Director Aboriginal Inclusion

• An exciting leadership opportunity to shape better outcomes with and for Aboriginal communities across NSW through trusted cultural advice and policy.
• Permanent ongoing opportunity
• Sydney or Regional location encouraged with hybrid working supported
• TRP from $255K to $280K including superannuation, commensurate with experience

Join our deadly team and culture, where collaboration, flexibility and wellbeing are part of how we work. You’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, build your career and help Shape your world through work that makes a difference for Aboriginal people, communities and entities across NSW.

This is an identified position where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role.

The Director, Aboriginal Inclusion sits at the heart of how DPHI works with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities across NSW. You’ll help shape policy and reform, leading the policy, reporting and ministerial services portfolios of Aboriginal Strategy, Policy and Engagement (ASPE) and ensuring advice, briefings and reforms are culturally informed, credible and timely.

You’ll provide trusted cultural leadership and expert advice to senior decision-makers, while embedding place-based and culturally inclusive approaches aligned with Closing the Gap commitments and broader government priorities. Just as importantly, you’ll build trusted, sustainable relationships with Aboriginal communities, leaders, networks and the community-controlled sector to help shape better outcomes.

Leading multidisciplinary teams, you’ll strengthen cultural capability across the Department and navigate complex and sensitive issues where priorities can move quickly. At its core, this is an opportunity to ensure Aboriginal voices, rights and perspectives inform the policies, systems and decisions that affect communities across NSW. 

For more information read the full Role Description:  Director Aboriginal Inclusion ASPE

You’ll be an experienced strategic leader who can bring together cultural knowledge, policy expertise and strong partnerships to influence outcomes. You’ll bring:

• →Extensive experience leading policy and coordination functions that champion Aboriginal outcomes, with the ability to embed strategy into core business and provide trusted advice at a senior level.
• →Experience shaping and delivering organisation-wide strategies, with demonstrated strength in thought leadership, coordination and reporting.
• →A strong track record of partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and entities to support shared outcomes.

Aboriginal identified positions are developed where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Positions are specifically noted under the provisions of the NSW Anti-discrimination Act (1977) for Aboriginal people who meet the following criteria: 

• is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and 
• identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and 
• is accepted as such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

The Aboriginal Strategy, Policy and Engagement (ASPE) division focuses on bettering outcomes with and for Aboriginal peoples, communities and entities (our partners) in NSW. ASPE centralises the Department’s coordination of Aboriginal outcomes to maximise the prosperity of our partners through approaches that unify our organisation, whilst protecting the cultural rights and interests expressed by the communities we seek to serve.

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively; and deliver affordable and diverse housing.

We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and building the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

If your experience, cultural knowledge and commitment align with this opportunity, we encourage you to apply with your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest and how your experience will contribute to the role.

Advertised: 27 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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