Annual Report 2016

Our Values
05 Our Values
06 Snapshot
08 Welcome from the Chair
09 Chief Executive Year in Review
10 Strategic Plan
12 Our People
17 Our Programs
37 Our Organisation
39 The Board
40 Executive Team
42 Fundraising
44 Financial Summary
The ASRC’s values are the foundation of our identity,
the core of our organisational culture, and what guides
all decision-making. We have mapped the following
values as being the principal beliefs and behaviours
that our staf and volunteers embody which supports
our vision and reflect all that we do.
Independence
• We act without fear or favour
• We don’t compromise our
principles and integrity
• We do what is in the best
interests of people seeking
asylum at all times
Innovation
• We are responsive and adaptable
to an ever changing environment
• We do great things with very little
• We learn, grow and strive for
continuous improvement
• We tackle seemingly intractable
problems with courage and
imagination
Human Rights
• We protect and advance the
rights of people seeking asylum
• We work from a human rights
framework
• We speak up against injustice
One Team
• We leverage the strengths,
knowledge and wisdom of our
community
• We work as one team, we share
our challenges and celebrate
our successes together
• We will win the fight by working
as a team
Empowerment
• We work with not for people
seeking asylum
• We see, value and empower
the whole person
• We see our community as
resilient and resourceful with
the ability to fulfil its potential
Holistic
• We see the person not just a
person seeking asylum
• We see the potential within the
context of each individual
• We collaborate to create
meaningful impact; great things
are achieved together
Integrity
• We are honest, open and fair
• We live our values; we take
responsibility for our actions
• We are accountable, ethical and
professional
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