Principal Project Officer
Core
Leading a small high-achieving team to develop and support implementation of biodiversity and threatened species conservation programs, including a field-based partnership project managing Chlamydial disease in koalas.
Role type
Senior IC Principal Project Officer (Environment Officer Class 11)
Builds
Biodiversity conservation programs, habitat restoration initiatives, and wildlife disease management projects
Domain
Environmental conservation / Wildlife management / Public sector
Required skills
Team leadership, project coordination, budget management, stakeholder engagement, program implementation, field program management
Preferred skills
Experience leading ecologists, knowledge of koala conservation, biosecurity standards expertise
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Lead a small team of ecologists, manage a field-based partnership project for Chlamydial disease in koalas, support habitat restoration programs, prepare briefings and correspondence, respond to community inquiries, support the wildlife rehabilitation sector in maintaining biosecurity standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership