Description Role title: Manager Aboriginal Cultural Capability

Role type: Permanent, full time

Role grade: Health Service Manager, Level 3

Shift details: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

Department and location: First Nations Health, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $137,525.00 to $156,231.00 + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

Report to the Executive Director First Nations Health and work closely with the L&D; Manager to deliver Aboriginal cultural capability initiatives across the organisation

Lead an Aboriginal Cultural Capability Facilitator, providing guidance and mentoring to enhance workforce capability, inclusion, and wellbeing

Lead the design, delivery, evaluation,



and reporting of cultural capability programs to strengthen Aboriginal cultural capability, cultural safety, responsiveness, and inclusivity across the organisation

Build and maintain respectful partnerships with local Aboriginal communities and key stakeholders to support culturally informed and responsive service delivery

Influence organisational governance, policies, and service models to embed Aboriginal perspectives, align with NSW legislative priorities, and integrate Aboriginal-specific strategies into broader planning

Produce high-quality reports, briefs, and submissions for senior leadership while developing targeted strategies to support training completion, program compliance, and continuous improvement across competing operational priorities

About you

Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, hold a current unrestricted NSW driver’s licence, and be willing to travel (including overnight stays) across the catchment

Hold a relevant tertiary qualification (or equivalent experience) with a proven track record leading teams, creating and implementing workforce development initiatives, and embedding Aboriginal perspectives into organisational culture

Skilled in designing, managing, and delivering cultural capability, cultural safety, and workforce development initiatives,



with solid project management skills and knowledge of relevant government frameworks, policies, and legislation relating to Aboriginal people

Demonstrated high-level interpersonal, negotiation, consultation, and communication skills, with the ability to centre Aboriginal voices, address cultural capability challenges, and influence change across diverse workplace settings

Proven ability to strategically engage and collaborate with Aboriginal communities, leadership teams, internal stakeholders, and external organisations

A supportive leader committed to mentoring, advocating for staff, and fostering a culturally safe and inclusive workplace

What we can offer you

Exceptional Rewards:

Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

World-Class:

Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes

Excellence:

Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives

Cutting-Edge Oncology:

Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre

Community:

Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care

Professional Advancement:

Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships

Health & Wellbeing:

Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Coming from NSW Health:

Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Identified role This role is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

The closing date for applications is

20th October 2026 .

📌 Manager Aboriginal Cultural Capability (Sydney)
🏢 St Vincent’S Health Australia
📍 Sydney