Project Manager - Woodlands Conservation

Project title: Communities in Landscapes (Caring for our Country)

Employer: Landcare NSW Inc

Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW (negotiable for exceptional candidate)

Hours: 3.5 days per week (0.7 EFT) of a 37.5 hr week (negotiable)

Salary/Conditions: $72,000 per-annum pro-rata, 2 year contract (November 2009 - November 2011) including superannuation.

 Communities in Landscapes is a $4.2 million, multi-partner project designed to achieve significant on-ground outcomes through community and agency conservation action on Box-Gum Grassy Woodland remnants in the Murrumbidgee, Lachlan and Central West regions of New South Wales. Partners: Landcare NSW Inc (lead agent), Conservation Management Network, CSIRO, DECCW, I&I NSW, Florabank/Greening Australia, STIPA, University of Sydney, Birds Australia.

 The Project Manager is responsible for:

• Day-to-day management of the project.

• Monitoring time lines and budget for each of the 9 partners and subcontractors delivering components of the project.

• Reporting on targets and budget to the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country team

• Coordinating the project Steering Committee including all 9 partners

• Coordinating media and communications

• Liaison with external organisations and projects

• Seeking opportunities for future partnerships and projects

• Assisting with the management of field officers

 Essential 

• High level project management skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to liaise with experts and lay people across a range of sectors including community organisations, research institutions, government departments and agencies

• High level ability to make and keep accurate records of all aspects of the project including, but not limited to, meetings, expenditure, accounts, progress.

• Understanding of the importance of community engagement to achieve environmental outcomes

• Understanding of the importance of integrating conservation and production at landscape scale

 Desirable 

 

• Experience with the community, not-for-profit sector

 

• Experience with either agricultural, NRM or ecological activities and projects

• Familiarity with web delivered communications technologies 

Further information is available on request. Project website: http://cil.landcarensw.org.au 

Closing date for applications: 25^th November 2009 

To apply, please forward a copy of your resume and a letter addressing all criteria to:

Marion Benjamin, Executive Officer, Landcare NSW Inc.

Post: P.O.710, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650.

Email: mbenjamin@landcarensw.org.au

Ph.02-6925 7718

Mob.0431 953 778

 

 

 

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.