Indigenous Staff

The University of Sydney is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and to promoting affirmative action programs designed to address past inequalities. As an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer, the University works hard to make sure workplace rules, policies, procedures and practices in each Faculty and on each campus are fair and do not impact adversely on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Our Indigenous Employment Strategy builds on the University’s successful EEO practices by implementing programs to promote increased representation and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Indigenous Employment Strategy benefits all members of the University community by:

• Promoting tolerance, mutual respect and equity in the workplace.
• Delivering a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
• Encouraging diversity and equity in the workforce at all levels.
• Encouraging cross-cultural awareness and understanding.
• Producing a socially responsible, inclusive and culturally sensitive work environment.
• Promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through the creation of a workforce representative of the wider community the University serves.

The University of Sydney is committed to a work environment in which the unique, rich, and diverse cultural backgrounds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are acknowledged and valued. An environment in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are identified, promoted, achieved and celebrated