Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee (IND)

The Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee will develop strategies, policies and procedures and co-ordinate activity across the University to implement, monitor and refine the integrated Indigenous Participation, Engagement, Education and Research Strategy.

The purpose of UE Committees is to:

1. Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of University strategy;
2. Review operational matters and consider business-as-usual matters;
3. Consider planning and prioritisation proposals within the portfolio;
4. Monitor performance against domain KPIs; and
5. Be a conduit for institutional discussion and faculty discussions in the domain.

The UE Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee will:

1. Contribute to the ongoing development of the University's efforts to contribute to domestic and international efforts to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Indigenous Education, Research and Engagement.

2. Monitor and advise the University Executive annually on the implementation of the University's Integrated Strategy on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, Research and Engagement including:

• Faculty and PSU level of implementation planning
• the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategic Fund
• the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Merit Appointment Scheme
• other key initiatives identified annually.

3. Monitor and report regularly to the University Executive on the University's performance against key targets, indicators and objectives in the Strategy and advise the University Executive on approaches to improve performance including:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student's participation, success and completion rates
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff numbers, classification, their distribution and career trajectories
• Research performance related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander matters
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students support services and facilities
• Relationships with local and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and Indigenous communities more broadly.

4. Oversee management of risk within the Indigenous strategy and services portfolio to ensure risks are managed within the University's agreed appetite and tolerance levels, and escalate to the University Executive those risks that are outside of the Committee's remit to resolve.

The Committee has the authority to:

1. Make decisions on matters within the Indigenous Strategy and Services portfolio, following the strategic direction agreed to by the University Executive;
2. Make decisions on financial allocation to the limit of the DVC (ISS) delegation, on proposals formally supported by the BRT process.

Relationship with University Executive:

1. The UE Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee will refer matters to the University Executive only if the matters have an impact on the responsibility of the other UE Committees, or the Chair considers the decision is of strategic importance;
2. The UE Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee will refer financial decisions to the University Executive above the (ISS) delegation; and
3. The UE Indigenous Strategy and Services Committee will report to the University Executive after each meeting.

Committee members have the responsibility to:

1. Harness energy and lead activity within this portfolio domain; within Faculties and within University Schools;
2. Contribute the perspectives of their Faculties and University Schools to the Committee;
3. Feed back to other UE Committees of which they are members, the decisions and discussion of the Committee; and
4. Feed back to Faculties and University Schools the decisions and discussions of the Committee.