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Title:

Local Landcare Coordinator

Advertiser:

Richmond Landcare Incorporated

Location:

Flexible; work from home or Alstonville, NSW

Salary etc:

$78,405 - $84,357 p.a. + super (Level 4). Equivalent to $43.08 - $46.35 p.h. 9 day fortnight

Richmond Landcare Incorporated (RLI) is seeking to employ a fixed term Local Landcare Coordinator (35 hours per week) until 30 June 2027.

About RLI:

Richmond Landcare Incorporated is a non-profit community-led Landcare network formed in 1998 to support Landcare in the Richmond River catchment on the North Coast NSW. We provide support to new and established Landcare groups and our wider community through partnerships with local environmental organisations and councils in the Richmond Catchment. We facilitate best practice management of land and water across all landscapes.

Position Summary:

The Local Landcare Coordinator is responsible for providing support to and assisting with coordination of local community volunteer Landcare groups. The Local Landcare Coordinator will work with RLI and other groups and organisations in the area to support and empower them to achieve their own goals, to participate in Landcare, to partner with Local Land Services and other Government agencies and community organisations to deliver on the target outcomes of the NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027.

The Local Landcare Coordinator will be expected to collaborate with a range of Landcare support mechanisms including other Local Coordinators, Regional Coordinator, Regional Administration Support Officer, Landcare Committees, Local Government and Local Land Services.

Position status: Fixed term until 30 June 2027 with potential for extension.

Hours: 9 day fortnight (35 hours).

Location: Flexible; work from home as well as Alstonville office.

Performance review: Completion of 3 month probationary period and then annually or as required.

Key Deliverables of a Local Landcare Coordinator:

Local Landcare group and network support and advocacy

  • Community liaison - act as a central contact point for RLI (the host organisation) and other Landcare groups it supports to supply information to the public or members.
  • Stimulate local community engagement and participation in Landcare.
  • Provide support to groups, networks, Landcarers and landholders to participate in natural resource management activities that address critical agricultural, sustainability and environmental issues.
  • Site visits and assistance in planning for groups and projects.
  • Rostering and coordination of volunteers and members groups.
  • Facilitating workshops, meetings and educational events.
  • Attendance and engagement with Landcare NSW initiatives including state muster, case studies and program reporting.

Host organisation support and capacity building

  • Regular communication with members and volunteers which will include creation of newsletters and social media content.
  • Managing databases of information from Landcare to utilise in projects.
  • Data recording of all RLI member groups.
  • Assisting the RLI committee with administration tasks.
  • Assisting in preparing grant submissions.
  • Communicating information on projects and group work to other members of the team.
  • Represent local group needs through participation in Regional and State Community of Practice.
  • Professional development as required.

Reporting

  • Monitor, evaluate and report on activities and outcomes.
  • Facilitate linkages between Landcare activities/projects, Local Land Services and Landcare NSW through completion of case studies etc.
  • Work with Host and local groups to develop and implement a Local Priority Action Plan.
  • Work with the Regional Coordinator to develop and support the implementation of Regional Priority Plan.

Reporting/Supervision Arrangements:

Will work closely with the Projects Administration Manager on day-to-day operations and will report to the RLI Executive Committee.

Selection Criteria:

Please address each of the following criteria:

  1. Sound understanding of natural resource management issues in the region and empathy with the local community and demonstrated experience or a qualification in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Sustainable Agriculture or similar.
  2. Demonstrated well developed written and oral communication skills, including competency in the use of Word, Excel, Adobe, email, social media and customer relationship management (CRM) database.
  3. Demonstrated ability to work with and develop community groups, including group facilitation, action planning and mediation skills.
  4. Proven ability to work with Government agencies, community groups and landholders, including schools and First Nations.
  5. Demonstrated ability to work with minimum supervision, use initiative and work as part of a team or network.
  6. Ability and willingness to work outside office hours from time to time, to contact landholders and attend community group meetings.
  7. Ability to travel to events outside the catchment.
  8. Current Class C Driver's Licence and own suitably insured vehicle.
  9. Valid Working with Children Check.
  10. First Aid Certificate (or willingness to undertake training).
nrmjobs.com.au/job/20024676

Date published:

29-Jan-2025

Closing date:

5pm, 17-Feb-2025