Team Leader Operations Natural Asset Protection

About the role

This presents an amazing opportunity for a leader who is keen to make a difference and improve environmental outcomes for the North Coast region. In this role you will drive the strategic direction and operational delivery of North Coast LLS NRM programs. Leading a team of skilled staff you will work closely with stakeholders across the community, including landholders, to protect and enhance environmental assets. The Team Leader supports the design and leads the delivery of major NRM investment including Marine Estate Management, Koala Recovery, Australian Government Investment and NRM NSW Flagship projects.

Within this role you will:

• Oversee the design and delivery of NRM programs including waterway health, habitat management, threatened species and environmental markets.
• Develop and maintain key NRM stakeholder relationships
• Foster professional partnerships, drive innovation and collaboration both across government and with external stakeholders
• Work independently, leading a small team, collaborating effectively and providing inputs to strategy and planning processes
• Contribute to Regional Leadership.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Strong leadership skills
• Strong project management, negotiation, problem solving skils
• Excellent communication skills to engage and collaborate with key stakeholders and build partnerships
• A passion to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex natural resource management issues
• A working knowledge of the legislative and policy framework underpinning natural resource management in NSW
• A Current NSW Class C Driver
• Skills to lead a multidisciplinary team to work together with a range of external and internal stakeholders.

Why Work for Us?

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in community.

As part of our team, you will be able to:

• Deliver with impact. You are empowered and trusted to create impact through exposure to cutting-edge projects and research, career defining opportunities, and get to be part of a team creating sustainable solutions that will leave a legacy.
• Connect to what matters. We are all about forming deep community relationships, fostering our passionate and connected teams. It is central to our work to support a true sense of belonging across the team.
• Live your way. From bringing your whole self to work, to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, at Regional NSW you will be able to find the balance that works for you.

We are a young agency, but with that has come a personality that is dedicated, passionate, proactive, influential, and informed. We’re all about ‘having a crack’.