ABOUT THE ROLE
The Balanggarra IPA Coordinator will take a lead role in ensuring Balanggarra Rangers and traditional owners achieve outcomes with regard to the Indigenous Ranger Program (IRP) & Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA) programs, and applying your mentoring skills to empower Traditional Owners in all Land and Sea management related issues. You will work closely with the KLC Ranger Coordinator, BVL Ranger Coordinator, BVL Program Officers, and other staff in delivering on Healthy Country targets. You will be reporting to and receive guidance from the KLC East Kimberley Program Manager and Balanggarra's Healthy Country Advisory Committee.
We are looking for a dynamic individual with proven skills capacity in Indigenous engagement, people management, land and sea cultural and natural resource management, project management, administration, fundraising, and business management.
The position operates out of Kununurra or Wyndham KLC office and working across Balanggarra country in Northern Kimberely Western Australia.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties
* Ensure the Balanggarra IPA is managed by Balanggarra Traditional Owners
* Coordinate the management of the IPA, and in collaboration with HCAC, Ranger Group, KLC staff and traditional owners, and external consultants, support the development of the Balanggarra Healthy Country Plan for the next 10-year period. This includes delivery of workshops, consultations, and contribution to the drafting of the plan. Manage budgets for effective project and program delivery, leveraging assistance from other KLC staff
* Engaging with elders and youth in recording and facilitating the transfer of language, traditional knowledge, customs and practices
* Managing existing relationships and facilitating proactive engagement with project partners, including research bodies and NGOs, in order to ensure appropriate management and conservation of the IPA
* Working together with the Ranger Coordinator and Ranger team to support planning and delivery of Indigenous Ranger Program objectives and operational activities
* Supporting the development of fire management plans and implementation of annual burning works
* Work collaboratively with LSMU support staff and Program Manager
* Comply with KLC policies and procedures
* Undertake other duties as directed by the Unit and Program Managers.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential
* Qualification(s) in Natural Resource Management / Anthropology / Ecology / Social Sciences / Community Development or other relevant field. Extensive practical experience in related fields may be considered
* Experience and confidence working with Aboriginal land/sea managers and communities, and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal people;
* Understanding and knowledge of Aboriginal social and cultural challenges in Northern or Central Australia and willingness to commit to community empowerment, training and development;
* A collaborative attitude with a high degree of integrity and an ability to work well in a team, independently, and with colleagues and partners across the region and country;
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write reports for a range of audiences and to communicate sensitively and effectively with both indigenous and non-indigenous stakeholders;
* Ability to manage a broad range of stakeholders with diverging or conflicting views and interests;
* Experience in project administration and finance management including grant writing and acquittals;
* Practical experience in consensus building and participatory methods of governance
* Current valid driver's licence (manual);
* Western Australian Working with Children Check (WWC) or ability to obtain one
Desirable
* Understanding of native title, land tenure, and community governance
* Technical or trade skills relevant to the ranger program (i.e. construction, fire and weed management, GIS, cultural mapping, plant and animal identification, small engine maintenance);
* Experience working with community development in a cross-cultural setting
* Coxswain qualification and experience in Maritime Operations
HOW TO APPLY
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APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY
We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately and to close this advertisement early should a suitable candidate be found.
The Kimberley Land Council is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage women and people form culturally diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply.
ABOUT THE KIMBERLEY LAND COUNCIL
Covering the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, the Kimberley Land Council (KLC) commenced in 1978 and was formed by Kimberley Aboriginal people as a political land rights organisation. It has become the peak Indigenous body in the Kimberley, working with Aboriginal people to secure native title recognition, conduction conservation and land management activities and develop cultural business enterprises.