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Byron Shire Council is focused on partnering with our community and offers pristine beaches, diverse lifestyles, a magnificent natural environment and a subtropical climate. Stay, live and work in our community.Byron Shire Council has a high performance, collaborative culture. We are a growth-oriented organisation and value individuals who are driven to succeed and exceed expectations. We like to focus on understanding how a potential candidate''s talents and strengths align with the role they are interested in. Working in Local Government and for Byron Shire Council provides opportunities to grow in the direction that you aspire.We provide a rewarding and flexible working environment and celebrate our values of:We lead with enthusiasm and purposeWe are open, honest and respectfulWe foster well-being and creativityWe achieve our goals and succeed togetherWe are looking for:Byron Shire Council is currently seeking an enthusiastic Project Officer - Koala. The position plays a key role in project and contract management of Koala related projects, ensuring projects and activities are cost effective and deliver identified outcomes for koala conservation and management as per the Byron Coast Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management and Byron Shire Biodiversity Conservation Strategy. The position will undertake research and identify partnerships, seek grant funding, organise stakeholder activities and on-ground activities, respond to community enquiries as well as prepare project documentation, contract administration, budget management, preparing briefing materials, evaluating technical reports and providing annual reporting (as required).The successful candidate will meet the criteria set out in the Position Description below.Enjoy our Employee BenefitsThis opportunity offers:A permanent, part-time position (14 hours per week)Flexible working arrangements can be negotiated post onboardingSalary and Conditions will be in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award with an appointment at a salary in the range of $1,310.30 to $1,518.18 per 35 hour week (dependent upon skills and experience)SecurityPartner with an organisation that is taking steps in all areas to reduce our carbon emissions and be an innovative and sustainable council.Other benefits include:Annual salary reviews and identified salary increases for financial year 2025/2026 based on award conditions11.5% Superannuation GuaranteeAccess to Long Service Leave from 5 years'' serviceEducation and training supportFlexible work hoursAttractive salary packaging scheme.Employee Assistance Program (4 sessions per year)Fitness PassportHealth and Wellbeing days.Location: This position is based at Mullumbimby, however Council can require you to work from other work sites as required for operational reasons.Contact:Liz Caddick - Biodiversity Team Leader - Phone number: (02) 6626 7324.Closing date:10pm (NSW time), Sunday 18 May 2025. Late applications will not be permitted.Position Description:Download the Project Officer - Koala Position Description (PDF, 504KB)We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of our community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our vacancies.We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to explore new ways of working including part-time, job-share or working from different locations. Everyone can ask about it.We strongly encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or email the contact person listed above, and also advise us of your preferred method of communication.*Byron Shire Council is committed to being a child safe organisation we respect all children and their wellbeing. We will embed Child Safe Standards into our leadership, governance and culture. We will support our staff and volunteers in their responsibilities. We will strive to keep children safe from harm and abuse.Pre-Employment Screening Process:Reference Checks: Referees will preferably be your current or most recent supervisor and must be able to comment directly on your abilities in a work situation. If you have any objection to this action, your concerns should be raised in your application and be discussed with the Selection Panel.Functional Health Assessment: If applicable, the functional health assessment evaluates your physical and functional capacity against the physical demands necessary to safely perform the job for which you have applied. Applicable roles are subject to drug and alcohol testing, please note these tests will potentially require the provision of a urine sample, and a positive test will preclude a candidate from employment with Council at that time.Background Screening: Background checks verify the information you have provided in your application, and where applicable, also check for relevant criminal history. Checks may also include, for example, a confirmation of your employment history, qualifications/tickets and working with children clearance.HOW TO APPLY:You can start an application on the go, from anywhere and return to finish your application via the automatic follow up email when you have time and the required information at hand.You must use your own email address and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with Council.Option 1 - Written ApplicationYou may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document, and then COPY and PASTE into the fields below.Step 1: Fill out our online application form below. Once you have completed all the questions, click ''Next''Step 2: Attach your resume/CV and a cover letter (optional). Once you have attached your document/s click ''Next''.Step 3: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click ''Confirm'' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Option 2 - Audio File ApplicationStep 1: Scroll down and review the Questions that you are required to answer.Step 2: Record an audio file of your responses and save the file (the file must be in an MP3 format and less than 50MB). Please note that all questions with a drop box or a check box as well as the reference checks details cannot be answered via audio file and must be completed below.Step 3: Fill out the Personal Details section and the questions that cannot be completed by audio file on the application form below. For all of the Questions where you are responding via audio file, type the response audio file. Once you have completed all the questions, click ''Next''Step 4: Attach your resume/CV, a cover letter (optional) and your audio file. Once you have attached your documents click ''Next''.Step 5: Please review your application and confirm everything is correct. Click ''Confirm'' to send your completed application.You will receive an email to confirm your application has been received.Byron Shire Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Council recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.Yes I agree to the privacy statement *Personal Details * Required fieldFirst name *Last name *E-mail *Digits only or add + for international numbersStreet *Street Cont.City, Town or Suburb *Postcode or Zipcode *Country *State, Region or Province *LinkedIn URL(Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)QuestionsPlease tell us about your tertiary qualifications in environmental science, natural resource management or equivalent demonstrated experience, including your experience in native fauna field monitoring studies and on ground management of natural vegetation for threatened species. *Please tell us about your experience in community engagement and provision of natural resource management extension. *Please tell us about your success in project management, including the ability to manage contractual obligations and budgets. *Are you currently working at Byron Shire Council? *If you answered ''Yes'' above, please select the applicable category of employment:Do you hold a current drivers licence? *Yes - Auto and ManualYes - Auto OnlyNo1st Referee Details - Name, Position and Company, Contact Details (phone, email etc.) and relationship to the Referee (eg. Supervisor). *2nd Referee Details - Name, Position and Company, Contact Details (phone, email etc.) and relationship to the Referee (eg. Supervisor).Please indicate your eligibility to work in Australia. *Australian/New Zealand citizenPermanent residentNone of the aboveIf you answered ''current visa'' or ''none of the above'' please provide details of your eligibility to work in Australia.Declaration (Please tick)I have not been convicted by a Court of any criminal offences which could affect my application for this positionI understand that any false or misleading information given in this application may render my contract of employment, if I am appointed, liable to terminationI declare that to the best of my knowledge the above information and that submitted in accompanying document(s) is correct. #J-18808-Ljbffr