Wingara Indigenous Employment Committee

The Wingara Indigenous Employment Committee oversees and advises on the development and implementation of Indigenous employment initiatives across UTS in line with the Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy. The committee reports to the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee.

Contact

Jenny Luong
Senior Governance Support Officer (Electoral Officer)
telephone 02 9514 1235
email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au

Composition	Membership	Current term
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement)	Professor Robynne Quiggin AO	ex officio
Director, Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion	Jo Tilly	ex officio
Executive Director, People Unit	Marshall Craddock	ex officio
Manager, Indigenous Employment, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement)	Dr Berice Anning	ex officio
Indigenous Talent Acquisition Specialist, People Unit	Kyle Plant	ex officio
One faculty manager, to be appointed by the Chair following nomination by the Faculty Managers’ Committee	Jo-Anne Tee	17 February 2026 to 31 December 2027
Up to 2 Indigenous staff who are members of the NTEU, nominated by the NTEU with a balance where possible between academic and professional staff	Professor Nareen Young Matthew Walsh	26 March 2026 to 31 December 2027
Up to 2 Indigenous staff who are members of the CPSU, nominated by the CPSU, with a balance where possible between academic and professional staff
One Indigenous academic staff member, to be appointed by the Chair following an expression of interest process
One Indigenous professional staff member, to be appointed by the Chair following an expression of interest process
One professional staff member from the People Unit, to be appointed by the Chair in consultation with the Executive Director, People Unit
Co-opted members on the basis of their skills and experience as appropriate, to be appointed by the Chair

The committee will:
- consider, develop and progress Indigenous employment across UTS
- recommend, coordinate and implement practical initiatives aimed at progressing Indigenous employment across UTS via the Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy
- provide advice or action as appropriate any relevant matters referred to it by the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee.
Term of office
The term of office for a committee member, other than an ex-officio member, will be 2 years.
Review of membership
The composition and membership of the committee will be reviewed periodically by the Chair in accordance with the procedures approved by the Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Strategies Committee and amended from time to time.
Quorum
The quorum shall be one-half of the current members of the committee, if one-half is not a whole number, the next higher whole number shall be used.
Vacant positions on the committee do not count to the above quorum requirements.
Number of meetings
The committee meets at least 3 times per year.