Image: NIAA staff attending the 2024 Sorry Day Bridge Walk, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
The NIAA continues to progress its transformation journey to deliver on our vision of enabling the self-determination and aspirations of First Nations communities. In line with broader APS Reforms, and reflected in Galambany3 (our internal transformation program), the NIAA is committed to building staff capability, embodying integrity in all that we do, being a model employer, and placing communities at the centre of our policies and services.
Over the next 12 months at the NIAA, this transformation will come to life through:
- priorities that are directly linked to Closing the Gap targets, supported by clear strategies within the whole-of-government context, and shaped by community needs and priorities
- meaningful engagement across government and with community, driven by consistent standards and approaches
- greater clarity in the Government’s investment and opportunities for strengthening community partnership and shared decision-making
- informed decisions based on current, accurate and reliable data, integrated across government and shared with community
- strengthened organisational integrity through better integration of processes for making decisions, managing providers and managing risk
- staff who are equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in their roles, enabling better outcomes for community, the NIAA and the broader APS
- an NIAA that operates more effectively, adopting a true ‘one Agency’ approach, supported by effective enabling services and delivering better outcomes.
The NIAA is also driving change to increase cultural capability, both internally and across the APS more broadly. As part of the Boosting First Nations Employment initiative, we are sharing our range of staff development offerings, such as Footprints to grow APS-wide cultural capability.
Across the Commonwealth, we are leading programs linked to the Boosting First Nations Employment package, such as the SES 100 initiative, building the talent pipeline for First Nations staff in the APS, and increasing awareness of unconscious bias across the APS. This work aims to mitigate the adverse impact of unconscious bias on the workplace experience of First Nations employees and support a culturally competent and inclusive APS.
We are attracting and retaining the right staff, in the right place, at the right time.
3 Ngunnawal language meaning you, me, we - together