• Advisory & Technical 38hrs Grade 6 starting at $113,574 + 12% super and leave
• Full time Temporary role to 30 June 2028
• Location: Taree
• Make meaningful impact across our landscapes and farming communities 

About the Role

Hunter Local Land Services (LLS) is seeking a passionate and skilled Senior Land Services Officer – Climate Smart Agriculture to lead the delivery of a Natural Heritage Trust Funded project. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to supporting landholders, improving landscape health, and driving sustainable agricultural productivity.

You’ll work directly with farmers, landholders, and community groups to promote Climate-Smart Agricultural practices tailored to the Hunter region. Through on-farm demonstrations, tailored extension, and peer-to-peer learning, you’ll help build social and environmental resilience while fostering stronger networks and proactive decision-making.

Your work will include:

• Providing timely and effective frontline advisory and extension services.
• Manage natural resources management and agricultural productivity projects, ensuring best – practice governance.
• Collect and collate data, analyse information and provide accurate and appropriately balanced advice, reports and recommendations on natural resource management and agricultural issues.
• Facilitate group discussions and build community capacity.
• Establish and enhance established landholder groups and develop landholder-driven demonstrations
• Build partnership and support collaboration to address natural resource management and agricultural productivity issues.
• Interpreting and implementing relevant legislation, such as the Local Land Services Act 2013 and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
• Contributing to emergency management response and recovery efforts. 

Our Ideal Candidate

You're a confident communicator and problem solver who’s comfortable navigating the field and the policy environment. You bring strong project leadership skills and experience working with rural communities on land management or agricultural challenges.

What You’ll Need

• A degree in agriculture, environmental or natural resource management, biosecurity, emergency management or a related field—or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in agricultural extension and community engagement.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Current NSW Driver Licence and willingness to travel.
• Ability to pass a Police Check and Medical Assessment. 

Key Capabilities

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of agricultural and natural resource management issues.
• Proven experience working with and providing on-ground extension services to landholders.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and deliver evidence-based advice.

This is your chance to lead from the ground up—delivering practical solutions, building resilience, and helping shape the future of sustainable land management in NSW.

Sound like something you would be interested in? Please apply by submitting your resume and a brief cover letter outlining why being you think you would be a good fit for this role.

For more information, Sarah Giblin, sarah.giblin@lls.nsw.gov.au, 0409 785 172  You can also download the Role Description.

Closing Date: Sunday 10th August 2025 at 11:55pm 

What to expect next

Once you submit your application, you’ll receive an email confirmation. After the advertisement closes, all applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager and selection panel. If shortlisted, you may be invited to an interview—this could be in person, over the phone, or via video. You may also be asked to complete role-related tasks, such as a written assessment, skills test, or psychometric assessment. Reference checks will be conducted for candidates progressing to the final stages. 

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 talent.advisory@dpird.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion. 

Additional Information

The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo reference checks, National Police Check, and Bankruptcy Check.   

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.

About Us: Together, we are DPIRD

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery.

With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Diversity and inclusion are core DPIRD values. Everyone has the right to contribute and participate to their full potential. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that is respectful, welcoming and flexible – a workplace where our people feel supported, valued, and part of our collective success.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team. 

Local Land Services is a regional-focused NSW Government agency delivering quality customer services to farmers, landholders and the wider community.

We help people make better decisions about the land they manage and assist rural and regional communities to be profitable and sustainable into the future.

We connect people with groups, information, support and funding to improve agricultural productivity and better manage our natural resources. Our experienced staff can answer questions on issues including:

• agricultural production
• biosecurity
• natural resource management
• help during emergencies.

We can support our customers with information and resources to:

• improve your agricultural productivity
• control declared pests and meet your legal obligations
• manage and improve our natural resources