What Mob Jobs does

Mob Jobs Pty Ltd is a 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated Indigenous employment agency headquartered in Nunawading, Victoria, that delivers culturally safe recruitment, training, and corporate development services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the employers who hire them. Its core offerings span end-to-end recruitment (candidate sourcing, pre-employment support, job matching, and apprenticeship/traineeship pathways), corporate development services (cultural safety audits of policies and procedures, First Nations Employment Strategy development, Reconciliation Action Plan implementation, and First Nations-specific policy development), mentoring for both employees and employers (pre-employment preparation plus post-placement support of up to six months), and tailored cultural awareness, safety, and competency training capped at 15 participants per session. The Registered Employer Program bundles cultural safety frameworks, 90-day post-placement support, training for up to 15 staff, and on-call access to cultural experts into a single employer offering. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-expert-led and supported by a website job board listing roles across 30+ industries and a national intake line (1300 DEADLY).

The business operates a sales-led, direct-to-customer model: services are sold directly to employers via relationship-building, the Registered Employer Program, webinars, and community referrals, while services to First Nations job seekers are provided free of charge. Customers include local government (Nillumbik Shire Council, Nature Parks Reconciliation Advisory Committee) and small-to-mid private businesses (Rodney Mark Pty Ltd), with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Leadership comprises Managing Director Sara Stuart (Kamilaroi woman, 20+ years serving Aboriginal communities), Co-Founder/Director Peter O'Brien (Indigenous descendant and construction-sector veteran), Lionel Dukakis (Gunditjmara man, 30 years in the Indigenous sector), and Joel Wright (Gunditjmara, 30+ years in workplace reform and cultural education), collectively anchoring the firm's lived-experience positioning. The company serves all Australian states and territories from a single Victorian headquarters and reports no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment.

Name

Mob Jobs

Legal name

Mob Jobs Pty Ltd

Website

https://mobjobs.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mob Jobs Pty Ltd is a 100% Aboriginal-owned Indigenous employment agency in Australia providing culturally safe recruitment, cultural safety training, mentoring, and corporate development services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers and to government and corporate employers across all states and territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Employment & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Indigenous recruitment services
• Aboriginal employment agency
• Cultural safety training
• First Nations recruitment
• RAP implementation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nunawading

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Mob Jobs provides culturally safe recruitment services to employers, sourcing and matching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates with job opportunities. The company supports the full hiring process including candidate sourcing, engagement, pre-employment support, and job matching.
2. Cultural Safety Training: The company delivers tailored Indigenous cultural awareness, cultural safety, and cultural competency training programs to organizations. Training sessions are designed in line with workplace policies identified during Cultural Safety Audits.
3. Corporate Development Services: Services include cultural safety audits of policies and procedures, First Nations Employment Strategy development, Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) implementation and support, and First Nations-specific policy development. These are tailored consulting services for employers.
4. Registered Employer Program: Organizations join the Mob Jobs Registered Employer Program to gain instant access to cultural experts, best practice cultural safety frameworks, post-placement support for 90 days, cultural safety training for up to 15 staff, and on-call access to cultural safety experts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mob Jobs is a 100% Aboriginal-owned and operated Indigenous employment agency that provides culturally safe recruitment, employment, and training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and employers. Its offerings span end-to-end recruitment of First Nations candidates, mentoring and post-placement support, corporate development services (cultural safety audits, RAP implementation, First Nations Employment Strategy development), and tailored cultural safety and awareness training programs. The company also operates a Registered Employer Program that gives organizations instant access to cultural experts, best practice cultural safety frameworks, and 90 days of post-placement support.

Product overview

Mob Jobs is a 100% owned and operated First Nations business offering a suite of culturally safe employment, recruitment, and training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The core offering consists of Recruitment Services (end-to-end culturally safe hiring), Corporate Development Services (cultural safety audits, RAP implementation, policy development), Mentoring Services (pre-employment and post-placement support), and Cultural Safety Training programs. The company also operates a Registered Employer Program that provides organisations with instant access to cultural expertise, best practice frameworks, and 90-day post-placement support. These services work together to create sustainable employment pathways while helping employers build inclusive workplaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mob Jobs Registered Employer Program: A program providing cultural safety frameworks, training, and support for employers seeking to recruit First Nations staff.

