The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has entered a partnership with the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to sponsor two Churchill Fellowships for Indigenous Public Service employees in Australia and New Zealand.
Dean and Chief Executive of ANZSOG, Ken Smith (pictured) said the fellowships — one for each nation — were part of ANZSOG’s work to build Indigenous leadership in the two nations’ Public Services and improve outcomes for Indigenous communities.
He said the fellowships would be an invaluable opportunity for recipients to gain insights into the practices of their peers working in international jurisdictions, and contribute to Indigenous policy, governance and administration thinking in Australia and New Zealand on their return.
“We want to play our part in building strong Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori leadership in the public sector,” Professor Smith said.
“Better representation of Indigenous people at all levels of our Public Services is essential if we want to include Indigenous people in policy development and incorporate Indigenous knowledge and culture into the work of Government.”
ANZSOG’s Australian fellowship will be awarded to an Indigenous person working in the public space on the basis that the research undertaken will contribute to improving outcomes for the First Peoples of Australia and their communities, as well as for Maori communities in New Zealand.
Applications are open now on the Australian Churchill Fellowships website and close on 30 April with the New Zealand applications to open 1 May and close 31 July.
Information about the Churchill Fellowships can be accessed on the fellowships’ website at this PS News link .
