• Two-year contract position that can be part time or full time (3 to 5 days a week)
• Salary of $102,025 per annum pro-rata plus 10.5% superannuation and excellent working conditions
• Based in Melbourne (Wurundjeri Country), Brisbane (Yugerra Country), Canberra (Ngunawal Country), or Sydney (Gadigal Country) – you choose!

Who is the Places You Love Alliance

Places You Love (PYL) is an alliance of over 60 national, state, and local groups working together to secure strong new national environment laws that genuinely protect Australia’s natural and cultural heritage and an independent regulator to enforce them.

The core PYL’s organisations are the Australian Conservation Foundation, The Wilderness Society, WWF Australia, Birdlife Australia, Humane Society International, Environmental Justice Australia, and the Environmental Defenders Office NSW (legal advisor). This position is employed by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

What’s the gig?

You will build momentum and support for positive and far-reaching environment law reform by broadening support for a positive environment law policy agenda amongst a wide range of influential stakeholders, including business, indigenous representative organisations, and unions.

About you!

You’re an experienced campaigner with track record of building constructive, lasting relationships with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

You hold existing strategic relationships with business leaders, environment groups and trade unions.

You can rapidly master complex policy and regulatory issues.

You proactively seek out opportunities and relationships to progress your campaign objectives.

Why work for us?

You’ll do important work with one of Australia’s most impactful organisations, and with our world-class organisational culture and great team, we guarantee you’ll have fun along the way.

ACF is proud to offer our staff a supportive workplace with excellent conditions, including:

• Genuine flexibility in working hours and the opportunity to work regularly from home
• Four weeks of annual leave a year plus an additional three days off over the Christmas / New Year period
• Thirty days of personal leave a year (pro-rata) available to use immediately upon commencement
• Superannuation contribution of 10.5%
• Eighteen weeks paid parental leave for parents (regardless of who is the birth parent) after 12 months of service
• Access to Long Service Leave after five years of continuous service
• Ongoing professional development opportunities tailored to your individual career goals
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support

Apply now!

View the full position description on our website.

Applications are accepted through our website, via the Apply Now button and should include a cover letter introducing yourself and a resume outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the role, addressed to Basha Stasak, Nature Program Manager.

Want to have a chat before you click send about the role, working at ACF or to request a reasonable adjustment of the recruitment process? You can contact Basha Stasak, Nature Program Manager, on 0437 242 950 with any questions you might have.

ACF is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability and others who have diverse experiences of our world to apply for this opportunity. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this job.

As part of ACF’s recruitment process, a criminal background check will be conducted.

We request no agency contact please.