Project Officer - Glenelg Ark
Participate as part of the broader Far South West service delivery team to ensure a multi- disciplinary approach to the delivery of forest and fire pr
Summary about this job
Government - State
Company: Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Location: Horsham & Grampians
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-8-5307-4357
Fax: +61-8-1557-9416
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Detail information about job Project Officer - Glenelg Ark. Terms and conditions vacancy
We are building an inclusive workplace to help realise the potential of our employees, embrace our differences, and apply our diverse thinking to innovation and delivering services to Victorian communities. All jobs can be worked flexibly and we encourage job applications from Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
This position will undertake a lead role in the coordination and delivery of the Glenelg Ark Project, a landscape scale fox suppression program. Glenelg Ark commenced in 2005 with an aim to facilitate the recovery of small and medium sized mammals at risk from predation by foxes in the south west in Victoria by undertaking broad-scale and continuous fox baiting. The position will take a key role in delivering DELWP's responsibilities in managing pest animals and weeds on public land, with emphasis on adaptive pest animal control and continuing the wildlife monitoring and evaluation program to measure the impacts of the project on both foxes and wildlife recovery.
The successful candidate will engage in creative planning and delivery of community engagement for Glenelg Ark to foster greater awareness of the Project's outcomes and goals in the local community. They will have demonstrable experience in managing pest and weed projects and knowledge of legal and technical aspects of pest and weed control, as well as an appropriate qualification in science, natural resource management or approved equivalent (desirable).
This is a fixed term position available until 30 June 2019.
To be considered for this position, your application should include a supporting statement demonstrating that you meet the key selection criteria and any job requirements specified in the position description.
Applications close at midnight Thursday, 19 July 2018
To apply online and for further information on position description and selection criteria visit www.careers.vic.gov.au