• Part-time (0.4 FTE) vacancy in Darwin or Katherine, Northern Territory.
• Flexible, part-time role working remotely with regular travel to Numbulwar
• Generous salary package and benefits, including salary packaging provisions
• Five weeks annual leave (pro rata) with 17.5% leave loading
• Relocation allowance

Apply your strategic leadership and community development skills to implement meaningful change for Numburindi people at Numbulwar.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead Numburindi Corporation Ltd (NCL) in its work advancing the interests of Numburindi people at Numbulwar in the spectacular south east region of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will work with the board of directors, members, employees, partner organisations and stakeholders to continue to unlock the potential of the Corporation. Building on a secure financial position and significant growth of the past five years, the CEO will implement and operationalise the strategic plan, shaping the Corporation’s future and thus ensuring its long-term sustainability in providing ongoing opportunities for Numbulwar community and Nunggubuyu Country.
The CEO will be an executive leader and change manager who is highly effective at working collaboratively and sensitively to deliver outcomes in a dynamic, complex environment. This person is a strategist, with the ability to develop new relationships and opportunities for the empowerment of Numburindi people.

With a good knowledge of Aboriginal cultures and the issues facing Indigenous communities, the CEO will have an exceptional ability to develop appropriate governance through their in-depth understanding of risks (particularly financial, legal, commercial, and safety), and experience in leading diverse business development, including within the Indigenous arts sector.

In return, we offer a generous financial package and the opportunity to work closely with this vibrant community with a backdrop of one of Australia’s most stunning landscapes.

Read more about NCL at numburindi.org.

Read more about Numbulwar Numburindi Arts at numbulwar.com.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential:

1. Demonstrated executive-level understanding and experience in corporation leadership; the NT legislative environment; governance, compliance and risk frameworks; financial and project management.
2. Experience leading a corporation in the ongoing development and delivery of its strategic plan in a complex social and geographical environment.
3. Demonstrated advanced skills in developing and maintaining productive relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders such as Federal and State Governments, industry, philanthropists, not-for-profits, and universities.
4. Ability to understand a wide range of subjects and concurrent issues that have internal and external impacts, exercising respectful, adaptive, sound judgment in the interest of both community and Country.
5. The personality, presence, impact and communication skills to be the public face of Numburindi Corporation to senior government, industry, community and corporation members.

Desirable:

1. Previous experience working with remote Indigenous groups in a community development context.
2. An understanding of the Indigenous art centre sector.
3. Experience running remote businesses, particularly community stores.

Direct any enquiries to Ella Doonan on 0450 001 148 or [email protected], using the subject line: Chief Executive Officer - Darwin / Katherine enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

A position description is attached.