Jawun

Jawun (formerly named Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships) is an Australian, non-profit organization which manages secondments from the corporate and public sectors to a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partner organisations in urban, regional and remote communities across Australia.

Name

Jawun means 'family or friend' in the language of the Kuku Yalanji people.[1]

Operating model

Under the Jawun operating model, Indigenous partners determine their development priorities. Working with Jawun, these partners identify projects and areas for secondee support, then Jawun engages corporate and government secondees who apply their skills to assist Indigenous partners achieve their development goals, while gaining an opportunity for personal and professional growth.[2]

Generally, secondments are five to six weeks in length.[3]

History

Jawun was established in 2001 when the Boston Consulting Group and Westpac seconded several executives to work with Indigenous Australian leaders in communities in Cape York.[4]

The Australian Public Service commenced participation in Jawun in 2012.[5] Staff from agencies including the Defence Materiel Organisation,[6] and the Australian Taxation Office,[7] have participated since that time.

References

  1. ↑ Jawun Secondments, Westpac Group, archived from the original on 22 February 2015
  2. ↑ Jawun: A unique Indigenous partnership model, Jawun, September 2012, p. 4, archived from the original on 24 January 2015
  3. ↑ Alembakis, Rachel (1 June 2012). "Banks’ plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion". RI Alembakis Communication Services. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Feneley, Rick (15 December 2012). "Grand ties forged with indigenous communities". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Australian Public Service Commission, Jawun Indigenous APS Community Secondment Program, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 August 2014
  6. ↑ Defence Materiel Organisation, Jawun Journey: Partnering With Indigenous Australia, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 February 2015
  7. ↑ Australian Taxation Office (25 August 2014), Helping Indigenous communities through a new partnership, Australian Government