Job Overview
The Fire Operations Manager plays a pivotal role in designing and implementing fire management strategies, encompassing on-ground and aerial operations, landscape-scale fire management, and asset and cultural site protection burns.
This position entails extensive community engagement and stakeholder liaison, focusing on mentoring Traditional Owner ranger groups, collaborating with Traditional Owners, government, pastoralists, and other agencies operating in the Kimberley.
The successful candidate will work closely with carbon project staff to support community education and carbon project development in the Kimberley.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide operational, logistics, and technical support to Native Title groups to manage fire operations in the Kimberley in accordance with KLC's Fire Management Guidelines and Operations Manual.
* Support the development of individual fire management plans for Native Title holders in collaboration with Traditional Owners, relevant members, project staff, or teams.
* Assist with fire-planning meetings and operational workshops with Kimberley Ranger Groups, Traditional Owners, and other relevant stakeholders as required.
* Work with the Fire Development Officer to assist in the delivery of on-the-job training, mentoring, and capacity building of Indigenous Rangers in operations, prescribed burning, fire suppression, burn planning, and basic GIS.
* Assist in the delivery of community education sessions and workshops on savanna fire management and carbon projects in the East Kimberley.
* Attend and support Traditional Owner Ranger Groups to participate in local, regional, and national forums on fire management as opportunities arise.