At AKG our purpose is to empower the people and communities we work with every day, regardless of gender, sexuality, age, disability, neurodiversity or background. And for us to deliver services to these communities effectively, we must reflect their diversity in our own workforce.
Diversity and innovation
Respecting the power of difference, ensuring equity and inclusion
Diversity
Understanding Disability
We put our own advice into practice. With 7% of people living with a disability and many more with lived experience, our team understands what inclusion looks like in practice. We encourage people to bring their whole selves to work and constantly think about our workplace environments to ensure they are accessible to all.
Key Statistics
74
Of our team are women
52+
Languages spoken by our Australian team
8
Of our team members identify as First Nations
7
Of our team are people with disability
69
More than half of our leaders are women
Gender Equity
AKG is committed to gender equity and boosting women’s participation within the workforce. Over half the leaders in our business are women and we inspire others to do the same. Within our businesses we support women to train, access assistance, and get meaningful employment whatever their background and life experiences.
A real future
The Real Futures Women’s Business Second Chance Hub is our specialist First Nations service in Western Sydney, Kempsey and Carnarvon, that provides culturally safe, women’s only spaces and helps women overcome gender-based barriers to education and employment; creating scalable learning and employment pathways. This service is supported by UN Women, the BHP Foundation and the Angus Knight Foundation.
What reconciliation means to me is “all of us together” it’s going to take everyone to play a part in being successful.
Marty Chambers, Indigenous Engagement Manager
Empowering First Nations peoples
AKG has a rich 30-year history of helping First Nations peoples into fulfilling employment, building capability through our training business, and proactively partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to deliver employment and economic development outcomes across a range of major human services contracts.
We are no less committed to these outcomes in our own workplaces and business operations.
I enjoy being part of a team that’s involved in changing attitudes and creating work environments where Indigenous people feel welcomed, supported and respected.
Manuela Todisch, Indigenous Program Manager
Reconciliation strategies
The plan includes strategies to ensure inclusion and enhance the experience of all our employees by:
establishing traineeships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people
offering mentorship for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees
providing cultural awareness training for all Angus Knight Group leaders and employees.
Culturally appropriate workspaces
We aim to celebrate the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community through culturally appropriate workspaces that feature, at the entry point of each site:
an Acknowledgement of Country and First Nations peoples, and the Uluru Statement from the Heart
a framed language map.
We demonstrate respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by observing cultural protocols including Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country at all events.
Strengthening First Nations participation in our business
Our Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) enables Angus Knight to strengthen and broaden the work we do to create employment pathways and outcomes that enhance economic opportunity for First Nations peoples across Australia.
The plan allows all businesses across the Angus Knight Group to:
maximise employment and career development opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
support Indigenous businesses by firmly embedding Indigenous-first procurement practices in our processes, and through partnerships, collaboration and Indigenous-focused supply chain enhancements.
Help us build solutions that work
Our team is always exploring new ideas and opportunities to build meaningful solutions with real impact. We work best co-designing with employers, local stakeholders and people with lived experience. Connect with us to explore how we can work together for change.
AKG is privileged to work in many countries across the globe. We acknowledge the traditional owners and First Nations people for all those places and recognise their connections to lands, water, sky, and community. We are dedicated to learning about local Indigenous People and culture, to sharing what we learn, and to listening and respecting Indigenous voices. We pay our respects to them, their elders and their cultures.
