Jawun

Jawun (formerly named Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships) is an Australian, non-profit organisation 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.

Jawun
Named afterWord for 'family or friend' in Guugu Yalandji language
Formation2001 (2001)
FounderNoel Pearson
Founded atCape York Peninsula
Websitejawun.org.au

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 model for Jawun was based on concepts in Noel Pearson's 2000 book Our Right To Take Responsibility.[5] Politician Alan Tudge was a secondee through Jawun in its first year, while working at Boston Consulting Group.[5]

Since 2001, more than 600 Westpac staff have taken part in Jawun secondments with Indigenous Australian organisations.[6]

The Australian Public Service commenced participation in Jawun in 2012.[7] Staff from agencies including the Defence Materiel Organisation,[8] and the Australian Taxation Office,[9] have participated since that time. In 2015, an Australian Public Service Commission evaluation found participation in Jawun was delivering significant professional development for public service staff.[10]

Jawun celebrated its 15th anniversary at a celebration dinner in Canberra on 16 June 2015.[11][12]

A KPMG review of Jawun, delivered in April 2016, found that Jawun had brought benefits both to communities and to their corporate and government partners. The review was funded by the Australian Government and the Commonwealth Bank.[13]

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. Martin, Sarah (16 June 2015). "Noel Pearson says government has work to do with indigenous". The Australian. News Corp. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. Stewart, Claire (22 August 2014). "What business can learn from philanthropy". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media.
  7. Australian Public Service Commission, Jawun Indigenous APS Community Secondment Program, Australian Government, archived from the original on 5 August 2014
  8. Defence Materiel Organisation, Jawun Journey: Partnering With Indigenous Australia, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 February 2015
  9. Australian Taxation Office (25 August 2014), Helping Indigenous communities through a new partnership, Australian Government, archived from the original on 23 February 2015
  10. "Tick of approval for Jawun program". PSNews (474). 22 September 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  11. Tudge, Alan (16 June 2015). Jawun 15th Anniversary Celebration Dinner (Speech). Jawun's 15th anniversary celebration. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015.
  12. Hartzer, Brian (16 June 2015). Change needs champions (PDF) (Speech). Jawun's 15th anniversary celebration. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2015.
  13. Fitzpatrick, Stephen (13 April 2016). "Push to end passive indigenous welfare delivers results". The Australian. News Corp.
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