Job description

Help lead a Traditional Owner-led initiative driving systems change towards an empowered future for Healthy Reef and Healthy People!

• Identified positions for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates (must be a Reef Traditional Owner to apply).
• Flexible Location – preference for Queensland within the Reef catchment.
• Fixed-term appointment until 30/03/2028 + possible extension.

About ReefTO

The Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner Taskforce (ReefTO) is a Traditional Owner-led initiative dedicated to the health, management, and protection of the Great Barrier Reef. ReefTO honours the decades of work by Elders to assert their cultural authority and rights to sea country and to drive genuine partnerships across the Reef.

Guided by the Reef 2050 Traditional Owner Implementation Plan (TO Implementation Plan), ReefTO focuses on six critical areas: climate change, land & coast, sea country, partnerships and capacity, knowledge systems, and investment.

ReefTO has three key objectives over the next 2-3 years:

• Engage with Traditional Owners to establish a Sea Country Alliance.
• Oversee strategic policy and capacity building actions in the TO Implementation Plan.
• Monitor and report on the delivery of actions in the TO Implementation Plan.

ReefTO is hosted by Pollination Foundation until a Sea Country Alliance is set up.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE (HOWEVER NOT LIMITED TO)

As a Regional Coordinator we are looking for someone with deep listening skills, the ability to craft insightful questions, good organisational skills, and proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (especially PowerPoint) and familiarity with Teams. You should be curious and analytical, able to identify themes and read the story behind the data and have a genuine interest in elevating the role of Traditional Owners in the management, governance, and decision-making related to the Great Barrier Reef.

You will be organising workshops and meetings and coordinating logistics for the dialogue sessions. You will also design and deliver dialogue sessions, collate the information gathered, and work closely with our Communications & Creative team to keep Traditional Owner groups informed you will also prepare clear and accurate materials n consultation with the Ops Manager, prepare short briefing papers to update the ReefTO Leadership Team You will forge and maintain strong connections with Traditional Owner groups throughout the Great Barrier Reef catchment in your allocated region.

DESIRED CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Deep understanding of Reef Traditional Owners’ aspirations and relevant issues.
• An understanding of Reef policy and management initiatives, such as TUMRAs, Sea Country IPAs and Native Title
• Formal qualifications in and/or experience using, the IAP2 framework for engagement is a bonus! Familiarity with ICIP/ID and FPIC would be great however not essential.
• Microsoft Office suite (especially PowerPoint) and familiarity with Teams.
• Confident speaking in public, presenting complex information concisely and engagingly with deep listening skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key partners.

workplace culture

ReefTO promotes a positive, flexible, and supportive work culture, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Flexible working arrangements are supported, including working from home and job share arrangements.

• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Salary packaging available for voluntary superannuation contributions and electric vehicles.
• Leave entitlements with employee wellbeing at front of mind, including 16-weeks paid parental leave, paid family and domestic violence leave and climate crisis leave (see Leave Policy for more details).
• Flexible working arrangements and options for remote work, compressed workweeks or flexible hours.
• Training allowance to support professional development.
• Annual team offsite focused on team building.

If you require any further assistance, or have any further questions, please contact [email protected], using the subject line: Regional Coordinator (Identified) - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

HOW TO APPLY

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To perform this role, it is essential that the person is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. Applications will only be considered from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

A position description is attached.