Job Description
The Agricultural Chemicals Program is responsible for the assessment of safety, efficacy, and trade risk aspects of applications for chemical substances, registration of agricultural chemical products, and approval of permits to use chemicals.
Key Responsibilities
* Apply expertise and technical knowledge within established legislative and policy frameworks to manage workflow of applications to evaluate the safety, efficacy, trade impact, and labelling of regulated chemical products.
* Work in partnership with various stakeholders to ensure final regulatory decisions are scientifically-based and pragmatic.
* Liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders and take risks and requirements of public health, work health and safety, animal safety, efficacy, trade risks, and environmental safety into consideration.
* Exercise delegated powers for evaluation, registration of new products, variation of existing products, and approval of product labels.
Required Skills and Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* Experience within the agricultural chemical regulatory sector or equivalent regulatory regime in Australia.
* Thorough understanding of risk assessment and risk management principles.
* Demonstrated ability and experience in interpretation and evaluation of data, scientific reports, policies, and procedures within a regulatory framework.
* Ability to exercise sound judgment, demonstrate strong attention to detail, provide pragmatic advice, and make decisions based on sound science and risk analysis.
* Highly developed leadership skills including managing teams, coaching others, providing performance feedback, conflict resolution, establishing team priorities, and achieving outcomes.
* High level interpersonal skills, including communication with clients, staff, and service providers.
* Relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrated relevant experience.
Benefits
This role offers a collaborative and growth-oriented environment where your contributions are recognised and appreciated. You will have the opportunity to work with a world-class regulator and contribute to people and animal safety in Australia.
Selection Criteria
We are looking for candidates who possess the following skills and qualifications:
* Strong technical knowledge and analytical skills.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
* Leadership and project management skills.
* Experience working in a regulatory environment.