Paid Positions

Community Development Project Officer

Region: Northern Territory
Salary: $52,442 - $60,241 plus salary packaging

KEY FUNCTION

Responsible for assisting in the development of a comprehensive community development framework for the CLC with particular emphasis on community liaison and project management.

This position is directly supervised by the Community Development Coordinator. Both these positions are located within the Anthropology Section.

MAIN DUTIES

Policy and methodology development

Assist the Community Development Coordinator to undertake the following work:

1. Assess the Aboriginal community development implications and opportunities arising from CLC's statutory functions under ALRA and the NTA, and from government policies and programs as they apply to CLC's constituents.

2. Work with CLC staff and constituents to develop a comprehensive policy framework and coordinated approach to sustainable community development as appropriate to the operations of the CLC.

3. Access and develop data on CLC's constituents' community development needs and aspirations, undertaking community consultations where required.

4. Coordinate community education and liaison work associated with the CLC's response to new Australian Government policy frameworks, particularly Shared Responsibility and Regional Partnership Agreements.

Coordinate existing programs
5. Manage the implementation of the existing CLC programs focused on ensuring there is maximum community benefit from royalty and like payments arising from the use of Aboriginal land by either working with existing Aboriginal associations and corporations receiving and distributing these payments in Central Australia, or where appropriate, help establish other governance arrangements for the distribution of such payments.

6. Provide quality project management for those sub-projects arising from the above programs, and develop a monitoring system to ensure long-term success of these projects.

Other
7. Undertake specific research and policy development tasks, such as submissions, reports and briefings for senior staff and Council, as requested.

8. Other duties that are safe, legal and logical while being within the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training consistent with the classification structure.

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