Catchment & Waterway Health Officer (Part Time)

Ourmob.com.au Chemistry Pty; Gloucester; Presencial; AUD 53.000 - 65.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

MidCoast Council's Natural Systems team is seeking a Catchment Officer to help protect and improve waterways and catchments across the MidCoast region, with a focus on the Karuah River Catchment near Stroud. You will engage residents and stakeholders to deliver environmental programs and landholder education.

The role offers part-time 21 hours per week on a temporary 3-year contract, based in Gloucester NSW, with salary circa AUD 59,000 p.a. pro rata plus superannuation.

Formación

• Degree-level qualifications in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science or a related field.
• Experience in natural resource management, urban/rural water quality management, and biodiversity conservation.
• Working knowledge of local catchment and estuary management issues.
• Experience developing stakeholder engagement strategies and delivering customer service.
• Proven project management and time management skills, including funding, reporting and prioritisation.
• Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, negotiation and conflict resolution, with collaborative mindset.

Responsabilidades

• Support development and coordination of Council's catchment strategy by engaging with residents and stakeholders on water quality improvement and catchment management.
• Deliver projects under Catchment Management Programs, Coastal Management Programs and Biodiversity Framework to protect water quality and ecosystem health.
• Design and deliver community education and capacity-building programs relating to catchments, riparian zones, wetlands, biodiversity, agriculture impacts and climate change adaptation.
• Coordinate field days, workshops, webinars, citizen science activities and communication resources to support community engagement.
• Use estuary and catchment data, waterway reporting and catchment health assessments to inform planning and management responses.
• Coordinate consultants and contractors, and manage project funding including planning, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, reporting and grant acquittals.
• Identify funding and partnership opportunities and build relationships with government, industry and community stakeholders.
• Implement on-ground environmental projects such as riparian and wetland restoration, biodiversity conservation and water quality improvement.
• Provide specialist advice on water quality, catchment and river management, and farm biodiversity conservation

Conocimientos

Natural resource management

Water quality management

Biodiversity conservation

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Communication

Educación

Degree in Natural Resource Management / Environmental Science

Descripción del empleo

MidCoast Council's Natural Systems team is seeking a Catchment Officer to help protect and improve waterways and catchments across the MidCoast region, with a focus on the Karuah River Catchment near Stroud. You will engage residents and stakeholders to deliver environmental programs and landholder education.

The role offers part-time 21 hours per week on a temporary 3-year contract, based in Gloucester NSW, with salary circa AUD 59,000 p.a. pro rata plus superannuation.