Are you ready to make a difference in the world of conservation?

Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is calling upon passionate individuals to join our team. As the largest private non-profit landowner for conservation in Australia, we are committed to safeguarding the habitats and wildlife that make our country unique.

About AWC:

Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is a global leader in conservation, providing hope for Australia’s wildlife with a science-informed, land management partnership approach which delivers high impact results. We protect endangered wildlife across 12.9 million hectares in iconic regions such as the Kimberley, Cape York, the Top End and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. 

AWC's mission - to deliver effective conservation for all native animal species and their habitats - is achieved by:

• Operations - delivering effective large-scale land management including fire management, feral animal control, weed control and infrastructure management. 
• Science - delivering the largest national biological survey program with a focus on measuring the population of indicator species and the extent of threatening processes as well as conducting research on key issues such as feral cat control. 
• Fundraising - mobilising finance (primarily, tax deductible donations) from the general public and philanthropists including through effective communication of field updates from around the AWC estate.  

About the Role: 

The Kimberley region in Western Australia contains the only parts of mainland Australia to have suffered no known mammal extinctions since European colonisation. This is particularly significant given Australia’s track record of having the worst rate of recent mammal extinctions in the world. Spanning an immense 42.35 million hectares, the Kimberley is home to a remarkable suite of threatened and endemic wildlife and plant species.

AWC occupies a unique position within the Kimberley, having built strategic partnerships with key regional stakeholders including Traditional Owners, the Australian Government Department of Defence, WA Government agencies and pastoralist leaseholders.

Through these strategic partnerships, AWC is delivering and influencing effective conservation across a vast 6.1 million hectares of the Kimberley – an extraordinary conservation intervention, and an unparalleled opportunity for conservation science.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be a strong advocate for AWC’s conservation model and achievements.
• Ensuring tight integration with the Science and Development (fundraising) teams.
• Engagement with key stakeholders and AWC supporters, including through sanctuary events and the operation of visitor programs, and contributing to AWC’s communications program.
• Management of your region as part of a national AWC approach to conservation Work, working closely with AWC’s NW science team, and their Regional Ecologist NW.
• Collaborate with representatives from our partnerships with the Dambimangari , Wilinggin and Yulmbu Aboriginal Corporations and the Commonwealth Department of Defence, as well as other regional stakeholders and neighbouring landowners.
• Alongside the Regional Ecologist, cultivate and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with Traditional Owner’s recognized by Native Title, and the organisations that represent them.
• Running the Mornington Wilderness Camp, AWC’s most significant visitor infrastructure facility.
• The position supervises:
  • Three Site based Operations Managers, delivering fire, feral animal, weed management and infrastructure works
  • The Operations Manager Visitor Management NW, who runs two seasonal wilderness camps
  • The Fire Management Officer NW, responsible for delivering AWC’s fire management program and wildfire suppression response in collaboration with AWC’s partners and neighbours.
  • A Regional Facilities Maintenance Officer and Regional Administration Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: The execution of tasks associated with the position will involve fieldwork in remote locations. While this is a management position with a significant portion of office work, it can sometimes be away from an established field base, often in isolated locations travelling or working alone. At times the working environment will be outdoors and in the extremes of weather – hot and wet and/or dry. During the Kimberley dry season this can range from 3 degrees overnight to 40+ degrees during the day..

About the You:

Critical competencies:

• Strategic thinker: you need to be able to evaluate complex issues to find solutions that aid the achievement of AWCs strategic objectives.
• People management skills: with workload planning, priorisation, communication, team building, stakeholder relationship and a strong focus on Health and Safety.
• Practical land management and asset management or comparable skills/experience: demonstrated knowledge and / or practical experience, (or comparable experience that is readily transferable) in planning, overseeing and delivering land management and assets / infrastructure programs including;
  • Infrastructure projects, such as fencing, building or other relevant projects;
  • Feral eradication programs across unfenced landscapes;
  • Weed eradication programs on a landscape scale;
  • Landscape scale prescribed fire programs, including wildfire response;
  • Managing and supporting staff who use a wide range of plant and equipment (generators, pumps, power tools etc, and perform routine repairs, including mechanical, and maintenance).
  • 4WD experience in relevant off-road conditions is essential.
• Financial management: demonstrated ability to deliver projects in a cost-effective manner and to manage financial resources.
• A passion for conservation: a passion for, or strong in interest in, conservation.
• Willingness to travel.

Qualifications:

• Formal qualifications in a relevant discipline is preferred, as well as strong practical experience and a good track record of delivering ‘on-ground’ results.

Licenses & Certificates:

• Valid manual driver’s license
• Senior first aid certificate or the capacity to readily obtain it (remote certification – highly desirable).
• Current Police clearance certificate.

For a detailed job description, please click here: Regional Operations Manager - North West

Join our Journey:

Take the leap and start your next adventure with the AWC in the North West!

PLEASE NOTE: The position is based in Broome, however open to negotiation. 

Initial enquiries to: [email protected]  

Applications:

To submit an application, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts to complete an online application form. Your application must include CV and covering letter, briefly addressing the critical competencies listed in the detailed job description attachment.

Please note:

1. Applicants must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have a suitable visa in place that allows ongoing full-time work in Australia, in order to apply for this position. Sponsorship is not available.
2. If you apply for this role, AWC will include you in its ongoing updates and communications about its events, activities and fundraising initiatives. You may opt out of these communications at any time.
3. Any application submitted to AWC will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy, available at www.australianwildlife.org/privacy-policy/. By providing us with your contact details, your consent to receive communications and direct educational material will remain current until you advise us otherwise.

AWC is a welcoming and inclusive organisation that invites individuals from diverse backgrounds, such as those who identify as First Nations and Torres Strait Islander, individuals with disabilities, the LGBTIQA+ community, neurodivergent individuals, and those from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, to apply for the opportunity. AWC values and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable to be themselves, and where a range of perspectives, cultures, and voices are respected and recognised as a key part to the success of AWC.