About the role  

As a Biodiversity Offsets Officer at Yarra Ranges Council, you will play a key role in ensuring immediate service delivery of the Biodiversity Offsets Program ensuring compliance with State and Council policies. Your expertise will guide ecological assessments, statutory approvals, and long-term biodiversity gains across the region. You’ll also educate and engage stakeholders, promoting the importance of biodiversity offsets. If you're passionate about conservation and skilled in ecological management, this is your chance to make a lasting impact on the region’s natural environment. 

• This is a part-time temporary position (18 hours per week for one year).  
• This is a Band 6 role with a salary hourly rate between $48.36 and $52.71 per hour, plus superannuation. 
• Support work-life balance with hybrid working arrangements.

Experience and skills we’re looking for 

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

• Exceptional communication and report writing skills, engaging confidently with a diverse range of stakeholders. 
• Strong statutory planning skills to translate legislation into effective, enforceable biodiversity offsets. 
• Experience in project management experience, efficiently managing resources to deliver successful outcomes. 
• Knowledge of the current legislative environment as it applies to biodiversity conservation and waterway protection. 
• A collaborative, analytical approach to resolving challenges with both internal and external partners. 

If you have some but not all these skills or experience, we still encourage you to apply. Especially if you have the right attitude!

About Yarra Ranges Council 

Yarra Ranges Council committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome. We encourage people of all genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities to apply for jobs with us. We support flexible work arrangements, including full-time, part-time, hybrid, and job-sharing options to meet your needs and suit your life.  

Yarra Ranges Council is a child safe organisation and is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people in our community. We are committed to protecting children from abuse in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.