ABOUT ENVIRONS KIMBERLEY
Environs Kimberley (EK) is the peak environmental NGO in the Kimberley. We are dedicated to preserving the health of the land and waters of the region through community campaigns, advocacy, and on-the-ground cultural and natural resource management projects.
Our purpose is to protect the nature of the Kimberley, with environmental and social sustainability as guiding principles.
We believe in the power of people to create change. We recognise and deeply value the rights and interests of Traditional Owners, as well as Indigenous ecological knowledge. We champion community-based conservation, informed decision-making, best-practice scientific research, collaboration, partnerships, and organisational integrity.
EK is a family-friendly workplace, promoting a healthy work-life balance for our staff. As a community-based regional organisation, we collaborate with other environmental groups, First Nations groups, and communities at local, state, national, and international levels to develop and lead well-coordinated, effective campaigns.
The role
The Kimberley Nature Projects (KNP) Manager oversees a diverse team project officers and ecologists delivering fire, ferals, wetlands, coastal monitoring, threatened species, and citizen science initiatives across the Kimberley. You'll lead program planning, staff support, operational delivery, MEL, and cross-team collaboration, ensuring our projects reflect best-practice conservation science, Indigenous knowledge systems, and EK's strategic priorities. A key part of this role is nurturing strong partnerships with Traditional Owners, ranger groups, community organisations and scientific collaborators, ensuring work on Country is culturally grounded, respectful and impactful.
Even if you don't tick every box, we encourage you to apply, commitment and values matter. You could be just the right person for this exciting role
Key responsibilities:
* Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team (SPOs, POs, Ecologists, Senior Ecologists).
* Oversee planning, delivery and evaluation of EK's on-Country conservation projects.
* Strengthen partnerships with Traditional Owners, ranger groups and stakeholders.
* Ensure projects uphold cultural safety, science excellence and organisational values.
* Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) across the KNP program.
* Manage budgets, project health, risks and operational needs.
* Contribute to new project development and strategic grant scoping.
* Work closely with EK's Operations Director to align the program with organisational goals.
Essential criteria:
* Tertiary qualification in ecology, environmental science, conservation biology, natural resource management, or a closely related field; or equivalent professional experience.
* Demonstrated experience leading conservation, ecology or NRM projects, including planning, implementation, reporting and MEL.
* Proven leadership and staff supervision experience, including supporting workloads, wellbeing, development and cross-team collaboration.
* Experience working with Traditional Owners, ranger groups and Aboriginal organisations in culturally safe and respectful ways.
* High-level verbal and written communication skills, including reporting, presentations, briefings and stakeholder facilitation with the ability to delivery skills in clear science communication to a wide audience.
* Driver's licence.
Desirable criteria:
* Experience coordinating or contributing to grant writing, program development or fundraising proposals.
* Experience working within a non-profit, community-based or environmental NGO setting.
* Knowledge of the Kimberley region's social, cultural and environmental context.
What we offer:
* Annual salary starting from $108,662 + super, negotiable on experience.
* 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading.
* Up to $5,000 relocation allowance for the right candidate.
* Additional 6 weeks paid parental leave.
* A supportive, flexible, community-focused workplace.
* Work in one of the most stunning and culturally rich parts of Australia.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a peak environmental NGO for the region, leading ecological projects, supporting Traditional Owner partnerships, and helping shape the future of conservation in one of Australia's most extraordinary landscapes.
EK is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
Please submit your application via the "Apply Now" link below.
Please ensure your application includes a resume, details of two referees and a cover letter that addresses your skills and experiences related to the essential criteria and desirable skills (applications that do not address these will not be considered).
We encourage you to highlight any additional skills/experiences that you think may be relevant.
Please contact Liam Wright at, using the subject line: Kimberley Nature Projects Manager - Broome if you have any questions.
Applications for this role may close early if we have a suitable applicant apply.