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• Senior Conservation Assessment Officer.
• Temporary full-time opportunity until October 2026.
• Northern Inland Region (Gunnedah, Inverell, Armidale or by negotiation within region) with hybrid working options.
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $120,701 to $134,460 + super.

Are you passionate about conservation and land management and working with landholders to protect biodiversity? The Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Conservation Assessment Officer to join our Northern Inland Regional Team.

The Senior Regional Conservation Officer works as part of a friendly and enthusiastic team to provide technical and ecological expertise and support to the delivery of BCT's programs in the Northern Inland region.

About the role

As a Senior Conservation Assessment Officer, you will:

• Provide effective landholder support and engagement (including site visits and assessments, offering guidance and advice, developing and administering conservation agreements) to landholders that are seeking to enter, or have entered into conservation agreements on private land.
• work collaboratively with the Northern Inland Team and other staff across the organisation to ensure best practice methods in the management of a variety of private land conservation agreements.
• bring your ecological knowledge and experience in practical on-ground ecological assessment methodologies to this role, further enhancing your ability to deliver effective landholder support.
• Utilise exceptional administration and project management skills, crucial for coordinating various tasks, landholders, and timelines effectively. Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is also required.

Essential Requirements

To be the right person for this role you will:

• Have a tertiary qualification and experience in a relevant ecological or environmental science discipline.
• Have demonstrated ability to use Geographic Information Systems software to develop, manage, query and display spatial data relevant to property level management plans.
• Experience in managing projects.
• A customer service focus and experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary geographically dispersed team.
• Demonstratable ability to follow organisational processes and procedures.
• Have a current Australian Class C driver's licence and willingness to travel.
• Have a broad understanding of the NSW BCT's legislative, strategic and operational framework, ecological expertise, and experience dealing with landholders to achieve biodiversity outcomes.

This is a physically active role suited to people who are fit, enjoy working outdoors with landholders and as part of a team, to contribute toward the BCT's vision of improving and maintaining biodiversity across NSW through private landholders. This role includes a combination of office-based and field-based work and may on occasion include travelling to and working in remote areas.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Conservation Assessment Officer.

Who we are

The New South Wales Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is a not-for-profit statutory body, established under Part 10 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and managed by a Board appointed by the Minister for the Environment.

The Trust's roles are to support and encourage landholders to enter into agreements to conserve and protect biodiversity on private land, guided by the government's Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy; secure biodiversity offsets when developers choose to pay into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund; and other activities that promote greater awareness of, appreciation and understanding of biodiversity and the importance of conserving it.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

Participation in the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BOS) and the BCT's private land conservation (PLC) programs

The successful applicant for this role will be required to declare any conflict of interests related to the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, as defined in the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Conflict of Interests Protocol. This ensures the department is made aware of potential conflicts of interest so they can be appropriately managed.

Where an applicant has a high-risk 'defined interest' in the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, they may be required to divest this interest before being employed by the department.

If you think you might have a conflict of interest related to the scheme, or you are unsure, please discuss this with the hiring manager.

The department is committed to protecting the public interest and public trust in the exercise of its functions. These values, together with transparency and accountability, are integral to the administration of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. For more information, please contact the hiring manager.

The BCT also has restrictions on staff participation in its funded PLC programs. No additional funding, beyond that already agreed to by the BCT, may be sought or approved during time as a BCT employee or for a 12-month period following termination of employment.

If you (or a close family member) participate in the BOS scheme or already hold a funded agreement with the BCT and require further information before submitting your application please contact the hiring manager.