The Opportunity

Emama Nguda Aboriginal Corporation (ENAC) is seeking an experienced and hands-on Aquaculture Hatchery Coordinator to coordinate the technical aspects of its aquaculture enterprise in Derby, Western Australia.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a culturally significant and commercially sustainable freshwater prawn, or jarramba, operation that creates meaningful training and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people in and around Derby.

Working in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, you will coordinate technical hatchery activities, monitor stock health and production systems, maintain accurate records, and support safe, compliant and reliable hatchery operations.

What You Will Be Doing

- Coordinate broodstock management, spawning, incubation, larval rearing, live-feed systems and aquatic animal husbandry.
- Monitor stock health, survival, growth, water quality and production performance.
- Establish and refine hatchery trials, repeatable breeding processes and production systems.
- Monitor recirculation systems and support pond trials and commercial broodstock systems.
- Develop and coordinate daily, weekly and seasonal hatchery work plans.
- Maintain hygiene, animal-health, disease-prevention, infection-control and biosecurity requirements.
- Respond to hatchery alarms and escalate significant technical or operational issues.
- Coordinate cleaning, servicing and maintenance requirements for hatchery equipment and systems.
- Maintain production, maintenance, licensing and compliance records and prepare technical reports.
- Support licence and quarantine applications, production returns, fish-health sampling and other regulatory requirements.
- Build productive relationships with suppliers, contractors, training providers, regulators and research partners.

What You Will Bring

- Commercial aquaculture, hatchery operations or aquatic animal production experience.




- Practical knowledge of broodstock, larval rearing, hatchery production systems, live-feed cultures and stock husbandry.
- Experience monitoring water quality, animal health, biosecurity and hatchery production systems.
- Strong planning, problem-solving, record-keeping and reporting capability.
- Knowledge of safety, environmental, licensing and regulatory requirements relevant to aquaculture.
- The ability to coordinate technical activities and respond effectively to operational issues.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to provide practical guidance to others.
- Microsoft Office capability and a current C Class Driver’s Licence.
- The ability to work independently and flexibly in a regional operating environment.

Why Join ENAC?

- Contribute to a unique Aboriginal-owned aquaculture venture.
- Support employment, training and economic development opportunities for local Aboriginal people.
- Play an important technical role in the development of a commercial freshwater aquaculture operation.
- Work in a practical role with strong community purpose.
- Experience life and work in the culturally rich Kimberley region.

Selection Criteria

Essential

- Demonstrated experience in commercial aquaculture, hatchery operations or aquatic animal production.
- Experience managing broodstock, larval rearing, hatchery production systems, live-feed cultures and stock husbandry.
- Experience monitoring water quality, animal health, biosecurity and hatchery production systems.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical activities,



respond to operational issues and improve hatchery processes.
- Sound knowledge of safety, environmental, licensing and regulatory requirements relevant to aquaculture operations.
- Solid planning, problem-solving, technical record-keeping and reporting skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
- Competency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to work independently, make evidence-based decisions and respond calmly to hatchery and production issues.

Desirable

- Experience working with Aboriginal people and communities.
- Experience living or working in remote or regional locations.
- Experience with freshwater prawns, cherabin, barramundi or comparable aquaculture species.
- Knowledge of aquaculture licensing, quarantine, production returns and fish-health sampling requirements.

Pre Employment Requirements

- Australian working rights.
- Current C Class Driver’s Licence.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check.
- Satisfactory pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol screening, with ongoing fitness-for-work requirements where applicable.

About Emama Nguda Aboriginal Corporation

Emama Nguda Aboriginal Corporation (ENAC) is a community-controlled Aboriginal corporation based in Derby, WA. Since 1994, ENAC has delivered programs and services that support Aboriginal people, families and communities across the West Kimberley. Through employment, housing, youth, community development and wellbeing initiatives, ENAC is committed to strengthening communities and providing meaningful opportunities for Aboriginal people.

Working with ENAC offers the prospect to be part of an organisation that values cultural respect, community empowerment, collaboration and making a lasting difference.

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📌 Aquaculture Hatchery Coordinator (Derby)
🏢 Emama Nguda Aboriginal
📍 Derby