Team Leader Landscape Operations

Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board
Job reference: 573012
Location: 5600 - WHYALLA, 5640 - CLEVE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Are you keen to lead a group of committed Landscape Officers in a beautiful part of the world?
• Do you relish the chance to work with a broad cross-section of stakeholders right across our community?
• If you’d like to join a great team and play an important role in delivering valuable environmental stewardship activities, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity
The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board is looking for a talented leader to fill a 12-month contract leading a team of landscape officers and delivering of a range of programs and projects in accordance with the Eyre Peninsula Regional Landscape Plan priorities.
Working with the Manager Landscape Operations, this role is a key driver for contributing to effective community engagement and operational delivery of landscape management objectives at the district level.
Operational priorities include, pest plant and animal control, sustainable agriculture, water resources, biodiversity, community engagement and compliance requirements under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019. The Team Leader works across the district and regional boundaries to coordinate and integrate community and stakeholder engagement in landscape programs and projects.
It's a role that offers abundant variety, and challenge, while providing opportunity for the successful candidate to flex their full range of skills.
About Us
The Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board works with community, industry, and other government agencies to sustainably manage our region's natural resources, with an emphasis on protection and restoration of our soil, water management, biodiversity, and pest plant and animal control.
The Eyre Peninsula region covers approximately 80,000 square kilometres and includes part of the upper Spencer Gulf, the city of Whyalla, across the southern boundaries of the Gawler Ranges, past Ceduna to the edge of the Nullarbor Plain and south to the fishing hub of Port Lincoln. The Eyre Peninsula supports a population of just under 60,000 people and is the traditional lands of First Nations peoples.
Other key functions include development of water allocation plans for prescribed water resources, where applicable, and operating as the relevant authority for a range of water, land protection and animal and plant control activities.
More information about the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board can be found .
Benefits
At the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board, we offer each member of our team challenging and rewarding work, with excellent flexible working arrangements and opportunities for learning and development.
Additionally, the region boasts wonderfully rugged coastlines, plentiful seafood, sandy beaches, spectacular national parks and abundant wildlife, all of which contributes to making our community a very special place to live and work.
Special Conditions

• Position is based at Whyalla or Cleve and may be required to work from other locations.
• A current minimum class C driver’s licence and willingness and ability to safely operate a 4WD is required.
• May be required to participate in fire management and associated duties.
• May be required to work outside of normal hours from time to time.
• Maintain an up to date First Aid Certificate.
• May be required to participate in field operations requiring off-road driving, travel in light aircraft or boat, and/or overnight absences in remote locations.
• This role has been designated a Position of Trust and requires a satisfactory National Police Clearance prior to employment.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in environmental science, natural resources management, or equivalent is desirable.

Remuneration: ASO6, $97,022 - $102,626 per annum.
Contract: This is a full time position, working 37.5 hors per week (1.0 FTE) up to 12 months.
For further information, please refer to the Role Description within the links below.
Enquiries:
Nick Slape
Principal, AltoPEOPLE
Phone: 0411 267 720
E-mail: nick@altopeople.com.au
Application Instructions:
Applicants must apply through I Work for SA and submit a current CV and letter of application (maximum 3 pages), addressing their suitability in relation to the selection criteria outlined within the Role Description.
Applicants are to submit a completed Pre-Employment Declaration as part of their application.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications close: 05/02/2024 6:00 PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.