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About the Role
Partner with the General Manager to lead regional biosecurity programs and emergency management functions, driving strategic outcomes and ensuring services align with organizational priorities and community needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a capable, collaborative and high-performing team.
- Oversee the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of biosecurity and emergency services programs.
- Drive emergency preparedness, risk assessment and response planning across the region.
- Provide strategic advice, analysis and briefings on complex issues, risks and priorities.
- Oversee audit, risk management, reporting, budgets and service delivery performance.
- Build strong partnerships with key stakeholders and represent Local Land Services on relevant committees.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading teams and creating a positive, high-performing workplace culture.
- Strong people leadership skills, including the ability to coach, support and develop capability in others.
- Experience delivering programs or services in biosecurity, primary industries, emergency management, natural resources, compliance, or another related field.
- Sound judgement, strategic thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex and changing environment.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across community, industry and government.
- Experience managing operational delivery, budgets, reporting and performance outcomes.
- A practical, collaborative and customer-focused approach, with a strong commitment to public value and regional communities.
- Tertiary qualifications in a discipline relevant to the management of biosecurity and/or equivalent experience in leadership and management of services in a primary industries or emergency management sector.
- Well-developed understanding of the impact of biosecurity threats on communities, agriculture and environment including current approaches to biosecurity management and animal welfare and ability to deliver outcomes through strategic and operational planning.
- Experience in the coordination of emergency management (biosecurity and general) across prevention, preparedness, response and recovery at a management level with a clear understanding of emergency management arrangements in NSW and nationally.
- Current driver's licence and willingness to travel.
- The successful applicant may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and/or other assessments.
Skills
- Biosecurity
- Emergency management
- Strategic thinking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Operational delivery
- Budget management
- Risk management
- Reporting
- Performance outcomes
Location
- Penrith
- Gosford
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Management level
- Senior regional role
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in a discipline relevant to the management of biosecurity or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $154,231 to $178,369 plus super (A&T Grade 8 - 38hrs)
Benefits
- Supportive and flexible workplace with work-from-home options available up to 2 days per week.
- Opportunities for career development across LLS and the broader NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
- Access to generous leave entitlements and health and wellbeing programs.
About the Company
- Local Land Services works closely with landholders, communities and partners to support productive agriculture, healthy landscapes and strong regional communities.
- The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.
- Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies.
- We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.
- The department brings together Local Land Services, NSW Resources, Agriculture and Biosecurity, Fisheries and Forestry, and Regional Development and Delivery.
Equal Opportunity
- Diversity and inclusion are core DPIRD values. Everyone has the right to contribute and participate to their full potential.
- We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that is respectful, welcoming and flexible – a workplace where our people feel supported, valued, and part of our collective success.