Senior Advisor First Nations Employment and Engagement - Identified

Do you excel at building meaningful relationships and shaping inclusive strategies and initiatives? Are you passionate about building staff cultural capability and supporting cultural safety? As a Senior Advisor, you'll play a key role in championing workforce representation and providing dedicated support for First Nations staff. This is your chance to build a culturally capable, safe and collaborative environment, and be part of a team that values your insight and leadership.

What the opportunity is:

• Employment with Museums of History NSW.
• Clerk Grade 9/10. Remuneration package includes salary ($125,693 - $138,510), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• Ongoing full-time employment.
• The role will work across Sydney.

What we do

MHNSW brings together the museums, historic houses and associated collections previously in the care of Sydney Living Museums with the vast collection of more than 13 million items held by the former NSW State Archives. This includes one of the world’s most complete and important collections documenting colonisation.

What you’ll do with us

This role will work across MHNSW to drive initiatives and communication to support MHNSW becoming a First Nations employer of choice.

For more information on the role, you are welcome to contact Joy Hiley, Head of People & Culture via 0451 484 104 or [email protected].

Click here for the role description including the capabilities required for this role.

What you need to do to apply

To apply you will need to submit the following:

• A one to two page cover letter outlining how your skills and experiences meet the key knowledge and essential requirements for this role,
• A current resume listing two referees, and
• Respond to the 2 targeted questions (no more than 300 words per answer). Your responses to the targeted questions should be submitted online during your application and not be included in the covering letter

Targeted questions:

1. Describe a time when you led a First Nations employment or engagement initiative. How did you involve stakeholders and ensure the process was consultative?
2. Describe a staff organisational development opportunity you have organised. What was the objective and how did you measure its success?

Key knowledge and experience:

• Experience negotiating, communicating and problem solving with a diverse range of people.
• Exceptional communication skills including written, oral and presentation.
• Excellent collaboration and prioritisation skills.
• Resilient, self-motivated, flexible and effective influencer.

Essential requirements of the role:

• Applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as being an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and accepted in the community. Museums of History NSW considers that being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under s.14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
• Ability to engage sensitively, diplomatically and effectively with a range of staff in a complex environment.

Also note:

• For additional resources to help prepare your application and understanding of the process please refer to Applying for a job.
• To be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For temporary and casual roles, you need to hold a valid visa giving you permission to work in Australia as required by the role.
• All successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check with NSW Police.
• A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Submit your application before the closing date: 11.59pm Sunday 1 June 2025.

Diversity and Flexible Working

We are expert keepers and tellers of history, and its many stories, peoples, and cultures. We want to create a team and workplace that reflects this diversity as well as the diversity in the communities we serve. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better, more inclusive results and connects our people to our communities, to our history, and to each other.

Our vision is to support and empower First Nations people, communities and culture, and across the sites that we care for, we are committed to shifting perspectives, truth telling and delivering honest reflections on history.

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

Our team can provide alternative formats to apply, make adjustments to the recruitment process and offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

If you are a person who requires adjustment and would like to request assistance, please contact Liz Akerboom on 02 8239 2355 or via [email protected].

For more information, please visit:

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.