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Straight Talk Lead

Oxfam Australia
  • An excellent opportunity to join one of Australia’s leading international not for profits
  • Permanent, 35 hours per week
  • Preferably Melbourne-based

About us

Oxfam Australia is one of Australia’s largest independent non-government organisations focusing on international aid and development. All our work with First Peoples is based on the human rights of Indigenous peoples as recognised and articulated in the United Nations treaties and covenants.

Oxfam Australia has a strong commitment to the rights of First Peoples and has been working to support self-determination for over 40 years. The First Peoples’ Program (FPP) sits within the Programs directorate.

A key focus of our Oxfam Australia’s work is gender justice. Over the past decade, Oxfam has run the political immersion Straight Talk program which connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with the political system and builds the capacity of women as change makers. With a focus on practical tools and confidence building, Straight Talk brings Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women together to share, learn and be effective in making a difference in their personal and community lives. The benefits of empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with knowledge of the political system can flow on to close to 45,000 people in the wider community from just one national summit, held in Canberra every two years. The Straight Talk program currently has more than 800 past participants.

The Role

The Straight Talk Lead works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and organisations, female parliamentarians, and other Oxfam Australia units and external stakeholders to manage the Straight Talk program.

The Straight Talk program aims to build upon the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to leverage the Australian federal parliamentary system to bring about positive and lasting change. The program includes opportunities for relationship-building between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and female federal parliamentarians, networking amongst Straight Talk participants, information-sharing and developing strategies for change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Straight Talk’s focus is a large-scale, high profile summit held in Canberra. The Straight Talk program also includes designing and delivering regional/state based initiatives. The position also contributes to and/or leads organisational learning on gender approaches both within a local and global context and to further enhance opportunities to engage Straight Talk alumni with our counterparts.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will be able to meet the following selection criteria:

  • Experience working with First Nations communities particularly in the implementation and development of empowerment programs
  • Experience managing sensitive relationships with multiple stakeholders in a high pressure environment
  • Knowledge of Federal Parliament and the Australian political context
  • Understanding of First Peoples’ perspectives and issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in urban, regional and remote communities and awareness of strategies to support them to achieve their aspirations
  • Understanding of working within a rights-based framework

We can offer you

  • A base salary of 100,085 plus superannuation and access to a generous not-for-profit salary packaging program (up to $18,450 of your salary tax-free).
  • The opportunity to use your talents and expertise to tackle poverty and make a positive impact around the world.
  • A flexible and supportive workplace, with excellent work-life balance and ample opportunities for career progression and development.
  • Superannuation matching.

Applicants will be required to show proof of their right to work in Australia and successful applicants will be subject to the satisfactory clearance of a Police Records Check, and Counter Terrorism and Aid Diversion check.

We promote diversity and practice equality. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

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