Principal Project Officer

Description:

Can you build effective and enduring partnerships and collaborations for successful conservation outcomes? Are you excited by the opportunity to support threatened species recovery and biodiversity conservation outcomes in some of the most diverse and iconic natural areas in Queensland? As the Principal Project Officer in Threatened Species Operations you will use your skills to develop and support the delivery of strategic projects and initiatives that will contribute to Threatened Species recovery in disaster affected regions like the Wet Tropics and north-western Queensland.

The person that we are looking for has exceptional project management and evaluation skills, is able to build and maintain meaningful and effective collaborations with a wide range of stakeholders and is committed to making a difference to threatened species conservation in Queensland.

As the AO6 Principal Project Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a range of projects funded through the Environmental Investigations and Biodiversity Conservation streams under the joint Queensland and Australian Government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). The DRFA provides funding for projects that support the rehabilitation and restoration of rain and flood affected environments to maintain healthy ecosystems and improve their resilience against future events.

The Principal Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing the development of project agreements with stakeholders and service providers, managing procurement and grants, tracking finance and reporting requirements, managing stakeholder engagement, program communications and media considerations. You will work with staff within Threatened Species Operations and build relationships within the department and with other government agencies, First Nations Peoples, research institutions, natural resource management groups, non-government organisations

and species experts to deliver projects. There will be opportunities to travel to project sites to meet with delivery partners, undertake site inspections and review project outcomes as part of this role.

A critical element of our program is working with our stakeholders and communicating our program priorities, so we are looking for someone who is engaging and adaptive in their communications and ways of working.

To Be Successful In This Position You Must Have

• Experience in project management related to ecological planning, conservation management, landscape scale science or threatened species management.
• The work we do is challenging and critical to the conservation of threatened species. We are looking for someone that understands the principles of threatened species management and recovery to ensure our projects are appropriately designed, well managed and outcomes focused.
• We are looking for someone who can demonstrate exceptional project management skills, has the ability to plan, deliver and evaluate project and program outcomes to contribute to broader program priorities.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a diverse team
• We are looking for someone who can work across several teams and a variety of projects to gather the best available information, encourage discussion and contributions, and meet our program priorities.
• You will need to manage yourself, your priorities and outputs, take responsibility for your work and inspire others to do the same.
• An ability to build relationships and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• We are looking for someone with the confidence and skills to initiate constructive conversations, negotiate projects, contracts and funding, and to maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders
• You will be able to develop projects with a range of service providers to deliver threatened species research, monitoring and recovery programs that utilise contemporary and innovative science-based approaches
• You will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, and an ability to articulate purpose, engage with a variety of audiences and demonstrated attention to accuracy of information.
• An ability to contribute to workplace equity and diversity to enrich our culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion.
• We are looking for someone who is a positional and personal leader who will contribute to a positive and inclusive team culture and working environment.
• Respect, open communication, and a growth mindset are critical for this role and highly valued by our team.
  
  
  

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group Primary Industry & Environment