Policy Lead, Aboriginal Strategy - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -Create NSW

NSW Government -Create NSW

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Sydney, Australia

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POLICY LEAD, ABORIGINAL STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT - CREATE NSW

(Aboriginal Identified)

Exciting opportunity to contribute to the vibrancy and cultural life of NSW
Clerk Grade 7/8 with base salary range from $101,947 to $112,849 plus annual leave loading and 10.5% superannuation
Ongoing role in Sydney, NSW

About the Role

Part of the Department of Enterprise, Industry and Trade cluster, Create NSW focusses specifically on achieving the NSW Government's priority of fostering excellence in arts, music, screen and culture in NSW.

We work collaboratively with artists and arts workers, the arts and cultural sector and our partners within government to provide a range of support services including management of grants of varying scales to recipient individuals and government and non-government organisations; overseeing more than $2.5b in cultural infrastructure projects to create the spaces where arts can flourish; and managing a portfolio of arts and heritage properties predominantly leased to cultural organisations.

At Create NSW, we are committed to growing, empowering and strengthening the arts, music, screen and culture sectors in our state.

Support of the arts not only enriches the lives of all those who live in NSW but adds significant stimulus to the economy.

We strive to embed arts in the everyday and deliver new, innovative and exciting arts and cultural services and experiences for the people of NSW.

Policy Lead, Aboriginal Strategy & Engagement coordinates the development, delivery and implementation of Aboriginal policies that support and enable the vibrancy and viability of arts, culture and screen sectors in NSW.

In this role you will:

Coordinate research, analysis and reviews of relevant policy issues, including the commencement of a First People's Strategy for Create NSW.
Organise the implementation of strategies to achieve the Government's strategic objectives of improving access and outcomes for Aboriginal people, young people and people with a disability; promoting cultural tourism; enhancing professional development, business and sector sustainability and revitalising infrastructure.
Support and drive cultural awareness and ensure the division acts with integrity and in accordance with Indigenous cultural protocols.
Coordinate and implement Create NSW's internal and external Aboriginal engagement protocols.
Support projects of strategic importance, at both organisation and wholeofgovernment levels, to support and enable the vibrancy and viability of arts, culture and screen sectors in NSW.

Essential Requirements
Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and accepted in the community as such. Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997.

About You

To be successful in this role you:

Possess sound knowledge of the arts, culture and screen sectors combined with experience in policy development, delivery and implementation, particularly Aboriginal strategy and policy.
Hold strong communication skills and the ability to establish and build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. To learn more about the role, please view the Role Description here.

How to Apply
***Applicants must address their suitability by submitting:•A cover letter [maximum two pages] outlining your relevant experience and how you meet the key knowledge and experience requirements outlined in the role description.

An up-to-date resume [maximum five pages].

Closing Date:
Tuesday 18
th July 2023, 9.59am**
Working at the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
The Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade (DEIT) drives the New South Wales (NSW) Government's commitment to economic transformation.

Growing investment and creating new jobs throughout NSW, DEIT brings together enterprise and trade, tourism and hospitality and the arts to ensure NSW is the best place in the world to live, work, invest, visit, study, grow and play.

DEIT propels the delivery of investment, business, and lifestyle opportunities, by attracting and supporting innovative and prosperous industries and helping NSW business go global.

A recruitment pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months._