We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
This call out has now closed. Thank you for your interest in joining the Common Ground Board.
Common Ground is at an exciting stage as a not-for-profit. In April we are launching our 2024-2030 strategy based on learnings developed over four years of operation. This strategy places First Nations communities at the centre of our work. It looks at ways we can strengthen the capacity of First Nations storytellers, and shift systems towards backing and centering First Nations people and communities across this continent and surrounding islands.
With our new strategy, we are recruiting for non-executive directors. These roles are essential to our governance and driving our work.
This is an identified role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Common Ground is a First Nations not-for-profit and collective of First Nations people changing systems through storytelling. We first launched in 2019 as a humble collection of curated and original content found on our website. We have continued to evolve as a place of storytelling and education, to create opportunities for First Nations people to be authors on our terms.
Our vision is for a society that centres First Nations people, knowledge, Country, truth-telling and self-determination in everything. We are 100% First Nations-led and staffed. Our board includes six to nine people who oversee our governance with cultural integrity and a strong grounding in ethics and financial and legal requirements.
Our strategy is focused on:
Amplifying and backing First Nations voices
We create opportunities for diverse First Nations voices to be authors on our terms. We create safe spaces – grounded in reciprocity and long-term relationship-building – for First Nations people to share stories, publish content and contribute to projects.
Strengthening the storytelling ecosystem
Common Ground works to strengthen the storytelling ecosystem by building power, relationships and pathways. Our intention is to add to the space, not take up space. We don’t replicate what already exists, but facilitate opportunities for First Nations people to enter the storytelling ecosystem and thrive within in.
Educating and building accountability
We know that shifting mindsets is an important part of changing systems. We bring together people and stories to create content and experiences that inform and advocate. We make resources for schools, run campaigns and back advocacy work.
The Common Ground Board plays a key role in advancing our strategic objectives, strengthening our governance structures, growing our networks and supporting our development as a not-for-profit organisation.
We are seeking Board Members who bring diverse expertise and lived experience, to continue to deepen our impact while remaining strong in our planning, finances and governance.
Ideally, you will have a number of the following:
Intersectionality is extremely important to us. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people:
Shifting mindsets and changing systems so they centre First Nations people, knowledge and self-determination is a huge task. The more diversity and intersectionality we can bring to our Board, team and contributor network, the stronger our work and impact can be. Even if you only meet some of the experiences and skills we’ve listed, or feel that you might not entirely be ‘the right fit’, we’d love to hear from you.
For more information regarding this role, email people@commonground.org.au.
We are a First Nations not-for-profit that exists to centre First Nations people, Country and truth-telling. We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
