EXCLUSIVE: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price warns $533,000 job to advance treaty and truth in Victoria is a taste of what’s to come under the Voice: ‘We know it will cost us’

Dan Andrews’ department announces a role helping to advance treaties and tell the truth in Victoria with a whopping pay of up to $533,431.

Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position, which will be for a fixed term of up to five years.

The role – Deputy Secretary of the First Peoples State Relations Group – will provide executive leadership and strategy to the Victorian Government to create practical solutions to emerging policy issues.

The ad describes the job as an “exciting opportunity to be part of progress related to First Peoples’ cultural rights, land justice, self-determination, treaties and truth.”

A successful candidate will earn total compensation between $410,018 and $533,431, depending on experience and negotiations.

Voice in Parliament No campaigner and opposition Indigenous Affairs Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price told Daily Mail Australia that the job offer raises questions about the salary of an adviser on a potential voice in Parliament.

“We don’t have many details on the divisive voice, but we know it will cost us,” she said.

“The only question is how much. Australians want to know… how much their leaders will be paid, especially since we are the ones footing the bill.

“Australians have enough to worry about with mortgages and rents, food and fuel all going up. We want to know how much the divisive vote will actually cost.

And the Fair Australia campaign on Twitter said: ‘I wonder how much the voice chair will be paid? More than most Australians, bet your house on it (if you can still afford the mortgage!)’

But a Yes campaign source argued that this was just “more misinformation from the No campaign, and deliberately”.

“This is a position within the Victorian civil service – it has nothing to do with the referendum and should not be confused.”

The insider wondered if the No campaign was suggesting that “Aboriginal people don’t belong in the upper tiers of the Victorian civil service?”

Victoria is relatively advanced in treaty talks, the most advanced in Australia after the formal process began in 2016.

Even still, insiders say the state is at least 10 years away from finalizing treaties or reaching a resolution.

The ideal candidate for the position “will have knowledge and understanding of Indigenous affairs policy, legislation and frameworks, including treaty and truth best practices.”

They are expected to provide and coordinate strategic policy analysis and advice directly to Dan Andrews as Prime Minister, as well as to the Minister for Treaties and First Peoples, currently Gabrielle Williams.

This will extend to all other Ministers who are involved in matters relating to the First Peoples State Relations Group.

The job description does not specify the number of years of experience a candidate must have, nor whether he needs any particular formal qualifications. Daily Mail Australia has asked Pipeline Talent for clarification.

The successful candidate must also work closely with key stakeholders, including the Assembly of First Peoples.

Former co-chairs of the Assembly of First Peoples include Marcus Stewart and Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, who have both opted out of contesting this year as they work with the official Yes referendum campaign.

Mr Stewart recently accused Ms Nampijinpa Price of ‘hating’ Indigenous people and is also the husband of Labor Senator Jana Stewart, a fierce Voice advocate.

As part of their role with the Victorian First Peoples State Relations Group, the candidate will be expected to “support Victoria’s work on truth and advancing self-determination and treaties”.

The government is looking for an employee who has demonstrated experience working at such a senior level within complex organizations and leadership projects.

They are also looking for “proven influencing, negotiation and relationship management skills in an environment requiring highly developed interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate highly effectively with a range of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders”.

The ideal candidate will also have an understanding of working both within government and with Indigenous communities.

While several states, including Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory, have already started discussing treaties in recent years, the issue is at the forefront of Australians’ concerns with the upcoming referendum.

The Albanian government has worked to reassure the public that the Voice – and the question they will be asked in the referendum – is not a treaty.

A government spokesperson reiterated to Daily Mail Australia today that a vote “won’t be about more bureaucracy or politicians; it’s the contrary’.

“We are all better off when governments don’t spend taxpayers’ money on things that don’t work. Politicians don’t know better – we get better results when we listen to people.

“A Voice will help us listen to locals and save money.”

The Heart Uluru Declaration, which Labor has pledged to carry out in full, calls for a treaty and for the truth after a voice enshrined in the Constitution.

Any treaties the Australian government commits to now are unlikely to be finalized for decades.

Some schools of thought suggest the treaties could cost the Australian public hundreds of millions of dollars.

It is unclear exactly how many treaties might emerge.

Some estimates suggest the state of Queensland alone owes First Nations people “up to $500 million” in “stolen wages” dating back to the 1800s, when some governments held First Nations wages in cash accounts. trust and then refuse to return the money. .

Numerous treaties in New Zealand – of which there have been around 80 – would have cost between tens and hundreds of millions each. The cost varied depending on the number of people killed on each plot of land and the amount of land seized.