Job Description
The opportunity
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This is a rare chance to bring institutional-grade investment leadership to a purpose that matters.
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Aboriginal Investment NT is a corporate Commonwealth entity, established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) **** and designed in partnership with Aboriginal Territorians.
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They manage grant funding and a growing investment corpus with a single goal: to deliver lasting economic, social and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians, guided by an Aboriginal-controlled Board and a shared vision of self-determination.
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About the role
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Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you'll provide whole-of-function leadership across their commercial investment portfolio, Nation-Building Investments, investment governance, stakeholder relationships, capability development and performance reporting.
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You won't need to be the principal technical expert in every discipline.
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You will need the investment experience and commercial judgement to independently challenge technical advice, external managers and advisers coupled with the leadership to reduce key-person dependency and build sustainable Aboriginal investment leadership and professional pathways in the Territory.
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What you'll do
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Lead and coordinate the investment function across commercial and Nation-Building investments, governance, risk, performance and reporting
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Build and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team with clear accountabilities and genuine succession planning
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Provide executive oversight of the commercial portfolio including asset allocation, portfolio construction, external manager oversight, performance, liquidity, cost and risk
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Provide executive oversight of Nation-Building and direct investments, ensuring proportionate due diligence against commercial, strategic, impact, cultural, governance and risk objectives
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Maintain a whole-of-portfolio view of performance, valuation, concentration, counterparty exposure and emerging risk and elevate what matters, promptly
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Ensure investment papers and performance reporting reaching decision-makers are accurate, evidence-based and decision-ready
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Build trusted relationships with Aboriginal organisations, Traditional Owners, communities, government, co-investors, advisers and institutional partners
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Develop Aboriginal investment capability, employment and succession pathways
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About you
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Substantial senior experience in institutional investment, funds management, banking, corporate finance, private capital, infrastructure investment or an equivalent commercial investment environment
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A proven ability to lead a multidisciplinary investment or commercial function and integrate specialist advice into executive-level decisions
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Strong commercial judgement and the credibility to independently test recommendations, financial analysis, portfolio advice and risk assessments, and to challenge external managers and advisers
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Sound understanding of portfolio construction, investment risk, liquidity, valuation, performance measurement and investment governance




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Experience overseeing or assessing direct debt, direct equity, private market or similar opportunities
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A track record of high-quality advice and briefings to senior executives, Boards or Investment Committees
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Governance and risk experience within a regulated, fiduciary, public-sector or similarly accountable setting
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Strong stakeholder skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with Aboriginal organisations, Traditional Owners, communities and institutional partners
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A genuine understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal people and a demonstrated commitment to Aboriginal self-determination, community-led development and culturally respectful engagement
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Highly regarded
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Experience in Aboriginal economic development, impact investment or Nation-Building investment
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Knowledge of the Northern Territory and experience engaging with Aboriginal communities and organisations
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Experience managing external fund managers, custodians, investment consultants and institutional service providers
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Postgraduate qualifications or professional accreditation such as CFA, CPA, CA, MBA or GAICD
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Why this role
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Purpose with scale. Your commercial expertise translates directly into economic, social and cultural outcomes for Aboriginal Territorians.
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Genuine influence. A senior seat at the executive table, advising an Aboriginal-controlled Board on strategy that shapes the organisation's long-term future.
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A legacy, not just a portfolio. You'll help build enduring institutional capability and Aboriginal investment leadership pathways in the Northern Territory.
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