Communications and Engagement Officer - Canberra, Australia - Australian National University

Australian National University

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Canberra, Australia

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Description

55078- Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia, 260- Fixed Term

Closing on: Jun
Position Description

Classification:
ANU Officer 5 (Administration)

Salary package:
$77,399 - $84,434 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Terms:
Full time, Fixed term (up to 12 months)

Position overview

The ANU Gandaywarra Innovation initiative is embedded in the Office of Vice President, First Nations within the ANU First Nations Portfolio (FNP).

As a branch of the executive, The Office of Vice President, First Nations leads engagement with colleagues across the University to ensure ANU is a world leader of First Nations issues through research, teaching and contributions to national policy and public debate, and seeks to enable leadership and discourse in the relationship between Indigenous Australians and the nation.

ANU Gandaywarra Innovation (GI) is the ANU-backed First Nations innovation initiative working on ventures that address First Nations challenges, while catalyzing an ecosystem of support for Ancient Knowledge systems, Aboriginal economic self-determination, and long-term, reciprocal partnerships.

GI is focused on Indigenous-Led solutions that use technology to scale economic development.

We invest in Aboriginal entrepreneurs, technologists, artists, community leaders and local organisations who have projects and ideas at any stage of the pipeline, with a specific focus on early stage and pre-seed.

GI operates across 4 streams:
Business (technology driven ventures and solutions), Community (innovation ecosystem), Knowledge, and Impact.

There are various projects within each stream, as well as overarching projects to support ecosystem development and share knowledge and practice.

GI supports the university community by providing advice, project support, funding and guidance on commercialisation activities, research consultancy and engagement with external stakeholders, where First Nations innovation and emerging technologies are the primary focus.

The Communications and Engagement Officer ensures the efficient and effective provision of general administrative and communications support within the Gandaywarra Innovation initiative.

This position is responsible for coordinating external/internal communications in support of stakeholder engagement and brand-compliant visual content development in support of achieving the objectives outlined in the division's overall strategy.

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