Action |
Deliverable |
Timeline |
Responsibility |
- RAP Review Committee (RRC) to develop and implement a systematic RAP monitoring and reporting process.
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- Continuous monitoring and reporting of RAP implementation and progress E&DC
- Ensure there are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the RRC
- Meet at least twice per year to monitor and report on RAP implementation
- Establish a Terms of Reference for the RRC
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- January 2017
- January 2017
- June & October annually
- January 2017
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Chair Vice-Chancellor and President's Equity and Diversity Committee (E&DC) Director Human Resources Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) Manager Academic Secretariat |
- Celebrate National Reconciliation Week (NRW) to strengthen and maintain relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and other staff.
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- Organise 1 internal NRW event each year on each USC campus
- Register the events on the Reconciliation Australia NRW website
- Encourage staff and senior staff to participate in external events to recognise and celebrate NRW
- All staff encouraged by the Vice-Chancellor and President to participate in USC events during Reconciliation Week
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- 27 May- 3 June annually
- 27 May- 3 June annually
- 27 May- 3 June annually
- 27 May- 3 June annually
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Head Indigenous Services Director Human Resources Director Student Services and Engagement |
- Establishes a visible engagement profile that includes events such as Closing the Gap.
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- Organise Closing the Gap annual activities at USC Campuses
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Head Indigenous Services Director Human Resources Director, Student Services and Engagement Executive Deans |
- Prioritise opportunities for USC staff to build meaningful and genuine partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations in current and new locales to support positive outcomes.
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- Strengthen collaborative partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
- Increase formal partnerships to build capacity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and/or communities relevant to our sphere of influence
- Support Indigenous Services with advice regarding engagement events and activities
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- November 2018
- November 2018
- November 2017
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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) Head Indigenous Services Director of Marketing and External Engagement Executive Deans Director Community Engagement |
- Establish governance structures and processes that ensure monitoring and reporting on RAP matters at the highest level of the University.
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- Include RAP as a standing item on the agenda for the Academic Board to enable reporting on academic-related matters from the RAP
- Report each Semester on progress with Action Items to the Vice-Chancellor and the Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC)
- Include RAP as a standing item on the Vice-Chancellor and President Equity and Diversity Committee
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- April 2017
- Est July/November annually
- June/November annually
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Vice-Chancellor and President Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Chair Vice-Chancellor and President's Equity and Diversity Committee (E&DC) Executive Deans Head Indigenous Services Director Human Resources Director Student Services and Engagement |
- Recognise and celebrate members of the USC community (including staff, students, and alumni) who make significant contributions to reconciliation.
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- Develop a strategy to encourage staff, students and alumni to make significant contributions to reconciliation
- Introduce and present appropriate awards such as a Reconciliation Award as part of the USC Diversity Week Vice-Chancellor and President Equity and Diversity Awards
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- Diversity Week August 2017
- Diversity Week August 2018
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Director Human Resources Director Student Services and Engagement Director Development Officer (Alumni Relations) Chair Vice-Chancellor and President's Equity and Diversity Committee |
- Raise internal and external awareness of our RAP to promote reconciliation across our business and sector.
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- Implement and review a strategy to communicate our RAP to all internal and external stakeholders
- Promote reconciliation through ongoing active engagement with all stakeholders
- Engage our senior staff who are involved in the delivery of the RAP outcomes
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- April 2017, ongoing
- September 2017, ongoing
- Annual senior staff meeting
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Vice-Chancellor and President Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Director Human Resources Chair Vice-Chancellor and Presidents Equity and Diversity Committee Director Marketing and External Engagement |