• Alice Springs
• Full-time

Community First Development is a First Nations’ community development and research organisation that creates positive change in and with First Nations’ communities. The name of the organisation reflects its founding approach; to place community self-determination at the core of all partnerships and projects. Community First Development partners with communities to make great things happen. Projects that deliver new skills, better health and education, cultural preservation, and business and economic outcomes to communities are supported by a strong research and evaluation base.

Community First Development is seeking to appoint a Senior Community Development Officer position in Alice Springs NT. The position plays a key role in the delivery of our community development work with First Nations people and communities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations, and volunteers to identify, design, implement and manage community development projects.
• To ensure that relationships with and between volunteers, First Nations communities, organisations and other stakeholders are in accordance with Community First Development values and standards and contribute to achieving the outcomes anticipated by the projects undertaken.
• In conjunction with communities and volunteers undertake regular and detailed monitoring, recording and evaluation of all projects undertaken.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in the organisation’s community development practice.
• Ensure that all community engagement and community development project activity and information is regularly and systematically recorded and reported.
• Support the recruitment, induction, and screening of volunteers for projects and manage their deployment to projects and placement with communities.
• Based on the community engagement and community development work undertaken in the role, work collaboratively with and support the broader needs of the organisation in such areas as communications, research, and supporter engagement.

CORE CRITERIA

• Skills and experience in human and community development, capacity building, volunteering
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery and coordination of projects in the context of First Nations communities.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with community groups.
• Strong information technology and database management skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Experience working with Urban, regional and/or remote First Nations people, young people and children.
• Ability to travel in regional and remote Australia.
• Current driver’s license, with no restrictions.
• You will be working with vulnerable communities, and we will require applicants to have updated COVID 19 vaccinations.

Community First Development aims to be an employer of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

To obtain position documentation or if you have any queries, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Community Development Officer - Alice Springs enquiry via EthicalJobs or visit www.communityfirstdevelopment.org.au.

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