Adviser, South Australia - Adelaide Region SA, Australia - Australian Government National Indigenous Australians Agency

Australian Government National Indigenous Australians Agency

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Adelaide Region SA, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Ongoing & Non-ongoing for a period of up to 18 months, Flexible working arrangements will be considered

APS
Adelaide, SA, Ceduna, SA, Port Augusta, SA
Location: Adelaide, SA, Ceduna, SA, Port Augusta, SA

Application Closing Date: 19-Jun-2023

Classification
APS 6 ($88,419 - $99,363)

Employment Type
Ongoing & Non-ongoing (for a period of up to 18 months)

Where a non-ongoing specified term is offered, this would be for an initial period of up to 18 months, with possibility of extension up to a maximum period of three years.

A non-ongoing offer may result in conversion to an ongoing offer of employment, however this must occur within 18 months from the opening date of this advertisement.

Flexible Work
Flexible working arrangements will be considered

The Opportunity

You will be part of the team supporting the South Australia Region to achieve outcomes against the government's First Nations policy agenda.

The successful applicant will be part of the Program, Corporate and Business Support (PCB) team responsible for the management of Program Coordination, Corporate and Business Support functions for the SA Region.

The PCB team provides support to the Regional Manager and deputies, coordinating and contributing to programme and strategic management and business operations across the SA Region.

Team responsibilities include:

Grant coordination including strategic grant planning, programme area liaison, grant round briefing, site visit and other milestone reporting coordination, ceasing grants process coordination and centralised briefing
Lead the interface between the SA Regional Office and the Grant Management Unit and coordinate regional work processes, including developing local processes to embed streamlined operating frameworks and supporting placebased teams
Report coordination including coordinating SA region input to Annual Reports, Good News Stories, COVID reporting and QUAD reports
Grant Design and Program Reform, including supporting the subregions in relation to Employment Early Years and Education and Social and Emotional Wellbeing reforms
Regional Business Planning including providing input into the NIAA Business Planning processes, coordination the development of the SA Region Business plan
Workforce planning including the development of an SA Workforce Capability plan and supporting the Executive with resource planning, recruitment processes, leave planning and capability development
Provide support to the Regional Manager, Senior Advisers and the SA Executive Leadership Team (ELT) across business operations including workplace culture and NIAA Values & Behaviours, Footprints program and learning and development.

We are seeking a highly motivated Adviser, passionate about improving outcomes for First Nations people, and who can adapt to the wide-ranging demands of the role and competing and changing priorities.

You are flexible with a willingness to be service focused.

To fill the role, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following competencies:

Ability to prioritise and deliver high quality work in a fast-paced environment, and within tight timeframes
paying close attention to detail and exercising discretion
Strong understanding of the issues affecting First Nations people
Strong judgement and political nous demonstrated by your ability to make sound decisions
Strong strategic planning, coordination, business support and leadership skills
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with a focus on building strong networks with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to harness local intelligence on priority matters and emerging issues to enable quality advice to address complex issues
Welldeveloped critical thinking skills and understanding of the link between the government's First Nations policy agenda and regional policy implementation
Demonstrated analytical, research, data, and problemsolving skills
Strong administration, coordination, and computer literacy skills
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce quality written work including developing briefs and strategic documents and undertaking quality assurance processes
Culturally competent with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Identified Position

This position is Identified which signifies that the role has strong involvement in matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This position is required to liaise with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and service providers.

You will require cultural competency, including:

Understanding of the matters impacting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Demonstrated capability and commitment to continue to devel