First Nations Nutrition Workforce Consultant

Provide cultural support and guidance on the three-year, NIAA-funded First Nations Nutrition Workforce - Good Food People Program.

About Us The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) is Australia’s largest financially independent Indigenous corporation, with over 50 years of impact and 1,400+ employees across 26 remote communities in NT and QLD.

We’re committed to creating meaningful employment, training, and career pathways while improving health, wellbeing, and economic development for our members - always honouring cultural heritage, dignity, and equality.

About The Role & Team Provide cultural support and guidance on the three-year, NIAA-funded First Nations Nutrition Workforce – Good Food People Program, designed to improve health outcomes in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This program supports the development of a culturally responsive nutrition workforce to enhance healthy retailing practices across ALPA’s store network, including Island and Cape, Independent Stores, Outback Stores, and Community Enterprise Queensland.

This role will provide cultural guidance and community engagement support in the development and implementation of the Nutrition Workforce Program.

The position will work alongside and take direction from the Nutrition Workforce Manager.

As our First Nations Consultant, here’s what your day-to-day might look like Support the design and delivery of the Nutrition Workforce Program.

Support culturally safe community engagement communication strategies for the Nutrition Workforce Program.

Advise the Nutrition Workforce team on resource development & internal/external messaging Provide mentoring and support to the Good Food People trainees.

Advise and contribute to the evaluation of the Nutrition Workforce Program.

About You Identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Communicates effectively across cultures and diverse communities An understanding of population health and public health measures in remote Indigenous communities.

Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote communities.

Benefits Salary sacrificing 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading Mobile phone allowance Opportunity to make a positive impact in remote First Nations communities This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified position.

The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and relevant state legislation.

Applicants must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and be accepted by the community in which they live.

All applications will be treated confidentially and only those with the rights to work unlimited full time in Australia will be considered.