Director, Aboriginal Strategy and Engagement

Employment Type: Full Time Permanent
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 6
Remuneration: $182,575 - $199,405 per annum, plus 11.5% superannuation
Hours Per Week: 40

Location: St Leonards with hybrid working conditions

The Opportunity

Looking for a leadership role where you can drive meaningful change in Aboriginal health and engagement? HealthShare NSW is seeking a Director, Aboriginal Strategy and Engagement to lead the strategy, design, and delivery of culturally safe services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

In this role, you’ll provide cultural expertise and strategic direction to senior leaders, ensuring services align with Aboriginal Health policies and reforms. You’ll oversee key initiatives, including the Aboriginal Health Plan and Health Impact Statements, while building strong partnerships with Aboriginal stakeholders, community leaders, and service providers.

You’ll also champion cultural competency across HealthShare NSW, working with the Aboriginal Workforce team to embed culturally safe practices. With a focus on governance, compliance, and risk management, you’ll help shape inclusive, person-centred services.

If you’re ready to lead impactful change and strengthen Aboriginal engagement in health services, we encourage you to apply today!

Why Work for HealthShare NSW?

HealthShare NSW touches the lives of NSW Health employees and patients every single day by delivering services that keep our public hospitals and health facilities running.

Watch Our HealthShare NSW story video to learn more about the work we do and the diverse range of roles we have on offer.

We reward our employees with a terrific range of benefits, including:

• Flexible work arrangements: varied start/finish times, part time work and job sharing where applicable
• Hybrid working: enjoy a combination of working from home and the office
• Great leave conditions: enjoy one day off each month as an ADO, annual leave loading (a bonus extra payment of 17.5%) and 14 weeks’ paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Salary packaging and novated leasing: you can access up to $2782 extra per year in your pay
• Wellbeing programs: access a large array of wellbeing programs designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional health
• Commitment to career development: Expansive free online training, talent programs, study leave and internal development opportunities to accelerate your career

Please note some benefits may only apply to certain employment types.

Further information on our wide range of benefits is available here.

Eligibility Requirements

• This is an identified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander role and applicants must be of Aboriginal descent, identify as being Aboriginal person and accepted in the community. Aboriginality is a genuine occupation qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997
• Meet essential requirements as outlined in the Position Description and ensure they are referenced in your resume or answers to targeted questions.
• Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, or valid work visa). Permanent roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents, while temporary and casual roles welcome applicants with a visa.
• This is a NSW Health Category B position. Please complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and upload this with your application.

How to Apply

• Click Apply Now at the top of the page
• You will need to attach your Resume and a Cover Letter that addresses the Essential Criteria as per the role’s Position Description. Your cover letter should contain examples of your experience and reflect your capabilities to the levels set out in the Position Description.
• To find out more about applying for jobs with HealthShare please view our resource: Your Guide to Employment with HealthShare NSW.
• Any role related questions can be directed to the hiring manager Paul Gavel at Paul.Gavel@health.nsw.gov.au
• Any career portal support questions can be directed to our customer service team at 1300 679 367.

We are Diverse and Inclusive

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, carers, and people with disability. If we can offer some support or make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team HSNSW-Diversity@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Further information on how we support Diversity & Inclusion at HealthShare NSW can be found here.

Talent Pool

An eligibility list from this recruitment may be created for future casual, permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 6 months.

Applications Close: 11:59pm Wednesday 5 March 2025