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The Chief Operating Officer’s role is to coordinate and oversee the delivery of specified services and establish measurable outcomes for designated Aboriginal communities on behalf of the Aboriginal Affairs Coordinating Committee from both a strategic and operational perspective.
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Chief Operating Officer
Advertised here is a new role within the Department of Indigenous Affairs.
Please send this on to anyone who may be interested.
The Chief Operating Officer’s role is to coordinate and oversee the delivery of specified services and establish measurable outcomes for designated Aboriginal communities on behalf of the Aboriginal Affairs Coordinating Committee from both a strategic and operational perspective.
Involving regular travel to visit communities throughout Western Australia, the new Chief Operating Officer will:
• Liaise with senior executives from State, Local and Commonwealth Governments and from the private and non-Government sectors;
• Liaise with communities and service providers to understand issues and opportunities;
• Liaise with senior representatives from relevant agencies to mitigate and ratify issues;
• Assess the individual requirements of each community and, in collaboration with the community and AACC, establish an action plan and develop measurable outcomes for which the AACC will be accountable;
• Coordinate implementation of the Action Plan which will include regular community visits and proactively assisting communities to overcome any implementation challenges;
• Report implementation progress weekly to DG DIA and monthly to the AACC, including identifying issues and opportunities and taking agreed action;
• Report six monthly against measurable outcomes; and
• Act as first point of contact for crisis response, linking directly to the appropriate AACC members to enable both immediate and preventative action.
This will be a job at the very coalface of Indigenous Affairs and one that offers both great challenges and the chance of making a real difference.
For further job-related information, please contact Fiona MacLeod (Price Consulting Group) on either 0407 980 708 or 9261 7738 to discuss in confidence, or e-mail fiona@priceconsulting.com.au
Your application should include an Application Form, Curriculum Vitae and a brief covering letter that outlines your specific experience against the selection criteria listed in the JDF (ideally no more than 2-3 pages). Applications close Monday 11 May, 2009.
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