• Full-time, ongoing position
• Geelong office location on Wadawurrung land with flexible hybrid working
• Competitive salary $120,000 base, plus superannuation
• Great employee benefits!

Care in Action

With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action.

Right now, we’re seeking a First Nations Program Lead who will play their part in this shared purpose, while also supporting the progress of clients and colleagues so they can achieve great things. That’s truly rewarding work that will help us continue to deliver life-critical services where it matters.

The TAC is a Victorian state government organisation that promotes road safety, supports those who have been injured on our roads and helps them get their lives back on track. To hear more about our story, please visit our website.

At the TAC, we’re committed to reconciliation, inclusion and accessibility, and recognise the importance of lived experience. We value the cultural insights and expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and are committed to furthering our understanding of First Nations communities and advancing an inclusive, and culturally safe workforce.

We are specifically seeking applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for this First Nations Program Lead role. We consider this an important part of our commitment to advancing reconciliation and equitable employment outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, so you can expect from us:

• A work environment that is culturally safe and your lived experience as an Indigenous person is valued;
• Support for you to be involved in your community through various cultural and ceremonial leave entitlements;
• On the job support and access to ongoing career development opportunities.

About the role

In this newly created role as the First Nations Program Lead, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of the TAC’s First Nations engagement strategy and activities including, but not limited to, the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and First Nations employment strategy.

As a subject matter expert, you will be a key adviser to our internal people on First Nations matters and engage with internal and external stakeholders to design, develop and program manage the implementation of various strategies and initiatives for First Nations engagement. A core focus of the role will include cultivating enduring and trust based relationships with traditional land owners and their representative bodies.

About the Team

You will be supported by a team who live and breathe the importance of Inclusion and Diversity every day, who deeply value lived experience and cultural safety. You will be joining a team who work collaboratively to execute enterprise wide initiatives and operate within a broader team of people focused on enhancing the employee experience for people of all backgrounds and building a high performing culture enriched by diversity in all its forms.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience in managing First Nations Programs and associated strategies through to successful delivery (including RAPS).
  • Expert understanding and navigation of the complex cultures, traditions, and histories of Indigenous peoples and the historical and contemporary issues impacting on Indigenous communities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills
  • Proven stakeholder management skill including demonstrated experience in translating data analysis to a broad range of stakeholders, including highly developed ability to produce briefing documents, reports and communications.
• Proven Project Management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to manage initiatives end to end from conception, design, development, through to implementation and evaluation.
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills
  • Strong communication skills including excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills and an ability to meet tight deadlines.

Why you’ll love it here

There’s more to work than a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits. As our inaugural First Nations Program lead you’ll also:

• Be rewarded for great work
  • Corporate incentive plans, quarterly excellence rewards, and development pathways. Do great work and you’ll get rewarded for it.
• Grow and go places
  • We’re invested in your progress. When you work for one of Victoria’s largest and leading workplaces, you’ll receive extensive opportunities for internal development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.
• Be supported at every step
  • Be a part of an inclusive, diverse team that thrives on support and collaboration. With flexible hybrid working arrangements to set you up for success.

Ready to put care in action? We’d like to hear from you.

Here’s a bit about what to expect from this recruitment process:

• Click "Apply Now" to submit your Cover Letter and Resume.
• If successful, you’ll progress to an interview.
• Shortlisted applicants will be provided interview coaching if they wish.
• A First Nations representative will be on the interview panel.
• Various options to demonstrate that you’re a member of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community, including a community referee.
• All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Tamika Russell, from our recruitment team on (03) 9300 0771 or [email protected] using the subject line: First Nations Program Lead - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs for a confidential discussion. If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, please let Tamika Russell, from our recruitment team know. Applications for this role will be accepted up until the closing date.

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with disability, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse and LGBTIQ+ people to apply for our roles.

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. The TAC welcomes all Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders peoples in all their identities (living with disability, women, gender diverse, culturally diverse and LGBTIQA+) to apply for our roles.

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety.

This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check.

A position description is attached.