Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is the largest private (non-profit) owner of land for conservation in Australia, protecting endangered wildlife at 30 sanctuaries in which we own or manage in partnership, covering a total of more than 6.5 million hectares in iconic regions such as the Kimberley, Cape York, the Top End and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. With a focus on practical land management, informed by world-class science, AWC is implementing a dynamic new model for conservation.

AWC’s mission - to deliver effective conservation for all native animal species and their habitats - is achieved by:

• Operations - delivering effective large-scale land management including fire management, feral animal control, weed control and infrastructure management.
• Science - delivering a nationally-coherent program of ecological surveys with a focus on monitoring key conservation assets and threats, conducting applied research relevant to wildlife conservation, implementing conservation programs including reintroductions, and providing advice to management.
• Fundraising - mobilising finance (primarily, tax deductible donations) from the general public and philanthropists including through effective communication of AWC conservation programs.

Due to forthcoming maternity leave, a 12 month contract role has become available in our national head office in Subiaco. You will be part of a small team providing Health Safety Environment (HSE) support services and assurance across AWC, which has a geographically dispersed, regional and remote work force based at our sanctuaries.

Your key responsibilities will include coordinating the emergency response technologies and systems supporting remote work; the online incident reporting and training management system; the HSE intranet site and HSE document control via Sharepoint, as well as general support to the HSE and Risk Advisor with communications, on-boarding and improving use of technology for our enterprise wide HSE systems and processes.

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Experience in a similar role, preferably in an operational, service, project or corporate environment
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong information technology aptitude including ability to generate outputs and insights from data
• Prior experience with Sharepoint, updating intranet pages and using business support systems
• Advanced knowledge and experience with the Microsoft suite including Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Proactive problem solving and initiative
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail
• Prior experience in or interest in HSE and communications
• Tertiary qualifications (desirable but not essential)
• An interest in wildlife conservation and land management (desirable)

This role will suit someone seeking flexible, part time or school hours work arrangements. Permanency will be considered.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing, innovative, successful organisation which is helping shape the future of conservation in Australia. Competitive remuneration is available for a candidate with suitable experience.

Enquiries only:

Roger Fletcher – Health, Safety Environment and Risk Advisor | [email protected] using the subject line: Technical Support Officer - Health, Safety & Environment enquiry via EthicalJobs

To submit an application, click on the button below and follow the prompts.

Your application must include CV and covering letter, briefly addressing your experience, key competencies, and interest in the role. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.

Please note:

1. Applicants must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have a suitable visa in place that allows ongoing full-time work in Australia, in order to apply for this position. Sponsorship is not available.
2. If you apply for this role, AWC will include you in its ongoing updates and communications about its events, activities and fundraising initiatives. You may opt out of these communications at any time.
3. Any application submitted to AWC will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, available at www.australianwildlife.org/privacy. By providing us with your contact details, your consent to receive communications and direct educational material will remain current until you advise us otherwise.

To learn more about AWC’s sanctuaries, please visit our website www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/

Technical Support Officer (HSE) 2020