Senior Engagement Officer, Advancing Traditional Owner Rights

at  Department of Premier and Cabinet

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Negotiable
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Premier and Cabinet
Salary: $106,534 - $128,897
Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services
Reference: VG/DPC/FPSR/1811427
An exciting and unique opportunity exists for a talented and passionate individual to join the new Advancing Traditional Owner Rights Branch as Senior Engagement Officer, Advancing Traditional Owner Rights to contribute to the ground-breaking work in the areas of truth, treaty, self-determination and cultural rights.
The responsibilities of the Advancing Traditional Owner Rights branch include leading redress and self-determination policy development, ensuring alignment between the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) and future Interim Treaty offers as well as undertaking shadow policy work on whole of Victorian Government programs and reforms impacting Traditional Owners.
As Senior Engagement Officer, Advancing Traditional Owner Rights, you will build and maintain strong and productive relationships with formally recognised Traditional Owner Corporations as the primary point of contact for policy, operation and funding matters. You will also liaise and coordinate with other departments and regional entities to manage engagement pressure on Traditional Owner Corporations and ensure alignment with Traditional Owner rights and interests and Treaty outcomes.

Please refer the Job description for details