Table D2 Retention and development—lengthens First Australians’ careers Action Measureable target Responsibility Time line D2.1 Retention and Internal mentoring and coaching Assistant July 2017 development Secretary (AS), Extend graduate mentoring People Capability Increase support for arrangements to cover all entry-level Aboriginal and Torres Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strait Islander staff employees who choose to opt pairs each year support AS, People March 2017 Capability Pilot an advisory and support telephone service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and their managers—to be used by 20 staff Enterprise agreement AS, People December 2019 Services Maintain cultural provisions in enterprise agreement D2.2 Capacity Leadership AS, People July 2019 Capability Extend and develop Promote leadership training and talent Aboriginal and Torres development opportunities for Strait Islander capacity 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and enhance career staff each year development Short-term secondments Supervisors of all Quarterly Aboriginal and performance Support staff learning and career Torres Strait reviews—to be prospects through job shadowing, Islander staff checked July 2018 stretch projects, on-country placement and evaluated and job-swaps December 2019 Conference AS, Science September 2018 Services Convene a two-yearly national meeting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to develop skills, share experiences and inform the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy and Action Plan Table D3 Cultural recognition—of First Australians’ heritage and cultures Action Measureable target Responsibility Time line D3.1 Cultural Cultural immersion programmes Assistant Secretary, February, May, recognition People Capability August and The department submits November annually Recognise and applicants to four secondment incorporate Aboriginal programmes per year, including and Torres Strait the Jawun APS Indigenous Islander heritage and Community Secondment culture into the Programme department
Table D2 Retention and development—lengthens First Australians’ careers Action Measureable target Responsibility Time line D2.1 Retention and development Increase support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff Internal mentoring and coaching Extend graduate mentoring arrangements to cover all entry-level Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees who choose to opt pairs each year Assistant Secretary (AS), People Capability July 2017 support Pilot an advisory and support telephone service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and their managers—to be used by 20 staff AS, People Capability March 2017 Enterprise agreement Maintain cultural provisions in enterprise agreement AS, People Services December 2019 D2.2 Capacity Extend and develop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander capacity and enhance career development Leadership Promote leadership training and talent development opportunities for 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff each year AS, People Capability July 2019 Short-term secondments Support staff learning and career prospects through job shadowing, stretch projects, on-country placement and job-swaps Supervisors of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff Quarterly performance reviews—to be checked July 2018 and evaluated December 2019 Conference Convene a two-yearly national meeting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to develop skills, share experiences and inform the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy and Action Plan AS, Science Services September 2018 Table D3 Cultural recognition—of First Australians’ heritage and cultures Action Measureable target Responsibility Time line D3.1 Cultural recognition Recognise and incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture into the department Cultural immersion programmes The department submits applicants to four secondment programmes per year, including the Jawun APS Indigenous Community Secondment Programme Assistant Secretary, People Capability February, May, August and November annually
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