Senior Engagement Advisor

Australian Government • Full-time • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia • 17h ago

Full time ongoing opportunity based in Adelaide
Indigenous Identified opportunity - open to Indigenous applicants only
Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Are you passionate about meaningful engagement and creating positive outcomes for First Nations Peoples? We're seeking an experienced Senior Engagement Advisor to join our team and play a key role in strengthening our organisation's engagement practice and capability.

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is a corporate Commonwealth entity established under the ATSI Act and subject to the PGPA Act. The ILSC assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to realise economic, social, cultural, and environmental benefits that the ownership and management of land, water and water related rights can bring. The ILSC provides this assistance through the acquisition and management of rights and interests in land, salt water and freshwater country.

The ILSC has an opportunity for a Senior Engagement Advisor to join our Strategy and Engagement team. In this role, you will lead the development of best-practice engagement approaches, provide expert advice and support to teams, and coordinatesignificant consultation processes that strengthen relationships with First Nations Peoples and other key stakeholders.

This is primarily an internal-facing role. You will design how the ILSC engages and build the capability of our teams to do it well. If you are energised by building the systems and capability that make engagement better, this is the role for you.

Under the direction of the Manager, Strategy and Engagement, you will:

Lead the development and continuous improvement of the organisation's engagement framework, tools and resources to embed consistent, culturally appropriate engagement practices across the ILSC.
Design, coordinate and evaluate significant engagement and consultation processes, providing expert advice and ensuring engagement activities are meaningful, effective and aligned with organisational and statutory requirements.
Build organisational capability by providing specialist advice, training and practical support to staff undertaking engagement and consultation activities.
Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of stakeholder relationship management systems and processes, supporting organisational capability and effective stakeholder engagement.
Work collaboratively across the ILSC to strengthen engagement practice, foster strategic partnerships and contribute to the delivery of positive social, cultural, environmental and economic outcomes for First Nations Peoples.

At the ILSC we offer:

More than just a job. We offer you the opportunity to make a real, positive difference to the lives of First Nations Peoples. When we return land and water Country to Indigenous ownership, or fund a new Indigenous enterprise or management project, we strengthen and deepen Indigenous connection to Country and advance progress towards self-determination.

Generous leave entitlements and work conditions, including:

15.4% superannuation on top of your salary
Flexible hybrid work environment
Not-For-Profit salary packaging
Paid leave over the Christmas and New Year’s period
Access to generous parental leave
Training and development opportunities
Generous Studies Assistance program

Health and wellbeing programs:

Healthy Employment Scheme (HES) – An annual allowance towards your wellbeing
Screen Based Equipment Scheme – Includes eye testing and an allowance towards spectacles
Free Skin Checks

If you have a passion to drive change and want your work to align with your values to make a real difference, we invite you to apply now and start the conversation.

The preferred applicant will be engaged under the provisions of the ILSC Enterprise Agreement.

Identified Vacancy - The filing of this employment opportunity is intended to constitute a special measure under subsection 8 (1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Applications are to include a current CV and covering letter (covering letter to be maximum 2 pages detailing how your skills and experience align with the position profile and selection criteria). Further information may be requested if you are selected for interview. You must be an Australian resident to apply for this role.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Casey Harris, Manager Strategy & Engagement on 0405 759 892

For the position profile and to apply please visit the ILSC Careers page at: https://www.ilsc.gov.au/careers/

Applications close COB 20 August 2026.

At the ILSC we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities we support.

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