A highly experienced professional with over 15 years’ experience across government, not-for-profit, Aboriginal services, consulting, and health sectors. Skilled in policy development, stakeholder engagement, project management, and leading multidisciplinary teams, with a strong focus on supporting Aboriginal communities and delivering impactful social initiatives.<\/p>\n
Consultant & Fixed-Term Employment Principal Aboriginal Policy and Project Officer Social Worker Chief Executive Officer Consultant Acting Senior Policy Officer Disability Services Manager Principal Project Officer Senior Policy Officer Senior Policy Officer Aboriginal Practice Leader Principal Consultant Senior Policy Officer Acting Senior Policy and Practice Officer Project Officer Housing Manager Operations Manager & Acting CEO Academic Sessional Lecturer Director of Policy, Planning & Projects Aboriginal Health Services Sector \u00a0<\/strong>Preferred work location:<\/strong> Perth<\/p>\n Open to relocating: <\/strong>No<\/p>\n Workplace flexibility:<\/strong> Hybrid – 4 days per week at home, remote<\/p>\n Ability to travel:<\/strong> Happy to travel for the requirement of the job and if given time can organise home arrangements.<\/p>\n Availability\/notice period: <\/strong>2 weeks<\/p>\n Desired Salary or Salary Expectations: <\/strong>$150,000 + superannuation<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A highly experienced professional with over 15 years’ experience across government, not-for-profit, Aboriginal services, consulting, and health sectors. Skilled in policy development, stakeholder engagement, project management, and leading multidisciplinary teams, with a strong focus on supporting Aboriginal communities and delivering impactful social initiatives. Key Skills and Competencies negotiation and influencing change management operationalising policy initiatives…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","classification":[102,125,117],"location":[56],"work_type":[18,93],"class_list":["post-31941","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","hentry","classification-community-engagement-and-strategy","classification-government-federal-state-local","classification-policy-and-advocacy","location-perth","salary_type-annually","work_type-full-time-hybrid","work_type-full-time-remote"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/candidate\/31941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/candidate"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=31941"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/location?post=31941"},{"taxonomy":"work_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/work_type?post=31941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1 year<\/strong>
\nConsulting & Community Services Sector
\nProvided assessment, review and stakeholder support on child protection tools and foster-care processes, including conducting family assessments and promoting foster-care engagement.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>< 1 year
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Out-of-Home Care Sector
Led strategic Aboriginal engagement and policy development by providing high-level advice, applying research and evaluation to reforms, and strengthening culturally responsive frameworks for children in care.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>< 1 year
\n<\/strong>Health Sector \u2013 Mental Health Services
Delivered high-quality social work services including counselling, discharge planning, NDIS coordination and multidisciplinary teamwork to support patient wellbeing across inpatient and outpatient settings.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year<\/strong>
\nAboriginal Community Services Sector
Oversaw program design, funding acquisition, stakeholder governance and project delivery for a major healing initiative, ensuring effective planning, risk management and reporting.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>2 years
\n<\/strong>Consulting Sector
Supported tender submissions, facilitated consultation projects, and contributed to policy and procedural development for NDIS and Aged Care services with a focus on equitable and effective service provision.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Aboriginal Engagement & Policy
Developed and implemented policy initiatives, interpreted legislation, led policy projects, and worked collaboratively with stakeholders to address emerging issues and support program delivery.<\/p>\n
\n1 year
\n<\/strong>Aboriginal Community Services Sector
Managed disability services aligned with Royal Commission requirements, led staff, oversaw budgets and reporting, and strengthened operations, procedures and stakeholder relationships.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Strategy & Transformation
Managed projects and facilitated policy and strategy development related to Aboriginal services and sector improvement, while coordinating staff and stakeholder engagement.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year<\/strong>
\nState Government \u2013 Royal Commission Sexual Abuse (Children & Families)
Provided policy advice supporting the implementation of Royal Commission recommendations, conducted cultural and trauma research, and collaborated with policy officers to advance Aboriginal-focused policy work.<\/p>\n
\n1.5 years
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Aboriginal Policy (Children & Families)
Delivered high-level policy implementation, expert advice and culturally informed support across projects, while preparing key documentation and contributing to business planning.<\/p>\n
\n3 years\u00a0<\/strong>
\nState Government \u2013 Child Protection & Family Support
Provided expert leadership to multidisciplinary teams, advanced culturally responsive child-protection practices, translated policy into practice, and strengthened collaboration across services for Aboriginal families.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year<\/strong>
\nState Government \u2013 Child Protection & Family Support
Supported Aboriginal Practice Leaders, led stakeholder engagement, contributed to practice standards and staff development, and provided high-level cultural consultation across the sector.<\/p>\n
\n<1 year
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Children & Young People
Facilitated Aboriginal consultation processes, supported policy work, maintained stakeholder relationships, and provided expert policy advice on issues affecting Aboriginal children and young people.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year<\/strong>
\nState Government \u2013 Housing
Reviewed and evaluated operational policies and delivered improvements to align service delivery with organisational requirements.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year<\/strong>
\nState Government \u2013 Housing (Regional)
\n<\/span>Implemented rent-setting reforms for remote Aboriginal communities, facilitated engagement, conducted quality assurance audits, and coordinated staff to meet project outcomes.<\/p>\n
\n3 years 7 months
\n<\/strong>State Government \u2013 Aboriginal Housing Services
Led housing reform implementation, managed community engagement, oversaw staff development, and provided strategic advice to improve housing outcomes for Aboriginal communities.<\/p>\n
\n2 years 5 months
\n<\/strong>Aboriginal Housing Organisation
Managed organisational operations, policy development and service delivery for remote communities, supported governance functions, and oversaw operations when acting as CEO.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year
\n<\/strong>Vocational Education Sector
Delivered and assessed Certificate IV programs in Social Housing and provided training across community development programs.<\/p>\n
\n< 1 year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Managed grants, ensured compliance, developed strategic and business plans, and supported organisational performance through stakeholder engagement and reporting.<\/p>\nLocation and Availability <\/strong><\/h3>\n