The Girringun Region Indigenous Protected Areas (the Girringun IPA) was declared in 2013 and is Australia's largest marine and terrestrial co-management IPA. The Girringun IPA extends over diverse tenures including Aboriginal-held lands, freehold lands, conservation parks, national parks, marine parks, and reserve lands. Girringun IPA co-management partnerships involve Girringun member group Elders and Traditional Owners, their RNTBCs/PBCs and Traditional Owner land-holding bodies, Australian and Queensland government agencies, World Heritage management agencies, local government, regional natural resource management (NRM) organisations and the conservation sector.
The Girringun Region IPA Coordinator will be primarily responsible for managing Girringun’s obligations relating to the coordinated implementation, progression, administration and periodic review of collaborative management arrangements agreed under the Girringun Region Indigenous Protected Areas. This position will work closely with all staff engaged through our regional Land and Sea program.
Objectives of position
•Working as a team member of Girringun’s regional Land & Sea program;
•Coordinating regional-scale, collaborative management arrangements;
•Overseeing the making, monitoring and review of all related (non-legal) agreements;
•Coordinating IPA team secretariat services to the Girringun IPA Steering Committee;
•Regularly liaising with all IPA partners including statutory managers / agencies;
•Initiating and conducting regular community / stakeholder liaison and networking;
•Producing accurate and timely community and agency IPA communications materials;
•Undertaking general administrative duties and maintaining accurate files;
•Timely management and meeting of all project reporting requirements; and
•Assisting in integrated and efficient delivery of Girringun land and sea management services.
*THIS POSITION IS IDENTIFIED FOR AN ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSON *
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you will need to submit:
(1 page) Your cover letter must include:
(maximum 4 pages): Include your personal data with name, qualifications, membership of professional associations where relevant, your employment history in date order with emphasis on the relevant experience asked for by the selection panel, and names and contact details of two referees.
Submit an application that responds to the “Selection Criteria” by providing a short summary against each question explaining how your skills and experience are best suited to the position.
To obtain an application package please reference IPA01
Contact: Melody Caldwell
Email: hr@girringun.com.au
Phone: (07) 40668 300 Ext. 3
*CLOSING DATE: 5:00pm Friday 29 November 2024*
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