Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer Rural Financial Counselling Service North Queensland – Croydon QLD We are employing an Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer to primarily service the LGAs of Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Etheridge, and dependant on need also the LGAs of Charters Towers, Flinders, McKinlay, Longreach, Winton and Richmond. We want you to maximise your chance of becoming our employee, and you'll do this by: Providing a CV detailing qualifications and relevant work experience (maximum three pages). Providing written responses to all ‘Key Requirements’ (maximum three pages in total). Refer below for the key requirements. Applications not addressing those two criteria will be unable to be considered. FIFO is not a preferred employment model. This is a maximum term contract to 30 June 2028. Closing date for applications is 28 October however the employer reserves the right to close applications earlier. Please read on on to see if this is the job for you.

About us
Farm Business Planning North Qld (FBPNQ) is a business unit of the Central Western Qld Remote Area Planning and Development Board, or RAPAD, as it is more commonly known. RAPAD is a leader in regional and economic development, advocacy, and a proud and effective delivery agency of many government programs. This role is funded by the Qld Reconstruction Authority, Qld Department of Primary Industries via the Federal Government's Disaster Relief Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

About the role
The Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) assists in medium-term recovery and long-term resilience by supporting primary producers impacted by eligible disaster events, promoting community recovery initiatives, and working with stakeholders to build enterprise productivity and community resilience.



The Role and Objectives The IRRO’s objectives are to assist in medium-term recovery and long-term resilience by:
- assisting primary producers that have been impacted by an eligible disaster event in accessing referral pathways to available grants and loans and industry, business, financial and mental health support,
- promotion of the Community Event Fund and working with local government, not for profits, Community Recovery Officers, mental health service providers and NRM groups to support additional community events or enhance existing community events to assist in community recovery, maintain social cohesion and interaction and build on existing resilience amongst individuals, families and communities,
- working with NRM groups and graziers to recognise impacts of the flooding event that may have a longer-term impact on enterprise productivity and supporting implementation of on-ground assistance to mitigate those impacts,
- identifying event impacted areas and areas of emerging needs and delivering workshops that meet the needs of impacted producers,
- supporting the development of industry-specific on-farm business resilience plans and providing links to technical advice on natural disaster recovery and resilience,
- supporting other programs and initiatives that will assist enterprises with preparedness and mitigation for future flood events. Outcomes:



Primary producers are supported in medium to long term recovery with access to referral pathways for support such as available financial support, financial counselling and mental health Agricultural businesses have increased awareness of the risks that disasters have on their business and are supported in business resilience planning to address the potential risks and threats from future natural disasters and opportunities to undertake activities to mitigate broader impacts of climate variability. Workshops, targeted training and community events focused on the agricultural sector and the communities they support will build community resilience by creating stronger connections and relationships. Long-term resilience is strengthened across multiple high value production industries across Queensland. The IRRO will work in conjunction with other IRROs operating within the activated area delivering the outcomes collectively. This includes regular meetings with the IRRO Coordinator (minimum monthly). Activities The activities to be delivered by the IRRO program include:
- supporting primary producers to access available assistance such as DRFA recovery grants and loans.
- supporting primary producers to identify and access other support measures that may be available such as mental health programs.
- providing a referral service to financial counselling, business wellbeing coaches, social support services, health and other related programs.
- assisting primary producers in the development of individual resilience plans including providing a connection to planning programs that already exist to increase resilience (for example the Farm Business Resilience Program (FBRP) of the Future Drought Fund).
- monitoring, evaluating and reporting to Gov

📌 Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (Croydon)
🏢 Rural Financial Counselling Service North Queensland
📍 Croydon