Key Details

Salary: $50-60/hour (contractor) or $72,000-$92,000 FTE (employee)
Hours: 19-22 hours per week, part-time
Contract: 6 months starting October 1, 2025 (likely extension to March 2028)
Location: Work from home + regular travel to Northern Grampians & Buloke Shires
Employment: Independent contractor (preferred) or part-time employee (0.5-0.6 FTE)

Applications close: August 17, 2025
Contact: Madeleine Grant - [email protected] or 0479 035 646

About the Role

Support strategic coordination and planning for the Buloke Northern Grampians Landcare Network (BNGLN) to deliver impactful environmental projects that protect, enhance and restore biodiversity. You'll build capacity among our 18 member Landcare and Conservation groups while implementing the ambitious Windharp Horizons Landscape Action Plan toward 2043.

This role offers the opportunity to strengthen partnerships within a thriving Landcare community and drive long-term environmental impact across the region.

What You'll Do

Support development and planning of natural resource management projects

Help Landcare groups secure project grants and funding

Facilitate community engagement through workshops, events, and field days

Build local community capacity and resilience

Assist with planning, priority setting, monitoring and evaluation

Foster partnerships with Traditional Owner groups and stakeholders

Key Selection Criteria

Specialist/Technical Expertise

Tertiary qualification(s) in community development, NRM, Environmental Science, Agriculture or a related discipline; or equivalent industry experience.

Stakeholder Management and Partnerships

Excellent interpersonal, networking, facilitation and conflict management skills with a demonstrated ability to liaise and negotiate with and motivate a range of stakeholders across government, community and private sectors.

Communication

Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to prepare clear and concise reports, articles and grant applications suitable for communication to a range of stakeholders, government bodies and community members. Experience with digital communication platforms including websites and social media is highly desirable, along with good public presentation skills.

Community Engagement

Demonstrated experience in the successful delivery of community engagement programs, building volunteer capacity, fostering stakeholder participation in NRM and/or community initiatives.

Planning and Project Management

Proven experience in project planning, development and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation of projects. Experience in developing funding strategies and grant applications.

Organisational Skills

Proven organisational skills with a high level of self-motivation and the ability to set priorities and achieve objectives within timelines and budget constraints.

Other requirements:

Current Driver's License and reliable vehicle

Flexible working hours (including some evenings/weekends)

Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)

For contractors: ABN, public liability ($20M) and professional indemnity ($1M), WorkCover insurance

About BNGLN

Independent, not-for-profit community organization supporting 18 member groups across North Central Victoria, from Natte Yallock to Wycheproof, Donald to Callawadda.

Vision: Local communities and partners collaborating for resilient, biodiverse, and productive landscapes.

Benefits

$1,000 annual professional development budget

Flexible working arrangements

Work from home option

Travel reimbursement (employee option)

Office equipment allowance (employee option)

Funding

Position funded by Victorian Government through the Victorian Landcare Facilitator Program (VLFP) until March 2026. Extension to March 2028 subject to confirmed VLFP funding.

How to Apply

Email applications to: [email protected]
Subject line: 'Landcare Facilitator application - [your surname]'

Include:

Brief statement addressing the Key Selection Criteria

Current resume with two work-related referees

Cover letter

Equal opportunity employer - Applications encouraged from all backgrounds including diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender, sexual orientation, age and socio-economic backgrounds.