Great Barrier Reef and Marine Parks (GBR&MP) Region are excited to share an incredible opportunity for a Senior Ranger to join the team on a temporary basis, through to 30 June 2025.

As one of the six regions of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, the GBR&MP Region delivers conservation and management activities across land and sea including implementing the Reef Joint Field Management Program. This role is working with in the Technical Support Team. As the Senior Ranger, you will implement the Values Based Management Framework (VBMF) for protected areas in the GBR&MP Region, focusing on research, assessments and management plans while building partnerships with Traditional Owners and stakeholders through consultation and workshops.

Job details

Join our team as a Senior Ranger in the Technical Support Team, where you'll work across diverse and exciting environments with a passionate group of people. You will lead the Values Based Management Framework, a planning framework for Queensland's protected areas.

You will collaborate with the wider Technical Support team to assist in the development of management instruments and strategies. This role offers the unique opportunity to build partnerships with First Nations communities, working together to protect Country and preserve natural landscapes.

If you're looking for a dynamic, impactful role where you can lead a team in making a real difference in protecting the environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Role focus:
• Lead and manage a dispersed team, set priorities, allocate resources, and develop strategies and procedures.
• Build and maintain relationships with Traditional Owners, stakeholders and other groups to promote conservation and park usage.
• Oversee emergency response, compliance, staff training, and recovery after natural disasters, ensuring effective resource management.
• Manage budgets, infrastructure projects, and participate in agency planning, providing technical input and preparing complex correspondence.

To be considered you must hold the following qualifications:
• An unrestricted manual driver's license or be prepared to obtain a manual license if you do not.
• While no formal qualifications are required for this role, possession of a relevant qualification/s will be highly regarded.

To apply:
Lodge an application online at www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au that consists of the following:
• your current resume of no more than 4 pages.
• a short 1- or 2-page statement that briefly describes why you are the best suited person for this role.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/606991/24

Closing Date: Sunday, 05 January 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 606991 24 Role Description v1 (Word, 330KB)
  
  
  606991 24 Role Description v1 (Word, 161KB)