Products and services

• Recruitment Services Culturally safe end-to-end recruitment services for employers, including candidate sourcing, engagement, pre-employment support, job matching, cultural overlays on job descriptions, and pathways into apprenticeships and traineeships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander jobseekers.
• Corporate Development Services Corporate advisory services including cultural safety audits of policies and procedures, First Nations Employment Strategy development, Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) implementation and support, and First Nations-specific policy development for organizations building culturally safe workplaces.
• Mentoring Services Pre-employment support to build job readiness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates, plus ongoing post-placement mentoring for both employees and employers to ensure successful and sustainable employment outcomes.
• Cultural Safety Training Tailored Indigenous Cultural Awareness, Cultural Safety, and Cultural Competency training programs designed to deepen understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history, and values, with training sessions capped at 15 participants for quality engagement.
• Registered Employer Program A program providing organizations with instant access to cultural experts, best practice cultural safety frameworks, 90 days of post-placement support, cultural safety training for up to 15 staff, and on-call access to cultural safety experts.
• Indigenous Employment Programs Customized Indigenous employment programs that help businesses recruit, train, and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, including reviews of existing cultural training programs, organisational cultural reflections surveys, and anti-discrimination training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research shows First Nations people are three times more likely to experience unemployment in culturally unsafe workplaces.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DominanceminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• DreamtimeminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• Printing With PurposeminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• Wilson SecurityminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• First NationminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• NLA LogisticsminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• JoalminorOthersPartner organization featured in the Mob Jobs partners section on their website. Nature of partnership not specified.
• KinawayminorOthersPartner organization (Aboriginal business certification body) featured in the Mob Jobs footer partnerships. Nature of partnership not specified.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CareerTrackers: Indigenous-focused internship and career pathways program placing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students into professional roles. Comparable target audience (First Nations job seekers) and employer relationships, with a tighter internship-led model.
• First Nations Labour Hire: Indigenous-owned labour hire firm co-founded by Mob Jobs' co-founder Peter O'Brien. Shares leadership pedigree and First Nations staffing focus, making it the most closely overlapping operator in the same network.
• Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES): Long-established Australian Indigenous employment agency providing recruitment, mentoring, and workplace support. Most direct comparable: same First Nations employment mission, employer-side services, and Australian footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Mission Australia: Large national not-for-profit offering employment services, including Indigenous-focused programs. Broader portfolio than Mob Jobs but a credible comparable on the employment-services and disadvantaged-jobseeker axis.
• Randstad Australia: Global staffing and recruitment firm with Australian operations including diversity and inclusion hiring initiatives. Provides an incumbent benchmark for staffing scale and employer reach versus Mob Jobs' niche Indigenous focus.
• Hays (Australia): Major global staffing firm with an Australian operation running dedicated Indigenous and diversity recruitment programs. Comparable employer-side recruitment motion; broader scale but without Mob Jobs' 100% Aboriginal-owned positioning.

Emerging players

• Yalari: Not-for-profit providing Indigenous-led educational scholarships and pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Adjacent rather than overlapping — education-led vs employment-led, but with shared First Nations mission and employer-side engagement.
• Clontarf Foundation: National not-for-profit running employment, education, and wellbeing programs for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. Overlaps with Mob Jobs on Indigenous employment pathways but focuses on a specific youth cohort and sport-anchored engagement.
• Wirrpanda Foundation: Indigenous-led foundation delivering employment, training, and cultural programs for Aboriginal Australians. Comparable mission around culturally safe employment pathways and First Nations identity-led delivery.

Others

• Kinaway Chamber of Commerce: Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business chamber providing certification, advocacy, and networking for Indigenous-owned businesses. Listed as a Mob Jobs partner; relevant ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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