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Senior Program Officer
Indigenous Strategy and Partnerships; Strategy; Brisbane
This is an exciting opportunity to join Queensland's Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in a position of trust and empowerment where you will directly contribute to the implementation of Yangga Dahgu - Mekem Gen (Reframing the Relationship Roadmap). The Roadmap identifies significant individual, as well as organisational priority areas for the department to reframe its relationship with First Nations peoples.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Policy & Planning |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Flexible |
| Job ad reference | QLD/643594/25 |
| Closing date | 02-Jul-2025 |
| Job duration | Now until 1 January 2027 with possible extension |
| Contact person | Helen Callaghan |
| Contact details | Mobile: 0439 734 764 Access the National Relay Service |
TARGETED VACANCY - It is a genuine occupational requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. One of the referees should be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who can attest to the applicant's background, knowledge, skills and experience as they relate to the cultural capabilities.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Queensland's Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in a position of trust and empowerment where you will directly contribute to the implementation of Yangga Dahgu - Mekem Gen (Reframing the Relationship Roadmap). The Roadmap identifies significant individual, as well as organisational priority areas for the department to reframe its relationship with First Nations peoples.
As a Senior Program Officer, you will:
• Develop and manage key initiatives to support the effective delivery of cultural change processes based on cultural insight and evidence-based research.
• Consult with internal and external stakeholders to support the development and implementation of the Reframing the Relationship Roadmap, Action Plan and associated key initiatives.
• Prepare a range of written material including cabinet submissions, executive correspondence, briefing material, speech notes and information papers relating to a Reframed Relationship between the department and Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Support internal governance mechanisms including the First Nations Council, the Reframing the Relationship and Truth-telling and Healing Working Groups in the oversight of the Reframing the Relationship Roadmap and associated Action Plan.
• Actively practicing and promoting cultural change processes to business units and regional offices to enhance their capacity to identify opportunities to create a Reframed Relationship.
• Develop and deliver departmental training imperatives such as Cultural Safety and Cultural Capability and other activities as directed by the Manager, Reframing the Relationship.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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