"Regional Soil Coordinator"

Regional Soil Coordinator

Fixed term, full time appointment (2 years)

Professional Employee Level 8 - $102,831 – $116,253 pa

Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave

Casuarina Campus

A brand-new opportunity to work within the Office of Research and Innovation at Charles Darwin University. 

About the Position

As the Regional Soil Coordinator (RSC), you will represent the Northern Hub in matters related to the management and improvement of soils, across lands managed for horticulture, agriculture, pastoralism, and indigenous values. The RSC will maintain relationships with producers, industry representatives, and the national network of RSCs. Working under broad direction with a degree of autonomy, the Regional Soils Coordinator will facilitate partnerships and build capabilities of service providers delivering soil services within the Northern Hub region to ensure land managers receive more effective, targeted and integrated soil services allowing them to understand their soil and make better management decisions. Coordinators will also be responsible for driving national priorities and services to the regions and reporting back to the Australian Government on regional issues and outcomes.

About You

To be successful, you will require:

• Graduate qualifications and relevant experience in agriculture, natural resource management or a related field.
• Knowledge and experience of applied agricultural research, innovation or extension, preferably in a northern Australian context.
• Understanding of regional soil issues, and the ability to work innovatively with farming communities to address them.
• Excellent personal communication skills and a proven capacity to engage stakeholders and to translate complex information into simple and culturally appropriate messaging.
• Demonstrated experience in creating or managing regional networks with key organisations delivering soil services, such as Landcare networks, agriculture grower groups, agriculture industry, regional natural resource management groups, state government agencies, and private providers. 
• Strong project management skills, with a proven capacity to work independently to deliver outcomes.
• Proven skills in communication and project management.
• Proven capacity to write and report concisely and manage time effectively to meet tight deadlines.
• Understanding and sensitivity to work effectively in a complex cross-industry and cross-cultural environment.
• Proven ability to work and solve problems independently.

To view the responsibilities of the role, please click on the: Position Profile.

Remuneration 

Appointment to this role will be at Professional Employee Level 8. The base salary will be in the range of $102,831 – $116,253 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $120,831 - $136,016 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?

•  An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University

•  Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research

•  Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression

•  An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory

•  17% superannuation 

•  Up to six weeks of paid annual leave 

•  Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)

•  Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)

•  Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989

•  Free on-campus parking in designated areas

•  Employee Assistance Program

•  Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply

All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Nadia Rimmer via email: nadia@northernhub.au

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 7154 or email peopleservices@cdu.edu.au.

Diversity and Inclusion

At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are. 

Applications Close: Wednesday 14th August 2024