Volunteer and Engagement Coordinator; Identified - Indigenous

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• Are you passionate about STEM education, community engagement, and supporting volunteers?
• Help build strong, inclusive relationships across CSIRO and beyond
• Drive positive change in STEM education and community engagement

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As the Volunteer & Engagement Coordinator, you will be the first point of contact for volunteers, students, community partners, and industry participants engaging with CSIRO Education & Outreach (CEdO) programs. You’ll build strong relationships, support recruitment and onboarding, and ensure a culturally safe and positive experience for all participants.

You’ll work across multiple STEM education programs, matching participants to opportunities, supporting program teams, maintaining accurate records, and providing day-to-day guidance. This people-centred role is ideal for someone who enjoys building trust, coordinating activities, and helping others feel welcomed and set up for success.

• Driving recruitment and onboarding of volunteers, students, and participants into CEdO activities, with a strong focus on creating culturally safe pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants.
• Facilitating a seamless end-to-end customer/participant journey, ensuring individuals understand how to access CEdO opportunities and receive clear, proactive and individualised support from first contact.
• Supporting program teams to tailor and shape placement projects that are appropriately aligned with participant capability levels, ensuring a meaningful learning experience.
• Facilitating the matching of participants, volunteers, students, and host programs/projects based on individual needs, location, interests, and STEM skillsets.
• Building strong and sustainable relationships with participating education, industry and community partners and stakeholders and provide the ongoing communication, check-ins, and practical support they need to participate confidently and effectively.
• Providing day to day mentoring and wellbeing support, including check ins, engagement monitoring and feedback/evaluation.
• Supporting impact and evaluation activities, using data and feedback to implement improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with child safety requirements and CSIRO’s Child Safe Policy.
• Collaborating flexibly across dynamic teams to deliver STEM education initiatives.

Location: Any CSIRO site across Australia may be considered

Salary: AU $103k – AU $113k per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 2 years

Reference: 101942

• Relevant experience in engagement, volunteering, community programs, recruitment/onboarding, education, or coordination roles, and/or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates capability to perform the duties.
• A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies and cultures, and the ability to build strong, respectful and culturally safe relationships.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable for diverse audiences.
• Problem-solving skills, adaptability, and ability to manage competing tasks and deadlines.
• Understanding of working safely with children (must hold a valid Working with Children/Vulnerable People Check).
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to support program delivery and relationship building, and hold a current Australian Class C driver’s licence.

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how,…