Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 1st Jul 2022
- Regional WA > Kalgoorlie, Goldfields & Esperance
Pila Nguru is a community-driven, self-funding, not-for-profit corporation and is incorporated through the Corporations (Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. Our members and staff are committed to involving the community in decisions that affect their lives and their land.
Located in Tjuntjuntjara, in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia, Pila Nguru (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC (Pila Nguru) is the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) of the Spinifex and Untiri Pulka Native Title Determinations – a combined area of around 9 million hectares.
Tjuntjuntjara is situated within the Spinifex Native Title Determination Area – the first determination of Native Title in Western Australia, made in 2000, following the commencement of the operation of the Native Title Act 1993.
In 2021, Untiri Pulka Native Title holders joined with Spinifex in nominating Pila Nguru to hold their native title rights and interests on trust on their behalf.
For more information on our Native Title role as a PBC visit http://www.centraldesert.org.au/native-title-item/spinifex/
Pila Nguru supports the Spinifex and Untiri Pulka People's aspirations to articulate their continuing connection and obligations to culture, country, and communities in many ways, including the Spinifex Land Management and Ranger Programs.
The role of Program Coordinator is, primarily, to support the Spinifex People’s aspiration to care for country, culture, and their community through the Spinifex Men’s and Women’s (as appropriate) Ranger Teams.
Based in Tjuntjuntjara, the Program Coordinator will work with a dedicated team of Spinifex Rangers to implement a suite of cultural and natural resource management activities, including:
The above activities are just some of the strategies outlined in the Anangu Tjutaku IPA Management Plan (the IPA Plan). The IPA Plan is a community-driven plan developed using the Healthy Country Planning process which develops strategies to manage threats to improve the health of important things on country (targets).
The Program Coordinator will work collaboratively with the General Manager and the Pila Nguru Board of Director’s to implement, monitor, evaluate, adapt, and report on the strategies identified in the IPA Plan to the IPA Steering Committee, Australian Government and other funders and stakeholders.
The position is critical to ensuring that Spinifex Land Management continues to operate at the leading edge of operational efficiency and service quality whilst supporting Land Management programs to deliver strategic and operational priorities.
Key responsibilities include:
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