About ARDS

ARDS Aboriginal Corporation has been working with Yolŋu communities in north-east Arnhem Land for 50 years. We are led by Senior Yolŋu. Our vision is for Yolŋu to engage with the Balanda world as equals. We try to help Yolŋu to be strong in Yolŋu culture, and strong in understanding Balanda culture. We learn from each other and try to work in Yolŋu ways.

About the Role

ARDS’ Yolŋu Language and Culture Archive is a collection of Yolŋu language recordings, songlines, radio programs, books, education resources and other materials that have amassed over ARDS’ 50-year history. The archive project commenced in 2025 and is now at the stage of sharing it with Yolŋu communities and engaging community in testing and giving feedback on the archive.

This role is designed around facilitating this important stage of the project and continuing to build the archive. The role is Darwin based with regular travel to remote Northeast Arnhem communities to carry out community consultations.

This part-time role is for 18 hours per week.

Key Duties

• Community Engagement
  • Plan and carry out community consultations on the archive project
  • Manage project logistics including travel, planning meetings and liaising with community members
  • Set up local access to the archive and support community in ongoing use of the archive
• Archive Management
  • Contribute to ongoing archiving and cataloguing of materials 
  • Conduct training sessions for ARDS staff in using and maintaining the archive
  • Supporting archive team members, particularly in computer related skills

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has strong interpersonal skills and is a great team player
• Is willing and able to work cross culturally and is self reflective
• Has experience in training and mentoring
• Has experience planning and running community consultations in cross cultural, multilingual environments
• Is confident using IT and other technical tools relating to data management
• Is committed to growing in Yolŋu language skills and cultural understanding

What ARDS offerS

• Competitive Salary with option to salary package
• 6 Weeks of Annual Leave per year (pro rated)
• Purpose driven organisation with deep commitment to learning and listening

Next Steps

Please click "Apply Now" by the closing date to submit your application. Closing date is Tuesday the 28th July.

If you are have any queries about this role, please contact the Language Centre Managers, Salome Harris and Dikul Baker at [email protected] & [email protected] using the subject line: Yolŋu Archive Community Outreach Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.