Volunteer and Engagement Coordinator (Identified Role - Indigenous)

Acknowledgement of Country 

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation.   

Role highlights

• 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

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity 

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.

Your high-level duties will include: 

• 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.

Role particulars

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

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• 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.

 
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description. 

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO. 

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility 

CSIRO considers the filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity/affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Citizenship.

The successful applicant will be required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

The successful candidate will be required to provide contact details of at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Referee to confirm their ability to work and communicate respectfully with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

This role has child safety obligations. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to obtain and provide evidence that they hold a valid paid/employee (not volunteer) Working with Children/ Vulnerable People Check prior to confirmation of appointment.

Child safety 

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.   

How to apply 

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close 

19 January 2026, 11pm AEDT