{"id":32294,"date":"2026-07-20T01:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/?post_type=candidate&#038;p=32294"},"modified":"2026-07-20T01:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T01:24:45","slug":"candidate-id-1237","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/candidate\/candidate-id-1237\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate ID: 1237"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A highly experienced First Nations executive leader with more than 25 years\u2019 experience across the Aboriginal community-controlled, government and not-for-profit sectors. Skilled in executive leadership, governance, financial management, organisational strategy and systems reform, with a proven track record of strengthening organisational performance, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering sustainable outcomes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key Skills and Competencies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Negotiation and Influencing<\/li>\n<li>First Nations Culture<\/li>\n<li>Governance and Community Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Organisation Development<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder Management &amp; Government Relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Relevant Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Deputy CEO, First Nations Community-Controlled Organisation<br \/>\n2 years<\/strong><br \/>\nProvided executive leadership across governance, risk, strategy, government relations and organisational reform, strengthening systems, compliance and long-term organisational sustainability.<br \/>\n<strong>Strategy &amp; Engagement Lead, Aboriginal Economic Development Organisation<br \/>\nLess than 1 year<\/strong><br \/>\nLed initiatives to strengthen Aboriginal business capability, improve stakeholder engagement and support grant compliance and strategic investment outcomes.<br \/>\n<strong>Chief Financial Officer, Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation<br \/>\n3 years<\/strong><br \/>\nLed finance, corporate services, governance and compliance while supporting organisational growth, financial sustainability and the establishment of a First Nations-led independent school.<br \/>\n<strong>Senior Advisor \/ Regional Manager \/ Examiner, Commonwealth Government<br \/>\n15 years<\/strong><br \/>\nProvided governance, financial management and regulatory advice to Indigenous organisations, leading capability-building initiatives and strengthening corporate governance across the sector.<br \/>\n<strong>Senior Finance, Audit &amp; Business Development Roles, Government and Aboriginal Organisations<br \/>\n17 years<\/strong> <em>(across various concurrent and sequential roles)<\/em><br \/>\nBuilt extensive expertise in finance, audit, grants management, Aboriginal business development and organisational governance across government and community sectors.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Location and Availability<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Preferred work location:<\/strong> Coffs Harbour<br \/>\n<strong>Open to Relocating<\/strong>: No<br \/>\n<strong>Workplace flexibility<\/strong>: Preference is Remote<br \/>\n<strong>Ability to travel:<\/strong> Yes, 1 week per month<br \/>\n<strong>Availability\/notice period:<\/strong> September 26<br \/>\n<strong>Desired salary or salary expectations:<\/strong> $165,000 plus superannuation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A highly experienced First Nations executive leader with more than 25 years\u2019 experience across the Aboriginal community-controlled, government and not-for-profit sectors. Skilled in executive leadership, governance, financial management, organisational strategy and systems reform, with a proven track record of strengthening organisational performance, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering sustainable outcomes. Key Skills and Competencies Negotiation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","classification":[102,115],"location":[],"work_type":[18,93,85],"class_list":["post-32294","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","hentry","classification-community-engagement-and-strategy","classification-not-for-profit-and-social-impact","salary_type-annually","work_type-full-time-hybrid","work_type-full-time-remote","work_type-part-time-remote"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/candidate\/32294","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=32294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"classification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/classification?post=32294"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/location?post=32294"},{"taxonomy":"work_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pipelinetalent.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/work_type?post=32294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}