Senior NRM Advisor

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South East LLS are seeking a proactive, hands on Senior NRM Advisor to identify and manage a variety of priority landscapes and threatened species projects and programs throughout the region.As part of a varied and dynamic regionally dispersed team you will:

• Engage with landholders to lead and deliver on ground priority projects, as well as work with the broader NRM team to identify new project opportunities
• Provide leadership and support to small project teams
• Manage major natural resource management and agricultural productivity projects
• Negotiate and resolve complex natural resource management and agricultural productivity issues
• Implement land management legislation and assess related applications
• Deliver emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery services
• Develop major partnerships and collaboration
• Monitor, evaluate, report and improve programs and project and contribute to strategic planning

Ideally you’ll have:

• A degree in agriculture, environmental science, natural resource management, biosecurity or emergency management. If not, you’ll have an equivalent level of industry knowledge and experience
• A passion for natural resource management
• The ability to work closely with and understand the needs of both landowners and community groups
• Knowledge of landscapes and threatened species
• Demonstrated project management experience combined with proven relationship management and partnership development

You must hold a current NSW Driver Licence, and have the capacity and willingness to travel throughout the region as required.About us(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.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.Additional Information:The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and/or other assessments as required. A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same standard that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. nrmjobs.com.au/job/20021259Date published:19-Mar-2024Closing date:02-Apr-2024