Reports to: Executive Manager, Biocultural Landscapes

Status: Full time

Term: Ongoing

Direct Reports: Multiple

Location: Alexandra, Victoria

Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TLaWC) is the voice of the Taungurung people, a people with a strong sense of shared identity, self-determining in the management of Country and culture. As a Registered Aboriginal Party, TLaWC upholds the interests of the Taungurung people with emphasis on economic, social and cultural well-being. TLaWC's focus is to preserve the past, protect the present and strengthen the future of the Taungurung Nation, which occupies a large part of Central Victoria.

Perks to working with TLaWC include:

- Paid days off over the Christmas period and your birthday
- Access to TLaWC pool vehicles
- NFP Salary sacrifice benefits
- Training and development opportunities
- Confidential EAP
- Contributing to useful and rewarding work
- Working with a supportive and empowering team that are passionate about Traditional Owner rights and the health of Country

Lead the vision for how Taungurung people care for and govern Country. As part of the Biocultural Landscapes senior leadership team, you'll drive the strategic direction of our Cultural Land Management team and make sure the community's goals for healthy Country and stronger cultural practice are realised.

You'll work closely with the Executive Manager, Biocultural Landscapes to deliver the TLaWC Cultural Land Management Strategy. You'll build programs that give the Taungurung Nation more influence in the Planning, Management and Governance of Country, using a Cultural Landscapes approach. You'll oversee our Cultural Water, Cultural Forest, Cultural Fire and Taungurung Parks programs (including the Parks Ranger Program and setting up and running the TOLMB). You'll also coordinate the department's work on government policy, strategy and legislative reform,



opening new ways for Traditional Owner rights and interests to be recognised and put into practice.

Key Duties

- Engage with relevant State agencies and TLaWC staff to deliver a comprehensive and visionary Cultural Land Management Strategy for the appropriate management of the entire Taungurung estate, with which all State program development into the future will need to comply.
- Establish and deliver existing and new strategic Cultural Landscape Pilots in collaboration with CLM Programs and other BLD teams
- Manage staff so as to ensure a consistent approach and a coherent plan for Taungurung Country management, planning and governance.
- Manage the Cultural Land Management team, and take responsibility for budgeting, reporting and compliance associated with all grant funding associated with the responsibilities of that team.
- Provide specialist technical advice and advocacy in engaging with a range of stakeholders on culturally informed NRM and Country management matters
- Prepare high quality briefs, submissions, reports and presentations for TLaWC Executive management and/or government and non-government partners.
- Take responsibility for leading work – policy, strategic and operational – that will advance Taungurung rights and interests in the governance, planning and management of Country, in ways that supports the work of all Biocultural Landscape Department teams
- As part of the Senior Leadership team, contribute to a range of outcomes in relation to treaty, land management, economic development and nation-building
- As part of the Senior Leadership team,



actively contribute to the development and implementation of organisational policies, systems, procedures and processes that will ensure a best practice approach to everything TLaWC does.
- Lead and support implementation of an effective OHSMS through allocation of required resources. Direct and support employees to contribute to the effectiveness of OHSMS
- Key Selection Criteria

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and relevant industry experience in any of the following: natural resource management, community development, conservation ecology, social sciences. Previous experience in participatory natural resource management will be highly regarded.
- Understanding and commitment to strength-based development and culturally led land management.
- Demonstrated capacity in the following areas: policy co-design and advice; policy advocacy, program co-design and complex project management.
- Highly developed analytical and complex problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise, engage, coordinate, and negotiate across stakeholders and collaborators with a wide range of expertise and backgrounds.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrable management/ team leadership ability.
- Successfully pass a Working with Children Check
- Hold a valid Victorian drivers licence

Application Process:

Applicants must submit their CV and a Cover Letter (maximum 2 pages) to ••••@tlawc.com.au or by applying directly to this ad.

Your application will be assessed against the Key Selection Criteria and the ability to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

Full Job Description available at https://taungurung.com.au/careers/

Applications close 5pm November 6th

We reserve the right to close this advertisement prior to the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.

📌 Director, Cultural Land Management (Alexandra)
🏢 Taungurung Land & Waters Council
📍 Alexandra