Clearwater Emerging Indigenous Water Leader scholarship
All applicants for this full Scholarship must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:
- Is of Aboriginal descent and Identifies as an Aboriginal person and be accepted by your community.
- Currently working for a local government, water authority or catchment management authority, Aboriginal Land Council anywhere in Victoria working in water management.
- Currently hold a position that allows the recipient to advance IWM approaches.
- Currently occupy project, team or program management roles in which they have the potential to enable the development of others especially Indigenous people
- Possess a strong commitment to learning and personal development, including the ability to respond positively to feedback
- Have a desire to complement their technical and management skills with advanced leadership capabilities
- Be able to demonstrate aspirations to improve their ability to influence stakeholders and drive change in order to deliver more integrated forms of water management
- An ability to travel to Brisbane and attend both face-to-face training sessions in February 2020 (5 days) and July 2020 (2 days)
- Organisational support from current employer to attend the program
If successful then the following terms and conditions will be applied to the Scholarship:
- The scholarship recipient’s employer (e.g. line manager) must be supportive of their participation in the program.
- Scholarship recipients shall participate in and complete all elements of the program (e.g. 360-degree feedback, face-to-face training in both February and July 2020, coaching, a leadership project, etc.). For an overview of the elements of the program, please see our website at: www.watercentre.org/leadership. All scholarship holders are expected to physically attend the two training sessions in Brisbane.
- If an applicant is offered a scholarship but fails to formally accept the scholarship (i.e. in writing) by the required due date, the scholarship may be offered to another applicant.
- Scholarships are not transferable to future years or to other people.
- If a scholarship recipient fails to complete all elements of the program due to circumstances within their control, the IWC may choose to require the recipient to refund the $2,000 AUD (full scholarships) or $1000 AUD (half scholarships) allowance for travel expenses.
- Scholarship recipients may not hold another form of scholarship to allow them to participate in the IWC Water Leadership Program unless approved by the IWC.
- Scholarship recipients shall make a reasonable effort to assist the IWC’s marketing and communications staff when they prepare materials relating to the program. Assistance may involve supplying a photograph (of yourself) or some quotes that reflect your views on the program.
- Recipients will discuss and align their ‘leadership project’ (part of the program’s activities) with Clearwater to ensure sufficient alignment with the aims of Water for Victoria’s objectives in Resilient and Liveable Cities and Towns. The relevant contact in Clearwater to engage with is Vanh Mixap (Program Coordinator – Design and Engagement), Email [email protected]. All scholarship holders are required to consult with Vanh when choosing and scoping their leadership project in late February – early March 2020.
- All program participants will be required to prepare a ‘Reflection Report’ that reflects on the project aims, activities and outcomes from the perspective of the scholarship holder. It would also reflect on the scholarship holder’s leadership project in terms of the project’s aims, developmental objectives, leadership development activities, outcomes and lessons learned. Scholarship recipients of the Clearwater Water Leader Scholarships will also be required to present their executive team and report on experience to Clearwater.
- Recipients will undertake to engage with the scholarship funder, Clearwater, to identify and implement reasonable opportunities for disseminating outputs and outcomes from their leadership development project before the end of the program in September 2020.
- The IWC reserves the right to terminate any participant’s involvement in the leadership program in the event of unprofessional behaviour.
Clearwater Water Leader Scholarship
All applicants for this half Scholarship must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:
- Currently working for a local government, water authority or catchment management authority anywhere in metro Victoria
- Currently hold a position that allows the recipient to advance IWM approaches.
- Currently occupy project, team or program management roles in which they have the potential to enable the development of others especially Indigenous people
- Possess a strong commitment to learning and personal development, including the ability to respond positively to feedback
- Have a desire to complement their technical and management skills with advanced leadership capabilities
- Be able to demonstrate aspirations to improve their ability to influence stakeholders and drive change in order to deliver more integrated forms of water management
- An ability to travel to Brisbane and attend both face-to-face training sessions in February 2020 (5 days) and July 2020 (2 days)
- Organisational support from current employer to attend the program
If successful then the following terms and conditions will be applied to the Scholarship:
- The scholarship recipient’s employer (e.g. line manager) must be supportive of their participation in the program.
- Scholarship recipients shall participate in and complete all elements of the program (e.g. 360-degree feedback, face-to-face training in both February and July 2020, coaching, a leadership project, etc.). For an overview of the elements of the program, please see our website at: https://www.watercentre.org/courses/water-leadership-program/. All scholarship holders are expected to physically attend the two training sessions in Brisbane.
- If an applicant is offered a scholarship but fails to formally accept the scholarship (i.e. in writing) by the required due date, the scholarship may be offered to another applicant.