Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141.

IT’S A RAP

NEEOPA SEPT 2013

KATE BLIZARD

Making the Case for RAPping

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Starting out

• What is the trigger?

• Who cares if you do or not?

• How will you know if it is progressing or not?

• Will you be working with a particular or I a particular geography ie community?

Making the Case for RAPping

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Starting outJawun

ICAS

Financial Income Management Workshops

DEEWR Corporate Leaders

BCA BIN

Many Rivers Microfinance

AEC

AES

Financial First

StepsCCAB

Progressing RAPs

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Quick Wins• Create achievable wins- don’t make everything a mountain to move• Work with any existing relationships to start• Celebrate and recognise these wins within the organisation and with the

communities or suppliers that you are working with togetherChallenges• Keeping the range of activities monitored and reported• Understanding effective benchmarks – how much, how often – create

stretch yet don’t be scared of falling short if there is genuine attempt• Focus on realistic timeframesLearnings• Engage employees – Indigenous and non• Prepare employees that are directly impacted eg cultural awareness• Reach out for support – RA, Indigenous consultants and businesses• Implement initiatives that have longetivity – a once off intervention is short

lived- instead challenge processes and attitudes to make changeSustaining• Measure and report progress to most senior levels• Create feedback loop to improve direction

Evolving – Keeping it real

Fad-like

Input across the organisation

Not listening

Stale and compliance like momentum

RISKS

Evolving – Keeping it real

Fad-like

Input across the organisation

Not listening

Stale and compliance like momentum

RISKS SUSTAIN

Gain input from key stakeholders

Report progress to the most senior leaders

Engage a senior leaders as champion

Tell stories of real people impacted by the progress

Gather momentum across investment

Closing Comments……………….

1. Start somewhere and do what is possible – for example celebrate NAIDOC, acknowledge country in key meetings, hire a trainee

2. Reach Out – Reconciliation Australia, Indigenous Leaders, other companies here today

3. Engage – Indigenous Australians in your process and feedback continual

Within the employment program of work we partner:Maxima; AES; Corporate Connection AB; AFL Sports ready; One People HR; Corporate Culcha; Career Trackers; Talent 2; Show Me the Way; Skillset