Sheep and Beef Livestock Industry Development Officer
Core
Deliver targeted extension services, technical advice, and industry engagement to accelerate evidence-based practices in sheep and beef businesses in South-East Victoria.
Role type
Livestock industry development officer (extension & technical advisory)
Builds
Producer networks, demonstration activities, benchmarking programs, and farm-business resilience initiatives
Domain
Agriculture (Sheep and Beef production)
Required skills
Sheep and beef production systems expertise, livestock management, pasture and grazing systems, nutrition, feedbase management, farm business resilience, emerging industry technologies, extension program design, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Ability to translate research into practical on-farm outcomes, facilitation of group learning, adaptation to climatic and market changes
Technologies
Evidence-based practices, emerging industry technologies
Responsibilities
Design and deliver extension programs and demonstration activities, coordinate producer networks, provide technical advice on livestock and pasture management, support producers in adapting to changing conditions, facilitate industry group learning
Seniority
Specialist/Technical Expert