• Provide cultural advice and build cultural capability that brings about positive change.
• $105k base + purchased leave options + WFH flex + access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits
• Flexible Public Holiday Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements policies to support you.

Your new role

We can’t do this without you. Your new role as Aboriginal Cultural and Reconciliation Advisor will provide cultural leadership, guidance, and support for our reconciliation efforts and build cultural capability across Uniting Vic Tas, Uniting AgeWell, and U Ethical. It’s a full-time maximum term role for 2 years.

Your efforts across all three organisations will be crucial in fostering socially just and culturally safe relationships and opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within our service delivery and workplaces.

Additionally, you will lead the development, implementation, and reporting of our Reconciliation Action Plans under Reconciliation Australia’s framework and be hands-on in activating resources and support that help us be the workplaces of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

What’s on offer

• An organisation that stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and wants to embrace truth-telling in response to the injustices and dispossession First Peoples have experienced.
• A team of passionate, like-minded individuals that focus on advocating for Australia’s most vulnerable people and ensuring that their voice is heard both inside and outside of the organisation.
• Work a combination of work-from-home and office days based mainly at 130 Lonsdale Street with occasional travel to other office locations within Victoria and Tasmania.
• Ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits which can be used for living expenses such as rent, groceries, bills, clothing, and much more.
• Flexible Public Holiday Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements policies to support your choices and cultural requirements.
• An option to increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• 10% staff discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

About you

Identifying as an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander person, you will bring to the role:

• Strong cultural competency, knowledge, and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and peoples.
• Experience providing strategic cultural advice and building cultural competency in systems, policies, and procedures.
• Experience working effectively with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
• A knowledge and understanding of contemporary reconciliation practices.
• A track record in leading, monitoring, and reporting on Reconciliation Action Plans.
• The ability to inform and influence others and form strong working partnerships.

Uniting considers that being an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander person is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s41 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) and sub-s 26(3) or s 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

View the position description for further information.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. If you’d like to chat about the opportunity, please contact Jessica Hateley-Browne, Director of Mission, on 0481 450 870.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.