Want to work with female Indigenous Rangers on some of the most spectacular, remote Kimberley country and coastline?

• Competitive salary ($105,000 - $115,000) with salary sacrificing up to $15,899
• Training and development opportunities in a supportive team environment
• 5 weeks annual leave with office closure over the Christmas period

It is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful candidate to be Female in accordance with the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) Section 27 and Section 50.

About the Role:

The Women’s Ranger Coordinator leads a team of Indigenous Female Rangers to deliver conservation, land management, and cultural programs. The role collaborates with the Healthy Country Team on the annual Ranger work plan, which includes fire management, wildlife programs, marine patrols, and cultural activities. Additionally, they build the female Rangers' skills through training, mentoring, and resource development.

About Us:

We are the Traditional Owners of the land and waters along the north-west Kimberley coastline, extending from just north of the Robinson River to the Prince Regent River. It has been our home for many thousands of years. We carry the cultural responsibilities of our ancestors to look after Country.  Our Country is of great conservation significance, home to many threatened and endemic species, mighty rivers, coral reefs, powerful whirlpools, rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and more than 700 islands.

Dambeemangaddee are part of the Wandjina Woongudd community. We all share a unique body of beliefs and cultural practices going back to Lalai, the Dreaming when the creator beings Wandjina and Woongudd helped shape the land, sea, heaven, and all living things in our Country. They set out how we must look after culture, plants, animals, people, and country to keep them healthy. We maintain strong connections to our land through our Law, Culture, songs and stories. We visit our Country when we can and have set up homeland communities on our remote coastline.  We want to return to Country, live on our homelands, regain control, and teach future generations.

About the Corporation: 

Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation (DAC) provides a unique opportunity to work closely with Aboriginal people in one of the most remote, spectacular regions of the Kimberley. DAC is a small Aboriginal Corporation dedicated to the benefit of our members, Dambimangari Traditional Owners. DAC is the governing body for all Dambimangari business on behalf of our members, and in line with traditional Law and Culture. We employ more than 30 staff, the vast majority of whom are Traditional Owners. The Corporation’s key functions include:

• Managing Native Title including engaging with mining, tourism and other access and development proposals
• Members’ Services like health and education
• Land and sea management (Indigenous Protected Area, Ranger Program & Jointly Managed Marine Park including fire, ferals, weeds and marine patrols)
• Cultural heritage management
• Economic development
• Visitor Management
• Cultural programs
• Remote infrastructure
• Corporate Services including finance, administration & payroll

About the Healthy Country Team:

The Healthy Country Team and Ranger program provides jobs for our young people that support them to work on Country and reconnect with culture. We are a team of seven full time and ten casual rangers, both men and women, working on both land and sea Country.

The Ranger team is supported by a Healthy Country Manager, Ranger Coordinator Marine Operations Officer and other staff, and overseen by the DAC Board of Directors, Healthy Country Advisory Committee and the Marine Park Joint Management Body. The Dambimangari Rangers deliver activities across the Indigenous Protected Area and Marine Park including:

• Fire, feral & weed management
• Biodiversity and threatened species
• Cultural heritage management
• Visitor management and education
• Marine Patrols and sea country science
• Back to Country trips and community events
• Biosecurity
• Indigenous knowledge transfer
• Training and development

We work closely with expert partners like Parks & Wildlife (DBCA), the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, WA Fisheries (DPIRD), Department of Agriculture and researchers to deliver our programs.

What We Are Looking For:

You will be someone with a strong logistical mind, practical bush skills and experience in community development or environmental management. You will be comfortable working in a cross-cultural setting, keen to learn about Indigenous culture and explore the remote Kimberley. A team leader and mentor with a passion for building the skills and capacity of female Indigenous Rangers. You are a positive, problem solver who can work under pressure and respond quickly to change in a dynamic, remote, and challenging work environment.

Duties will include:

• Oversee ranger operations, conservation and land management, and marine operations activities including work planning, budgeting, staffing, logistics and on-ground delivery
• Coordinate back to country trips and cultural activities to increase opportunities for Traditional Owners
• Oversee the management and maintenance of infrastructure and assets including vehicles, equipment, and small machinery
• Supervise and mentor a team of Indigenous female Rangers, including performance reviews and daily operations
• Build the capacity of female Rangers to step into specialist and senior roles via formal training, mentoring and on the job capacity building, including implementing the training matrix and development framework
• Provide regular updates to the Dambimangari Healthy Country Committee, Directors, and Members
• Foster strong relationships with Traditional Owners
• Contribute to preparation of reports for funders, audits, and partners
• Support the development of and compliance with safety management systems and procedures

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Tertiary qualification in natural resource management, environmental science or other relevant discipline or relevant equivalent experience
2. Demonstrated experience delivering conservation and land management programs
3. Experience in problem-solving, project management and logistics, preferably in a remote setting
4. Experience managing and supervising teams, capacity to plan work, motivate staff and monitor performance
5. Experience in community development, training, or capacity building with Indigenous people.
6. Computer literacy including Microsoft suite, experience managing budgets, work plans and reporting.
7. Ability to commit to at least 5 on-country trips, for approximately 3 – 10 days throughout the dry season
8. Practical bush skills and Manual Driver’s License
9. Ability to obtain and maintain a Working with Children Check (WWC), National Police Clearance and First Aid Certificate
10. Possess and maintain a level of physical fitness for working in extremely remote, hot, humid Kimberley conditions