Associate Director First Nations Students & Engagement Full time, continuing appointment
Professional Level 10 Salary - $128,903 to $143,061 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus
Lead a team who provide support and improve outcomes for First Nations students at Charles Darwin University (CDU)
About the Position
As the Associate Director First Nations Students & Engagement, you will supervise and support the First Nations Student Support and Program staff to deliver academic and pastoral services, projects, funding programs and workshops and events aligned to the aspirational goals for First Nations student retention and success as aligned with the CDU Strategic Plan.
You will take lead responsibility for the administration and management of the University's approach to improve TAFE and HE outcomes for First Nations students including development, implementation, maintenance and review of First Nations Student services and centres, core business and priorities with a focus on innovative approaches to continuous improvement.
About You
To be successful, you will require:
Identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person with demonstrated knowledge and understanding of First Nations peoples and ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with diverse First Nations peoples and communities.
Hold or progress towards completion of a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, eg.
Business, Indigenous knowledges, Social Sciences or Education and extensive relevant management experience.
Superior interpersonal and leadership skills and proven experience in complex people management including recruitment, retention, and performance management and the ability to foster a spirit of collaboration to identify and achieve shared goals and values.
Strategic thinking skills and demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of policies and programs with tertiary education outcome imperatives, including high level risk management.
Superior written skills, including the ability to produce complex briefing papers, procedures, and reports in accordance with University and Government compliance measures.
High level understanding of government funding schemes and contract management with a well-developed sense of financial accountability and budgeting issues and how they affect strategy, institutional plans and stakeholders.
Charles Darwin University considers that being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine criterion for this role under relevant Anti-discrimination legislation.
Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Professional Level 10.
The base salary will be in the range of $128,903 to $143,061 per annum.
The total remuneration package will be in the range of $150,816 to $167,381 per annum, including 17% superannuation.
What's in it for you?
An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University.
Work with a University committed to changing people's lives for the better through training, education and research.
Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression.
An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory.
17% superannuation.
Up to six weeks of paid annual leave (dependent on work location).
Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply).
Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only).
Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989.
Free on-campus parking in designated areas.
Employee Assistance Program.
Salary Packaging opportunities.
How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the 'apply' button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and addressing the selection criteria.
For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Kim Robertson on 08 8946 6719 or email (email protected).
Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability.
CDU's Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 7154 or email (email protected).
Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity.
We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness.
We're about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education.
We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong.
Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors.
We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals.
Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.
You make CDU.
And we want you to be exactly who you are.
Applications Close: Sunday 1st December 2024
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