Vacancy Details

Position: ENVISAGE First Peoples National Partnerships, Community Engagement & Government Lead

Organisation Unit: National School of Allied Health

Location: Canberra, Australia | Blacktown, Australia | North Sydney, Australia | Strathfield, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Ballarat, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Tenure: Full time, fixed term 12 month opportunity with hybrid flexibility working at any ACU campus (Melbourne and Brisbane preferred)

Closing: 29-JUN-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Synopsis:

• Identified Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander leadership opportunity guiding community led engagement, governance and program delivery
• Develop, evaluate, strengthen and sustain authentic, culturally safe relationships with communities and stakeholders
• ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous leave provisions
• Full time, fixed term 12 month opportunity with hybrid flexibility working at any ACU campus (Melbourne and Brisbane preferred)

Job No: APTAV102498#003

About the role:

Operating within National School of Allied Health, the ENVISAGE First Peoples National Partnerships, Community Engagement & Government Lead is an identified Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community leadership position that provides strategic direction for community engagement, community led program planning, cultural governance, capacity building and culturally led implementation and evaluation of ENVISAGE across all states and territories of Australia.

• Work in partnership with the ENVISAGE leadership and national team program functions.
• Lead development, evaluation, strengthening and sustainment of authentic, culturally safe relationships with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities, community controlled organisations, industry partners and facilitators.
• Guide successful delivery of the program within the Australian Government funded National Early Childhood Program guidelines.
• Exercise a high level of cultural authority and professional judgement to ensure program implementation is community led, place based and grounded in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing.

Manage and support a geographically dispersed national network of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander facilitators, partners and stakeholders providing senior leadership in community capacity building, workforce support and relational governance.

ENVISAGE is a peer support program empowering families and caregivers of children living with a developmental concern or disability. These children may experience a diverse range of conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, rare genetic conditions or acquired brain injury.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Colleen Tompkins, ENVISAGE National Program Manager at: colleen.tompkins@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $138,111 - $154,409 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $116,706 - $130,478 (pro rata) pa (HEW 8), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but are not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• Resume.
• Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 29-JUN-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship.

ACU considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 42 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)/ s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), s 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)/ sub-s 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)/ sub-s 26(3) or s 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic). Candidates are encouraged to visit our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Employment webpage for valuable resources to assist them in their application, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidate Job Guide.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact recruitment@acu.edu.au to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.