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As our Senior Extension Officer (Beef) you will:

• Negotiate, lead and undertake projects within the DPI Extensive Livestock Systems extension team to enhance the profitability, productivity, competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Central Queensland's extensive beef industries.
• Be the DPI lead for the GRASS project across the Burdekin, Burnett Mary and Fitzroy Catchments and support current Grazing Extension Projects (futurebeef.com.au).
• Provide professional leadership in developing high performing teams through the direct supervision and mentoring of staff, creating measurable and attainable goals, and building strong morale.
• Develop, organise and execute grazing land management, animal production and beef business extension activities utilising the Extension Model of Practice, including the delivery of a wide range of community and stakeholder engagement events and extension materials in line with project deliverables.
  • Build relationships and rapport with beef producers to identify and implement opportunities to improve the productivity and resilience of their feed-base, primarily by supporting the adoption of whole of business best practices.
• Ensure that project deliverables are of a high standard and are delivered to influence adoption by industry, and that project management and governance processes are exemplary of a leading RD&E organisation.
• Build knowledge and skills in staff for the effective applied research, demonstration and extension of options to evaluate and demonstrate industry productivity, profitability and sustainability.