Aboriginal Participation Advisor - Office for Youth
NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Strawberry Hills NSW
Temporary up to 27 January **** (possibility of extension) - Full-Time (35 HPW)
Clerk Grade 7/8, base salary ($116,981 - $129,492), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Your role
Established in July ****, the Office for Youth connects the NSW Government with young people, ensuring their voices influence policy.
Through accessible engagement platforms and a focus on consultation, co‐design, expert advice, stakeholder support and innovation, it works to create meaningful, lasting impact.
The Aboriginal Participation Advisor will manage and deliver participation projects that strengthen the voices of children and young people in decisions that affect their lives, aligned with Part 4 of the Advocate for Children and Young People Act **** and the Office for Youth Work Plan.
Engage and consult with children and young people across NSW, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, to ensure their views inform policy, programs, and services.
Build inclusive opportunities for meaningful participation and representation.
What you'll do
Lead and support participation projects that amplify the voices of children and young people across NSW, ensuring culturally safe and inclusive engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Conduct environmental scanning, research, and analysis to identify emerging issues, risks, and opportunities affecting children and young people, informing evidence-based project design and delivery.
Plan, coordinate, and monitor project activities, timelines, resources, budgets, risks, and reporting requirements to deliver outcomes on time, within scope, and to quality standards.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, to support effective policy, program, and service development.
Prepare high-quality reports, briefings, discussion papers,



and project updates that provide clear insights and support informed decision‐making.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to apply consistent project management and research methodologies, proactively managing competing priorities, project risks, and stakeholder expectations.
What we're looking for
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and facilitate meaningful participation with diverse communities.
Demonstrated cultural capabilityand commitment to culturally safe engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, and communities.
Proven project coordination skills, with the ability to deliver outcomes on time, manage competing priorities, and monitor risks and resources.
Strong research, analytical, and communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, provide insights, and support evidence-based decision‐making.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career
Flexible, autonomous work workplace
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference.
We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities.
We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage.
It's work that really matters.
This is an identified position and only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons ( see notes below for further information).
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.




Some evening and weekend work as required to meet the needs of participating young people is required.
A current valid NSW driver's license (unrestricted) and willingness to travel regularly and stay overnight is required.
As an Identified role, this role is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia's First Nations people.
Where a position is identified, an applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and authorised by Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act ****.
There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows.Either will be accepted:
Confirmation of Aboriginality form
Or
Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:
is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
Are you ready to join us?
Applications close Sunday, 6 September **** at 11:59pm AEST.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sophia Finlay Melville, Manager Participation ******
If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Paola Piña|Talent Acquisition Officer, via ******
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire outstanding people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds.
This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
Other Information
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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