Pursuant of Section 50(d) of the Equal Employment Opportunities Act 1984, the occupant of this position must be of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

The Opportunity

The Kids Research Institute, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases (WCVID) is a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary centre whose vision is to reduce the impact of infectious diseases through excellent and innovative research and partnership with families and community. Ensuring our research occurs in partnership with community and is guided by a strong Aboriginal voice is essential in our work. This includes developing a research career pathway for Aboriginal students to join the WCVID.

We have a position available for an Aboriginal Senior Project Officer for the WCVID who will lead and implement both a successful research career pathway for Aboriginal students and a support program for Aboriginal staff and students in the WCVID.

This is an exciting position that will see you leverage on your passion to connect with people to develop strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders and community to develop a strategic and operational research pathway program for Aboriginal students, while also supporting current Aboriginal staff in the WCVID.

You will have an opportunity to initiate and lead various activities with your key areas of focus including, research pathway implementation, collaboration and stakeholder management and engagement, developing resources including training materials, and providing support and mentorship.

Some of your responsibilities include:

• Exploring strategies for recruiting, training and retaining Aboriginal students to take up a career in research.
• Identifying changes required within the WCVID to ensure it is a culturally safe place of employment that is supportive and inclusive.
• Providing training resources and advice to non-Aboriginal staff and students.
• Providing support and mentorship to our Aboriginal staff and students.
• Building effective relationships with the Aboriginal community, ACCOs, and Aboriginal University Centres.

Based at The Kids, at the Perth Children’s Hospital, this 3-year fulltime position, with flexible hours/days for the right candidate, is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and passionate team.

About You

Do you have a deep commitment to building the capacity of Aboriginal People and are looking for an opportunity to develop new career openings for Aboriginal students?

The key to your success will be your demonstrated experience/ skills in the following:

• Evidence of strong and sustained relationships with Aboriginal communities.
• Demonstrated ability to embed culturally responsive practices in all aspects of your work.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience in mentoring and supporting Aboriginal staff and or students.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field or demonstrated relevant experience.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.

Our Culture

Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.

Some of our staff benefits include:

• Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
• Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
• Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.
• Flexible work options and hybrid working.
• Reward and recognition program.
• Professional development opportunities including access to unlimited online training with LinkedIn Learning.
• Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
• Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
• Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.

How to apply

If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.

Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.

Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to [email protected].
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

For more information about the role please contact Val Swift – Aboriginal Cultural Guidance Advisor of the WCVID.

Contact Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 20.03.25 – The Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.