• Full-time for two years from commencement or until 31 March 2024, whichever is sooner.
• Ongoing employment will depend on future funding.
• 76 hours per fortnight
• Based at Mackay Environment Centre, 156 Wood St, Mackay Qld 4740
• Salary on commencement: $3002.48 per fortnight (SCHADS award, Level 4 Paypoint 3)

If you want to use your organising skills to help people in Central Queensland make a real difference about climate change then we want to hear from you.

The expansion of coal and gas mining in the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region must be stopped for the world to have any chance of preventing runaway climate change.

Your job will be to build and guide an active volunteer group who will take action to build broader community support for climate action and expose the environmental failings of the fossil fuel mining industry.

About You

Preferably you are already a resident of the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region or you are familiar with life in regional communities.

You will have a strong commitment to preventing damaging climate change, especially working on building an effective campaign in Central Queensland to prevent further expansion of coal mining in the Bowen and Galilee Basins.

You must have the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and identify their passions, skills and abilities to ensure that they can effectively contribute to the campaign.

The Job

This is position is funded until 31 March 2024. Ongoing employment will depend on future funding.

As a community organiser you will work alongside other campaign staff based at the Mackay Environment Centre. Your responsibilities will be to:

• identify, recruit and manage a team of local campaign volunteers according to a plan developed in agreement with you and your manager;
• contribute to and provide feedback on the campaign plan;
• train and motivate campaign volunteers;
• reliably and consistently record data;
• engage in written and oral communication with members, supporters and the general public, face-to-face and through various print and electronic media;
• maintain parts of the MCG website and social media platforms;
• organise campaign related events

Selection Criteria

Qualifications

• Training in community organising or related organising skills will be highly valued
• Drivers licence is essential

Experience

• Knowledge of the Central Queensland region
• Demonstrated experience in community, industrial or other organising in a paid or volunteer role
• Experience in training others
• A history of involvement in community organisations as a volunteer will be highly valued

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict and find solutions to problems
• Understanding of strategic campaign planning

About Mackay Conservation Group

Mackay Conservation Group was established in 1984 and is the lead environmental organisation in the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region of Central Queensland. We have campaigned for protection of woodlands, rainforests, oceans and our rivers for more than 35 years. In 2020 we will be working on two campaigns: preventing pollution caused by burning coal and maintaining and restoring the rivers that flow to the Great Barrier Reef.

Mackay Conservation Group is located in the heart of coal country. The Bowen and Galilee coal basins are located west of Mackay and several of the world’s largest coal ports are located north and south of Mackay. We have taken a leading role in the campaign to end the destructive climate effects of coal mining and burning.