First Nations Senior Inclusion Advisor

John Holland • Full-time • Melbourne, VIC, AU • 6d ago

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.
We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.
That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the Role / Are you up for the challenge?

We are currently looking for a First Nations Senior Inclusion Advisor to join the team on the Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Tranche 2 Project The ideal candidate is passionate about building cultural diversity, developing strong relationships with relevant community groups, and supporting our team around social inclusion outcomes.
The role is primarily based out of our main office in Docklands. However, it also will involve travel to various construction sites to ensure that project deliverables are achieved.

Project Description

Inland Rail is transforming how goods are moved around Australia, connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. This 1,700km fast freight backbone will complete our national freight network – better connecting producers to markets and creating new opportunities for regional businesses, industries and communities.
The Beveridge to Albury (B2A) project is the Victorian portion of the program undertaken along approximately 305 kms of existing northeast rail corridor between Beveridge and Albury. B2A is staged in two tranches. Tranche 1 includes enhancement works across four sites and corridor wide works.
Tranche 2 works will be delivered by John Holland and includes adjustment of track alignments, the provision of new road overbridges and station modifications to enable the safe operation of double-stack freight trains across eight B2A project sites between Wandong and Benalla.

Responsibilities of the role include / What you will do;

Lead the implementation of the Project’s Social Delivery Plan (SDP), with the support of other project team members and John Holland’s corporate resources
Engage and manage relationships with our client, a range of businesses, stakeholders, industry partners, community-based organisations & education/training providers to progress our commitments in the SDP
Develop and manage relationships with local Aboriginal Community groups and Traditional Owner groups, including leading consultation and engagement where required
Connect with John Holland’s Reconciliation, Action & Advisory Committee to align project activities with our Reconciliation Action Plan
Organising and promoting events that celebrate days of significance i.e. NAIDOC Week, Cultural Diversity Week across our sites and workplaces
Collect and manage data, including engaging with our subcontractors and using reporting systems (training will be provided)
Support the procurement team by connecting potential suppliers with opportunities to tender for work on the project
Identify providers to deliver a range of workforce training, including Cultural Awareness Training
Supporting Senior People, Social Inclusion & Capability Manager, People and Community and Stakeholder team as required

To be successful in this key role, you must have / What we are looking for;

A passion to help make positive change in communities
Good communication skills, including communication by phone
Good relationship building skills
Reliability and ability to consistently follow-up on tasks
Some experience working with a range of community-based organisations
Basic computer skills

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.