Oxford University Press · Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Location: Docklands, Melbourne with online meeting options
Approximately 40 hours commitment annually
Minimum term of 24 months
Designated roles for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Our mission is to further excellence in research, scholarship and education by publishing worldwide.
In Australia, this mission requires us to acknowledge the historic and contemporary impacts of colonisation on First Nations peoples and to support employees to deepen their understanding of First Nations identities, cultures and perspectives.
We are also committed to embedding First Nations knowledge, perspectives and identities in our educational resources, helping students and teachers across Australia engage respectfully with the world’s oldest continuous living cultures.
Expressions of interest
We are seeking enthusiastic, diverse First Nations voices to fill roles on the Oxford First Nations Advisory Board. Each member will report to the Board Chair and lead either the Cultural Awareness Committee or the Cultural Content Development Committee.
Key accountabilities
The Board members will:
• Commit to a minimum term of 24 months and approximately 40 hours annually.
• Set direction and goals of the Board Committees.
• Prepare for and attend scheduled Board meetings (up to two per year, and which can be facilitated online).
The Board member who leads the Cultural Awareness Committee will:
• Help identify staff learning and development needs, including making recommendations of external providers/consultants to provide recommended training.
• Make recommendations for Cultural Awareness and Competency training, including recommending opportunities to improve cultural safety and inclusion within publishing practices.
• Advise on cultural capability strategy, including a review of the Business Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and its ongoing implementation.
The Board member who leads the Cultural Content Development Committee will:
• Advise on most accurate, effective and culturally inclusive ways of covering prescribed First Nations content in years F –12 Australian national state and territory curricula.
• Assist in-house staff to identify and engage First Nations authors and subject matter experts from around Australia to write and review content.
• Support and advise non-First Nations authors, marketers and reviewers during writing and development phases.
About You
If you’re driven by a vision of education that genuinely honours First Nations perspectives, we invite you to apply to become a member of the Board.
You must:
• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
• Be passionate about educational transformation.
• Be committed to cultural safety and accuracy.
• Represent different perspectives and areas of expertise.
• Be eager to contribute to long-term systemic change.
How to apply
Please submit an Expression of interest by clicking “Apply Now” below and include these details:
• Tell us which nation, community, or language group you belong to or identify with.
• Explain why you are interested in joining the Oxford First Nations Advisory Board.
• Which Board committee you’re interested in and why.
• What relevant skills and experience you have that qualifies you to join the Board.
next steps
To submit your application, please click ‘ Apply Now ’ by 11.59pm on the closing date.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
This is an Aboriginal designated position, classified under 'special measures' of section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to submit expressions of interest.
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, learn and work.