HOBAN Recruitment is seeking an experienced EL1 Assistant Director – Cultural Safety Learning to join a Federal Government agency focused on improving access to disability services.

This is an chance to lead meaningful cultural safety learning and workforce development initiatives, influence organisational change and help improve outcomes for First Nations peoples with disability.

Working within a dedicated First Nations team, you will lead strategic learning programs, build strong stakeholder partnerships and drive culturally safe practices across a complex government environment.

Location: Surry Hills, Sydney NSW

About the Role

You will lead the development and implementation of cultural safety learning initiatives that strengthen workforce capability and support more inclusive and responsive service delivery.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Leading the design, development and delivery of cultural safety learning programs and workforce capability initiatives.
- Driving organisational change and embedding culturally responsive, strengths-based approaches into learning and development.
- Managing program planning, governance, risk, performance monitoring and reporting to ensure successful delivery.
- Providing strategic advice and preparing executive briefs, reports, submissions and policy recommendations.
- Building strong partnerships with First Nations communities, organisations and stakeholders to support genuine consultation and co-design.




- Leading and mentoring team members while collaborating with internal teams and senior stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally demonstrate:

- Experience designing, delivering and evaluating learning, training and workforce capability development programs.
- Strong understanding of First Nations cultures, perspectives and cultural safety, with experience in genuine consultation and co-design.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with First Nations communities, organisations and senior stakeholders.
- Strong project and programme management skills, including governance, risk management, strategic planning and reporting.
- Experience providing strategic advice, developing executive briefs and navigating Commonwealth Government policy and governance frameworks.
- Demonstrated leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive organisational change.

Highly regarded: Experience working with First Nations communities or organisations, relevant qualifications in education or training, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

What's on Offer

- Surry Hills location.
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful cultural safety and workforce development initiatives.
- Lead strategic programs with genuine community impact.
- Collaborate with First Nations stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
- Opportunity for occasional working-from-home arrangements, subject to operational requirements.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged.

📌 Assistant Director (Sydney)
🏢 HOBAN Recruitment
📍 Sydney