• Temporary Full Time up to June 2028
• Negotiable location: Albury; Corowa; Deniliquin; Jerilderie; Moulamein or Tumbarumba
• LLS Grade 6 salary commencing from $106,025 p.a + super and leave loading

About us

Local Land Services (LLS) was established in January 2014 to provide quality, customer focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This is an Executive Agency related to the cluster. It provides quality, customer focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This regionally-based organisation brings together a wide range of service and advisory functions including agriculture, biosecurity, natural resource management, land management, biodiversity, emergency services and private native forestry.

Murray Local Land Services (LLS) is a regionally based NSW Government agency that provides rural land management support to improve farm viability and environmental sustainability.  We work with landholders and community partners to drive change on the ground in the areas of landscape management, agricultural production, biosecurity and emergency management.

About the role

Join Murray Local Land Services in leading our flagship river health project, Refreshing Rivers, across the Murray and Riverina Regions. Collaborate with local, state, and national partners to drive transformative change in catchment management and river health in New South Wales. Funded by the NSW Environmental Trust, this 10-year initiative began in 2021, showcasing a new model for improving river health outcomes. Find out more about the program at https://www.refreshingrivers.org.au/ and https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/murray/programs-and-projects/refreshing-rivers

The successful candidate will step in at year three (3) of the program. Working under the guidance of a Project Steering Committee and directly with the three target area project officers, you will be accountable for the overall success of the project, including:

• Liaising with and maintaining good working relationships between all consortium partners
• Maintaining whole-of-project contracts
• Coordinating and/or delivering selected project components including trials of innovative technologies
• Undertaking annual implementation plan development and monitoring plans and reporting
• Undertaking budget preparation, monitoring and reporting
• Providing direct supervision to project staff and overall coordination of the wider project team

About You:

To excel, you'll need demonstrated experience in complex project management (including planning, financial management and evaluation), relationship building, and natural resource management. Leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are crucial. Supervisory experience and committee management are advantageous and a strong understanding of aquatic ecosystems and river health management as well as formal project management training would be highly regarded.

With a positive, solution-focused approach, you'll thrive autonomously, driving outcomes to high standards. You’ll also be able to work autonomously with limited supervision and simply get things done. A current driver's license and willingness to travel throughout the region are essential.

For more information on the position (including essential requirements), you can download the role description or contact Sophie Richards, Team Leader NRM on 0436407398 or at sophie.richards@lls.nsw.gov.au

How to apply

If this role sounds ideal to you, please apply via our online portal by submitting your resume and a brief cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match what we are looking for.

Applications through email will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Thursday 2 May 2024 at 11:55 pm

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in the community.

As part of our team, you will be able to:

• Deliver with impact. You are empowered and trusted to create impact through exposure to cutting-edge projects and research, career-defining opportunities, and get to be part of a team creating sustainable solutions that will leave a legacy.
• Connect to what matters. We are all about forming deep community relationships, fostering our passionate and connected teams. It is central to our work to support a true sense of belonging across the team.
• Live your way. From bringing your whole self to work, through to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, at Regional NSW you will be able to find the balance that works for you.

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, require information in an alternative format, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to capability.talent@regional.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion.

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