The Westerman Jilya Institute The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health (Jilya) is an incorporated Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) and a registered charity under the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Founded by pre-eminent psychologist and Nyamal woman, Dr Tracy Westerman AM, Jilya operates across four interconnected arms: • Research Arm: conducting and disseminating rigorous, culturally grounded research into Indigenous mental health outcomes, systemic barriers, and evidence-based practice. • Scholarships Arm: investing in the next generation of Indigenous Psychologists through the Australian-first, Dr Tracy Westerman Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Program, achieving Australian record graduation rates. • Treatment Arm: delivering culturally safe, trauma-informed psychology services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients across the lifespan through the National Indigenous Psychology Treatment Centre — the first of its kind in Australia. • Operations and Corporate Governance: providing the organisational backbone that supports the research, scholarship, and treatment missions — including governance, finance, fundraising, communications, and data analytics. Jilya is an Indigenous psychology organisation. It is committed to maintaining a predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is required for this position . Position Overview The Scholarships Manager is the senior operational leader of Jilya’s scholarship arm and the most important program management role in the organisation outside of the executive leadership. The Dr Tracy Westerman Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Program is the largest of its kind in Australia and achieves Australian record graduation rates. The Scholarships Manager owns end-to-end delivery of the program — from proactive recruitment through to graduation and workforce transition — and is accountable for meeting the outcomes committed to under the NIAA grant; to private donors, philanthropic foundations, and corporate sponsors. The role leads a team of five and works in close partnership with the Fundraising Manager (who owns public donor acquisition and membership growth for the whole Institute) on donor communications, NIAA reporting data, and impact storytelling. This role requires someone who can hold the operational detail of a complex, multi-year, federally funded program while maintaining the relentless, mission-driven culture that has produced Jilya’s record-breaking results. Selection Criteria – Essential: 1. Substantial track record managing a complex, multi-stakeholder program in an Indigenous-led or community-controlled organisation, charity, or government Indigenous affairs context. 2. Demonstrated experience managing government grant programs, including milestone reporting, financial acquittal, and variation negotiation. 3. Strong people leadership skills, with experience managing a team of 3+ direct reports and building high-trust team culture. 4. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively with, and at a senior level with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, students, families, and organisations. 5. Strong operational discipline — systems thinking, attention to detail, comfort with data, and consistent follow-through. 6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write for funders, the Board, and donors. 7. Ability to balance the operational demands of a large program with the relational demands of supporting students through complex personal circumstances. Selection Criteria – Desirable: 1.