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Role highlights

- Join CSIRO and help deliver meaningful benefits to Wajarri People through an Indigenous Land Use Agreement for one of the world's most significant science projects.
- Build trusted partnerships with Wajarri organisations, industry, government and project partners.
- Support the identification and facilitation of career pathways for Wajarri People.

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The opportunity

As the Wajarri Pathways Facilitator, you will play a meaningful role in supporting Wajarri People's aspirations by helping create pathways to employment, training, business development and long-term economic opportunities. Working closely with Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation (WYAC), Wajarri businesses, community members, industry partners and government stakeholders, you will help deliver commitments that create positive and lasting outcomes for Wajarri People.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your cultural knowledge, relationships, and lived experience to a role that supports self-determination,



strengthens community capability, and helps ensure Wajarri People benefit from major projects on their Country. You will join a supportive team and be backed by CSIRO's Indigenous Science and Engagement and Indigenous Employment and Capability teams, who are committed to helping you succeed.

If you are passionate about creating opportunities, empowering communities and fostering strong partnerships, we would love to hear from you. Join us in helping deliver meaningful outcomes that support Wajarri People, businesses and future generations.

Your high-level duties will include:

- Build strong partnerships with Wajarri, WYAC, project partners and key stakeholders to cultivate and advance employment, training and business opportunities.
- Identify and facilitate career pathways, cadetships, apprenticeships, traineeships and development opportunities for Wajarri and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Ensure CSIRO meets ILUA and Project Agreement obligations by translating commitments into practical plans and initiatives.
- Maintain and promote industry,



procurement and contracting opportunities for Wajarri businesses through stakeholder engagement and opportunity registers.
- Support enterprise development, including in relation to government contracting opportunities by guiding interested Wajarri stakeholders on Commonwealth procurement processes..
- Coordinate ILUA-related activities across the Observatory, ensuring alignment with contractual, cultural and organisational requirements.
- Manage sensitive, cultural and commercial information with integrity while upholding CSIRO values, safety standards and cultural protocols.

Location and office arrangements:

- Hybrid working available; Flexible work options available.

Salary:

AU$100,103 - AU113,251 pa (pro-rata for part-time) plus up to 15.4% superannuation

- Specified term of 3 years
- Full-time / Part-time (no less than 30hr/week)
- Options for part-time, job-share arrangements will be considered, and flexible work arrangements can be discussed based on the needs of the role and individual circumstances.

Reference:

104045

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

- High level cultural capability, moulded by Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and developed from lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
- Strong Indigenous community connection and credibility along with cultural authority as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, and/or equivalent experience in areas such as consulting, law, policy and complex stakeholder engagement.<

📌 Wajarri Pathways Facilitator (Australia)
🏢 CSIRO
📍 Australia