce.

We believe the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this work is pivotal and to support this we have developed our Thriving on Country framework. 

Thriving on Country

Thriving on Country (TOC) integrates community engagement and co-design with knowledge and skill-sharing actions to support pathways for employment and enterprise development, within the restoration sector, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 

TOC is interwoven throughout all Greening Australia’s programs to ensure delivery of large-scale environmental outcomes while providing economic and social wellbeing benefits to Aboriginal communities across Australia.  

Reconciliation Action Plan

We understand that First Nations People’s diverse ways of knowing and caring for Lands and Sea Country, and the inter-generational transfer of Traditional Ecological Knowledge is essential to the success of our work.

In recognising this and that we can make a difference, Greening Australia is excited and proud to begin, later this year, implementing our first Reconciliation Action Plan, 2021 – 2023. 

Function and Scope

This position will work across all our national program teams to continue the development and implementation of our Thriving on Country program and will guide the implementation of our Reconciliation Action Plan.

The role will partner with our business development team to support the development of new business opportunities and our operations teams to ensure we continue to have a measurable and lasting impact on Australia’s unique environment through our programs, services, and partnerships.

Key Position Accountabilities

Thriving on Country Program Expansion

Active leadership in design and delivery of TOC national expansion:

  • Review and implement our TOC program logic and strategy.
  • Work with Chief Operations Officer and National Program Leads to build a ToC national team.
  • Liaise with National Program and Science Leads to communicate full understanding of ToC Program strategy in relation to GA target delivery and support identification of opportunities for integration of ToC activities into all programs.
  • Support Commercial Development team across revenue generation:

GA Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)

Work with the COO and the RAP Working Group to guide the delivery of GA’s Innovate RAP 2021 – 2023. Lead and support maintenance of our existing partnerships with First Nations partners and proactively support our teams to identify and build new partnership opportunities.

Key Selection Criteria

  • Passion, commitment, and a desire to make a difference.
  • 7 year’s relevant experience in an Indigenous Engagement role and/or working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 
  • Demonstrated experience in supporting the development of new business opportunities.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating on-country activities with multiple stakeholders.
  • Understanding of Indigenous cultural values, worldviews and aspirations for reconciliation, OR
  • Significant experience and a proven ability to work effectively in a cross-cultural context.
  • Experience in the development of community engagement and / or development programs or activities.
  • Ability to undertake inter / intra state travel.

Desirable Criteria

  • Understanding of historical and current context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • Tertiary qualifications in Biological / Environmental Science or equivalent
  • Experience in leading change management and continuous improvement

Greening Australia reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to the closing date.

For further information on the role, please contact Anne Smith, [email protected] using the subject line: Indigenous Engagement and Development Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

As this role requires experience working with and understanding the cultural values of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander will be highly considered and are encouraged to apply.

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