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Land Management Researcher - VAU011149

Australian Business Volunteers
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We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:

Land Management Researcher

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What we do

ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.

How we do it?

We offer meaning opportunities from skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.

About the opportunity

Primary Purpose of the Position

Cultural burning is a proud tradition with benefits for addressing climate change and bushfire risks. It is practiced by Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) across the South Coast of NSW and has strong support from local councils and local Rural Fire Services (RFS). There are many challenges to practicing cultural burning, including multiple stakeholders and their hierarchies, complex application of jurisdiction and authority, multiple risk management plans and policies, and a lack of meaningful Indigenous input to decisions made. ABV will co-facilitate a workshop where the key stakeholders and decision makers will come together with the cultural burns practitioners of South Coast NSW. This will be very important for the local Indigenous community to raise awareness and highlight their concerns about cultural burning. In preparation for this workshop, there is need for clear, concise planning for all the elements at play: which include stakeholders and their jurisdictions, local/state/national legislation and protocols (permits, liability, etc) risk mitigation practices and regimes, etc. The research has to be specific to the South Coast of NSW.

Tasks: • Research, collate and analyse relevant data and information. • Document and map out the current situation in this space. • Showcase this information in a way that is accessible for multiple and diverse stakeholders (this can be further discussed, and communications support can be provided)

Selection Criteria: Work experience and solid knowledge of land management issues and policies, preferably applicable to NSW. Understanding of disaster risk mitigation plans and protocols will prove useful. Ability to understand and synthesis complex information and deliver it in a practical and accessible way.

Role information:

  • Start ASAP:
  • 8-week duration with a commitment of 3-4 hrs per week:
  • Online:

Interested to Apply?

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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:

  • Australia Citizen or have visa work rights
  • Hold a valid or complete a National Police Check
  • Hold a valid or complete a Working with Children Check
  • Covid 19 Vaccination

What will happen next?

Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to confirm the outcome of your application.

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Visit our website to see more about what our volunteers have be involved in and view their stories.

ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.