Australia's natural and cultural heritage is unique. Our land and seascapes are distinctive, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, and to some of the oldest living cultures on earth. These environments and cultures are an essential part of our national identity, and visitors travel from across the country and the world to experience them. The Director of National Parks (the Director) is responsible for six national parks, the Australian National Botanic Gardens, 58 Australian Marine Parks and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Parks Australia is the federal park agency that supports the Director, and they are a division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department). We work to showcase these natural and cultural wonders to the world, demonstrating to all why these places are so special, and inspiring communities to become more invested in their care and future. Kakadu National Park is a world-heritage listed site for its natural and cultural values, and one of three national parks, leased by their Aboriginal owners to the Director of National Parks, and jointly managed by Traditional Owners and Parks Australia. Parks Australia assists with ongoing management of the park's natural and cultural heritage. In addition to ongoing management of the park's natural and cultural heritage, this branch also manages strategic priorities for Parks Australia, managing a range of strategic planning and major capital projects across the three jointly managed parks. The District Operations section consists of a passionate team of land management professionals who, together with Traditional Owners, are responsible for the conservation and management of both the natural and cultural values of a jointly managed World Heritage National Park in accordance with the Lease Agreement, Management Plan and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The key duties of the position include Under limited supervision, at the direction of the Chief Ranger and in accordance with the Lease Agreement, Management Plan and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) the duties of the role include, but are not limited to: support and participate in a range of activities within the Kakadu National Park including assisting in the supervision of National Park Rangers, APS employees and contractors performing work within the park ranger functions assist with day-to-day work activity planning, project delivery, and reporting participation in compliance and enforcement activities coordinating reporting and repairs and maintenance of park assets and infrastructure participation in monitoring and management of threatened and invasive species programs to assist with the development of survey methodology with Parks Science team assist with fire management activities inclusive of prescribed burns and suppression of wildfires assist in the effective management of natural and cultural resource management programs share Traditional Owner's vision for the future of the park and encourage, facilitate and participate in the exchange of knowledge, experience and skills between Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff, the community and public. participation in incident response operations such as, search and rescue and emergency response. For detailed information about the job-specific capabilities for this role , please view the Job Description which can be downloaded from our website - the Apply Now link will take you there.
