Senior Aboriginal Engagement Officer

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission

Ongoing| Sydney CBD based | Hybrid working option

This is an identified role under section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and as such Aboriginality is an essential requirement of the role.

About Us:

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) is an independent body exercising royal commission powers to detect, investigate and expose serious misconduct within the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) and the NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC). The LECC also independently monitors and reviews the investigation of complaints by the NSWPF and the NSWCC about the conduct of their officers. In doing so the LECC recognises the primary responsibility of those agencies to investigate and prevent officer misconduct and corruption within those agencies, while providing for oversight of those functions.

The LECC works collaboratively with the NSWPF and the NSWCC to educate and promote the prevention and elimination of officer misconduct, particularly through the identification of systemic issues that are likely to be conducive to the occurrence of officer misconduct and corruption. The LECC also undertakes independent, real-time monitoring of critical incident investigations undertaken by the NSWPF and can make reports on the conduct of critical incident investigations by the NSWPF.

The LECC plays a key role in strengthening the integrity of law enforcement in NSW.

Find out more about the LECC: http://www.lecc.nsw.gov.au

About the role:

The Senior Aboriginal Engagement Officer is part of a small community engagement team within the Commission’s Prevention and Engagement team. The Senior Aboriginal Engagement Officer is responsible for engaging and building relationships within the community, increasing engagement between the Commission and Aboriginal communities, and building organisational capacity to ensure access, equity, and inclusion of Aboriginal people in a culturally appropriate way.

The Senior Aboriginal Engagement Officer will also assist to engage, build and maintain effective relationships with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and other vulnerable communities. The Senior Aboriginal Engagement Officer may handle a small case load of oversight investigations to ensure they maintain a working understanding about the Commission’s jurisdiction and functions.

This position may require travel for outreach work to community groups across NSW with possible overnight stays from time to time.

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the Role Description.

What you will bring to the role

Our ideal candidate will have:

Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with, and understand issues impacting on, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with an appropriate level of cultural understanding, empathy and sensitivity.

Qualifications or demonstrated experience in community engagement and project management, with sound understanding of community engagement principles and practices.

Experience in engagement and liaison with Aboriginal community.

Highly developed communication skills (interpersonal, written and verbal) and the ability to develop collaborative partnerships.

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team with a willingness to learn and share knowledge with others.

Ability to supervise work of other staff members.

Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure.