This position is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants - see candidate brochure for more information
This is an incredible and rare opportunity to lead an Indigenous organisation committed to building opportunities with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This is a role for a leader who can bring cultural authority and community credibility together with strong commercial judgement, governance and the ability to build relationships that create opportunities for Ninti and the communities we work alongside.
Ninti One is an Indigenous, Supply Nation registered, not-for-profit organisation. Our vision is to build opportunities with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, through research, innovation and community engagement. We are very proud of our connection to and respect for traditional culture. Our name ‘Ninti’ means ‘clever’ in Pitjantjatjara, which reflects our desire to be a capacity builder and knowledge broker.
We deliver a range of professional services that work collaboratively with communities and clients to achieve positive social and economic development outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Ninti draws on its long history of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and has developed the capacity to translate learning from this experience to a range of development contexts, including internationally.
Reporting to the Chair of the Ninti One Board, you will provide strategic, cultural and operational leadership across the organisation, working closely with the executive leadership team and staff to deliver Ninti's vision and strategic priorities.
You will lead an established organisation with a diverse portfolio of projects and services, building on Ninti's strengths while identifying new opportunities for growth, collaboration and long-term impact.
Key areas of responsibility include:
You are an experienced First Nations executive who understands the responsibilities that come with leading a First Nations organisation. You can work confidently at a strategic level while remaining connected to the people, relationships and operational realities that underpin the organisation's work.
You bring the ability to lead with cultural integrity, build trust across diverse stakeholder groups, make sound commercial decisions and turn strategic priorities into practical outcomes.
You will bring:
Interested in leading Ninti One?
If you are an experienced First Nations executive who is ready to lead an organisation with a strong history, meaningful community relationships and an important role in building opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we encourage you to apply.
Want to know more?
For a copy of the CEO candidate brochure, or if you have any questions, please contact Brittany (People & Culture Manager) Brittany.peacock@nintione.com.au
Ninti One is an independent national not-for-profit company that builds opportunities for people in remote Australia through applied on-ground research, innovation and community development.
Ninti One operates at the nexus of research, policy and practice, with an emphasis on the practical application of research.
This is done as a community level in remote Australia, which sees us frequently working with and through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and associated organisations.
Ninti One also provides independent, proven, professional research and consulting services to a wide range of organisations and enterprises with an interest in remote Australia.
AIMS
Address the high levels of social and economic disadvantage, and to improve the lives of people living in the desert and remote regions of Australia;
Find solutions that address the impact of economic exclusion on people living in the desert and remote areas of Australia increase economic participation of people living in remote and desert areas of Australia by:
* improving the understanding of Australia's desert and remote regions to make them, and our knowledge of them, an important part of our global competitive advantage
* increasing the skills and capacity of those people
* enhance and protect the natural environment within Australia's desert regions and to understand the impact of climate change on this environment and the people who live there.
Ninti One's networks of professional practitioners work in high-calibre, multidisciplinary teams that can complete competitive contracts on cross-jurisdictional projects.
Ninti One manages the research activities and partnerships of the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation Intellectual Property from the former Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre.
Based in Alice Springs, with research hubs and key staff around the country.
