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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

A.B.N. 77 261 612 162

PMB 227 Umuwa via Alice Springs NT 0872

Phone: (08) 8954 8101Fax: (08) 8954 8110

Website:

Women’s Project Coordinator

Responsible to:Program Manager, APY Land Management

Location: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, SA

Position Summary

The Women’s Project Coordinator will support Anangu women to lead land management activities, using traditional knowledge and contemporary practices, to conserve and protect species, ecosystems and culturally significant sites on APY Lands. Focusing on four communities in the eastern APY Lands, the Project Coordinator will initiate a consultation process to determine Anangu women’s aspirations and priorities for land management and use this to develop appropriate on-ground works. The Project Coordinator will build, mentor and support a team of Anangu women in each community to implement the land management activities. A key aspect of the project will be to assist Anangu women in the collection, storage and dissemination of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK). This will include organising multi-media training to enable women to capture, edit and share current stories from the project, and their future land management aspirations. The person should have strong interpersonal skills, a keen interest in the people and ecology of Central Australia, and the ability to live and operate in remote locations.

Key responsibilities

Project design and consultation

  • Organise consultations with Anangu women in each community to discuss IEK on topics such as biodiversity, fire, weeds and feral animals to determine women’s aspirations and priorities for land management
  • In consultation with each community, recruit and build a team of women to undertake the on-ground land management activities
  • Under the direction of land management ecologist and program manager, facilitate participation of these women in the development of annual project plans. Project plans are likely to include activities such as: cultural site maintenance prescribed burning, vegetation monitoring and management, feral animal management and threatened species protection.

On-Ground works

Manage the implementation of the annual Scope of Works plans, including:

  • Planning a timetable for annual Scope of Works, with guidance from the Ecologist and Program Manager
  • Building and supporting the Anangu women teams in each of the four communities to undertake their land management activities. This will include recruitment, mentoring, performance management and the identification of development and training opportunities.
  • Arranging logistics to enable works to be undertaken, such as sourcing and ordering supplies, managing staffing needs, and managing the availability and maintenance of vehicles, tools and equipment
  • Implementing field activities with each women’s group, including training in data collection methods and/or organising and managing contractors to lead specific short-term field activities to provide training
  • Building links with schools in each of the four communities in order to organise school/community visits to country so that senior women can transfer traditional knowledge to younger women
  • Organising and assisting each women’s group with the collation, storage and dissemination of IEK during the project
  • Ensuring APY Work Health Safety policies and procedures are adhered to during all on-ground activities

Project reporting

  • Assist each women’s group with data management, analysis and reporting
  • Support and encourage training and the involvement of women in communicating about the project throughout and beyond the Lands
  • With guidance from the program manager, prepare timely project reports and assist with the preparation of other reports and applications as required

Administration

Maintain documentation relating to the project’s on-ground activities including:

  • Assisting in project budgeting and expenditure of funds, including purchasing of project supplies, under the guidance of the program manager
  • Working under the guidance of the Ecologist, maintain project data including spatial information and photographic records of all project activities and findings

Other duties

  • Adhere to appropriate practices and procedures, and work within the APY Code of Conduct
  • Carry out a range of additional tasks as directed

Working Relationships

  • Reports to, and receives direction from the program manager, APY land management
  • Works in close collaboration with relevant staff of APY, Alinytjara Wilurara NRM board, Mimili Women’s group, NPY Women’s Council, the Ara Iratitja project and community schools across the region
  • Works collaboratively with all APY staff
  • Maintains good working relationships with traditional owners of Aboriginal land, native title holders and residents of all Aboriginal communities

Special Conditions

  • APY is a ‘dry’area where alcohol is prohibited
  • Eligibility to claim special tax zone rebate
  • Extensive travel across the APY Lands, for work purposes, for which a fully serviced 4WD vehicle is provided
  • Some out of hours work will be required
  • Overnight stays in communities and bush camping will be required

Selection Criteria

Essential

  • A background in Natural Resource Management, Ecology, Anthropology, Training and mentoring or working with Indigenous people
  • Demonstrated understanding of/experience in the range of natural resource management issues in the central Australian arid zone
  • Appreciation of contemporary Aboriginal issues, especially in relation to cultural & socio-economic challenges in remote Australia
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including listening skills
  • Current Australian drivers licence Class C
  • Ability to organise and safely conduct field trips to remote locations
  • Knowledge and mindfulness of Work Health Safety legislation and practise
  • Demonstrated time management, organisational and independent work skills
  • Computer competency including Microsoft Office

Desirable

  • Pitjantjatjara language skills
  • Experience working and living in remote Aboriginal communities
  • Experience in delivery of natural resource management plans
  • Tertiary qualification in Natural Resource Management, Ecology or Anthropology
  • Qualifications and/or experience in training and mentoring
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills

Salary and Conditions

A total employment package will be negotiated upwards of $71,000. This includes a starting salary from $62,000 plus 9% superannuation, 17.5% Leave Loading and additional Allowances, including District Allowance at $2,820 (non-dependent rate) or $4,560 (dependent rate), annual return airfare, heavily subsidised rental accommodation, 6 weeks’ Annual Leave and 2 weeks’ Study Leave and Salary Packaging options. A generous relocation allowance is provided. A bilingual qualification Language Allowance is also available for applicants able to speak both English and any one of Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara or Ngaanyatjarra languages. A 2-week intensive Pitjantjatjara Language Course is provided for all new staff after twelve months service.

Health

This is a physically demanding job, working in a harsh environment, where comprehensive medical care is not always readily available. The successful applicant must therefore be able-bodied and would be well advised to carefully consider their general health status prior to commencement. A medical check may be required.

Applications close on Friday 8th September 2017 5pm. Please forward your application including a cover letter and CV that addresses the Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria to:

Wayne Davis

Program Manager, Land Management

PMB 227, Umuwa via Alice Springs, 0872

Tel: 08 8954 8171Fax: 08 8954 8170

A body corporate constituted by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA)