Under the direction of the Girringun Region Indigenous Protected Areas (Girringun IPA) Coordinator the Cultural Waterways Project Officer will be responsible to support the delivery of the 'Enhancing Cultural Connectivity Through Waterways' Project in collaboration with the Girringun IPA Coordinator and the Girringun Ranger Unit. This position has a strong focus on communication, community engagement, delivery of on-country site visits, cultural surveys, Traditional Owner workshops and on-country activities.

The project officer is required to.

• Communicate the objectives of the the 'Enhancing Cultural Connectivity Through Waterways' project with Traditional Owners within the Girringun managed region.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of waterways within the Girringun managed region while upholding cultural protocols.
• Assist in integrating service delivery between Traditional Owners and Government partners.
• Liaise with stakeholders, key organisations, local, state and federal governments; relevant industry sectors and schools to create additional partnerships under the Girringun Region Indigenous Protected Areas.
• Work collaboratively with the Girringun Rangers to organise on-country site visits with Traditional Owners to conduct surveys.
• Prepare correspondence, briefing notes, meeting minutes, reports and other documents necessary behalf of the Traditional Owners.
• Set up, monitor and document the on-country activities and surveys.