Position No: DBCA3164880

Salary/Level: Level 6 or 7, $115,824 - $127,647 or $134,481 - $143,736 p.a. plus Superannuation

Tenure: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Kensington, Western Australia

Parks and Wildlife Service promote and support nature and culture-based tourism opportunities on CALM Act land.

The Nature-based Tourism Division is the point of contact for departmental staff and the tourism industry to facilitate sustainable, nature and culture-based commercial tourism and attractions on national, marine and conservation parks and reserves managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service.

We are currently seeking a Aboriginal Tourism Coordinator to join our team.

The Aboriginal Tourism Coordinator plans, coordinates and facilitates Aboriginal tourism outcomes in parks by working collaboratively with joint and cooperative management partners, Aboriginal tourism businesses and partner organisations. Responsible for planning and delivering awareness raising to support Aboriginal tourism, and, together with our partners, for creating opportunities for Aboriginal people to be involved in providing tourism and visitor services in parks.

At DBCA, we have adopted Leadership Expectations which provides a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector. In this role, you will be Leading Others to help drive positive change.

The successful applicant will be required to possess or obtain a current and satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.

Application Instructions:

To allow the selection panel to make an accurate assessment of your application, please submit the following:

• A covering letter.
• A written response addressing the four (4) requested criteria below (in no more than three (3) pages).
• A current resume.

Selection Criteria

1. Considerable knowledge of and experience in working successfully with Aboriginal traditional owners, preferably in Tourism.
2. Well-developed interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build and maintain positive relationships with Aboriginal people and communities, as well as with internal and external stakeholder individuals and organisations.
3. Demonstrated high level of written and oral communication skills and the ability to use computer software for word processing.
4. Demonstrated ability to think analytically, problem-solve, negotiate to achieve outcomes and to work with initiative and minimal supervision.

Please click “Apply” and you will be redirected to the WA Government Jobs Board website at https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/ where you can submit your application online.

For further information on the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, please visit https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/.

For further job-related information, please contact Sveva Falletto on (08) 9219 9912.

Closing date: Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 12 noon AWST (2pm AEST). No late or pro forma applications will be accepted.