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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can you imagine living and working in the beautiful East Kimberley region of Western Australia?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mirima Language Centre is located in Kununurra, which lies in Miriwoong Country, sometimes </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>referred to as “the last frontier”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Miriwoong language is critically endangered and the community depends on the support of motivated and committed experts from the field of linguistics and Indigenous education. We are a friendly and dynamic, multicultural team working together to revitalise Miriwoong.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>At the moment, we offer job opportunities for three full-time positions, entailing different kinds of skill sets and experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1. Coordinator – Miriwoong Language Program</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>: The successful candidate manages the delivery of the upper primary division (Yr 3-6) of our Miriwoong Language Program. He/she leads a team of Miriwoong educators and supports the delivery of the Miriwoong language education program in conjunction with the coordinator of the lower primary division (Kindy-Yr 2). This is a role for someone with excellent people skills and a background in languages and/or education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2. Project Linguist – Advanced Miriwoong Learners’ Grammar</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>: The successful candidate will develop and complete a comprehensive learners’ guide for the Miriwoong language, based on existing resources and in close collaboration with our team. This role requires a strong background in linguistic description, as well as the ability to render complex grammatical concepts in simple terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3. Project Officer – Language Immersion Program (Early Years)</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>: The successful candidate will continue with the implementation of a pilot project started in 2024 as part of our Miriwoong language revitalisation program. The Project Officer leads a team of Miriwoong educators in developing the Miriwoong Language Capacity Development (MLCD) </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>project,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> which runs immersion-based language sessions for young children at local early learning centres. This position is suited for someone with a background in the space of early learning and a compassion for working with Indigenous educators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Initial descriptions are attached for all three positions and we welcome expressions of interest for any of these. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply. Please let us know what role you are interested in and request an application kit via e-mail from </span><a href="mailto:ceo@mirima.org.au"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ceo@mirima.org.au</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please feel free to circulate these opportunities widely within your networks of colleagues and friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you all and kind regards from sunny Kununurra,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Knut Olawsky<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>___________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mirima Council Aboriginal Corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dr. Knut J. Olawsky<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CEO and Senior Linguist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 2420<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kununurra, WA 6743<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: (08) 9169 1029<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:ceo@mirima.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ceo@mirima.org.au</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#666666'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.mirima.org.au/"><span style='color:blue'>www.mirima.org.au</span></a></span><span style='color:#666666'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mirima.org.au/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=224 height=85 style='width:2.3333in;height:.8854in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01DCB79C.97AC87C0"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666'> </span><a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/mirima"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=175 height=83 style='width:1.8229in;height:.8645in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01DCB79C.97AC87C0"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mirima?ref=hl"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=36 height=36 style='width:.375in;height:.375in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01DCB79C.97AC87C0"></span></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=99759195&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=36 height=36 style='width:.375in;height:.375in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01DCB79C.97AC87C0"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>MDWg’s mission is to save the Miriwoong Language and Culture from extinction. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>If you would like to support this important goal please visit </span><i><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.givenow.com.au/mirima"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.givenow.com.au/mirima</span></a></span></i><i><span style='color:#006600'>. </span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600'>Every contribution counts.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>