Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation.

Role highlights

• Join CSIRO and help deliver meaningful benefits to Wajarri People through an Indigenous Land Use Agreement for one of the world's most significant science projects.
• Build trusted partnerships with Wajarri organisations, industry, government and project partners.
• Support the identification and facilitation of career pathways for Wajarri People.

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity

As the Wajarri Pathways Facilitator, you will play a meaningful role in supporting Wajarri People's aspirations by helping create pathways to employment, training, business development and long-term economic opportunities. Working closely with Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation (WYAC), Wajarri businesses, community members, industry partners and government stakeholders, you will help deliver commitments that create positive and lasting outcomes for Wajarri People.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your cultural knowledge, relationships, and lived experience to a role that supports self-determination, strengthens community capability, and helps ensure Wajarri People benefit from major projects on their Country. You will join a supportive team and be backed by CSIRO's Indigenous Science and Engagement and Indigenous Employment and Capability teams, who are committed to helping you succeed.

If you are passionate about creating opportunities, empowering communities and fostering strong partnerships, we would love to hear from you. Join us in helping deliver meaningful outcomes that support Wajarri People, businesses and future generations.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Build strong partnerships with Wajarri, WYAC, project partners and key stakeholders to cultivate and advance employment, training and business opportunities.
• Identify and facilitate career pathways, cadetships, apprenticeships, traineeships and development opportunities for Wajarri and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Ensure CSIRO meets ILUA and Project Agreement obligations by translating commitments into practical plans and initiatives.
• Maintain and promote industry, procurement and contracting opportunities for Wajarri businesses through stakeholder engagement and opportunity registers.
• Support enterprise development, including in relation to government contracting opportunities by guiding interested Wajarri stakeholders on Commonwealth procurement processes..
• Coordinate ILUA-related activities across the Observatory, ensuring alignment with contractual, cultural and organisational requirements.
• Manage sensitive, cultural and commercial information with integrity while upholding CSIRO values, safety standards and cultural protocols.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements:

• Perth/Boorloo (Kensington), Whadjuk Noongar Boodja and/or Geraldton/Jambinu, Western Australia.
• Hybrid working available; Flexible work options available.

Salary: AU$100,103 ‐ AU113,251 pa (pro‐rata for part-time) plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule:

• Specified term of 3 years
• Full‐time / Part‐time (no less than 30hr/week)
• Options for part-time, job-share arrangements will be considered, and flexible work arrangements can be discussed based on the needs of the role and individual circumstances.

Reference: 104045

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

• High level cultural capability, moulded by Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and developed from lived experience as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• Strong Indigenous community connection and credibility along with cultural authority as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, and/or equivalent experience in areas such as consulting, law, policy and complex stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated track record of genuine consideration of Traditional Owners and Custodians as part of a project process and demonstrated experience engaging, interacting, and co-operatively working with Traditional Owners and RNTBCs.
• A proven ability to establish and maintain co-operative relationships in a complex, multifaceted environment, anticipating potential issues and leading delivery of effective resolutions to complex problems through collaboration and organisational alignment.
• Sound judgement, a proven ability to maintain confidentiality, and a demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to changing circumstances, with the capacity for self-motivation and self-management.
• An ability to travel to remote locations within Western Australia on a regular basis.
• Possession of a Western Australian Class ‘C’ driver’s licence (or equivalent).
• This role has child safety obligations. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to obtain or provide evidence that they hold a working with children check prior to confirmation of appointment.

For full details about this role, and other desirable criteria, please review the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact the Talent Consultant, Shree Chattopadhyay via email at shree.chattopadhyay@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.

Eligibility

CSIRO considers the filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Citizenship.

The successful applicant will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

The successful candidate will be required to provide contact details of at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Referee to confirm their ability to work and communicate respectfully with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

1 November 2026, 11:00 pm AEDT