Department of Primary Industries, Biosecurity and Food Safety division are seeking to recruit a talent pool of professional officers grades 1-4 for a range of entomology and engagement related roles within their high performing Invasive Species Biosecurity team!

• Talent pool will be created from this recruitment for all vacancies that arise in the next 18 months
• Located Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Wollongbar or other NSW location by negotiation
• Offering a salary range from $66,289.00 – $127,332.00 + superannuation
• Commensurate with qualifications, skills and experience, as outlined in the Crown Employees (Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development) Professional Officers Award and the NSW DPI Professional Officer Progression Criteria)

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability. We support an inclusive workplace where staff have access to opportunities and resources at all levels, enabling our team members to drive innovation, productivity and delivery of high-quality services.

We provide dignified access to reasonable adjustments both during the recruitment process and in the workplace. If you require reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please call or text the contact for this role.

 

About Us

The Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) was formed in 2020 as a central agency for regional issues. The Department has responsible for building resilient regional economies and communities, strengthening primary industries, managing the use of regional land, overseeing the state’s mineral and mining resources and ensuring government investment in regional NSW is fair and delivers positive outcomes for local communities and businesses.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) supports the development of profitable primary industries that create a more prosperous NSW and contributes to a better environment through the sustainable use of natural resources.

Within NSW DPI, the Biosecurity & Food Safety division is responsible for effective management and risk minimisation of biosecurity threats to NSW as well as the through-chain regulation of food safety. It delivers a risk-based approach to policy and compliance and provides regional engagement and coordination in response to emergency incidents impacting primary industries and the food sector.

 

About the roles

The roles conduct and support research, development and adoption into the ecology, impacts and management of weeds through biological controls and/or invasive invertebrates and insects, including red imported fire ants. The roles also support state and national partnerships with stakeholders and broader programs including local government, Local Land Services, industry, universities, national eradication programs and other state and commonwealth agencies to ensure high quality and relevant outcomes for Invasive Species Biosecurity.

In these roles you will be required to:

• Implement innovative research, development and adoption projects which provide robust and timely outcomes.
• Culture and maintain biological control agents for mass rearing and release at facilities, laboratories, and glasshouses.
• Engage with key programs to adopt learnings and successes into NSW systems and programs.
• Disseminate research and program results within/to NSW DPI, stakeholders and the wider community ensuring that results are both practical and timely and packaged to facilitate appropriate responses by landholders, community groups, government and industry stakeholders and the broader community.
• Develop and manage funding submissions for project work with fellow research, industry, and governance collaborators.
• Maintain peer relevance by keeping up to date with scientific research and developments, establishing and maintaining effective scientific and industry networks, delivering presentations and attending seminars and other professional forums to ensure that the Department has access to relevant information and is able to contribute to the body of scientific expertise within the discipline.
• Retain currency in research design, methods, and analysis for a wide range of agricultural, ecological or social research, including analysis of spatial information, insect thermal physiologies and weed or insect management technologies and applications.
• Comply with work standards according to the level of appointment in the Professional Officer Progression Criteria (1-4) scale in the Crown Employees (NSW Department of Industry) Professional Officers Award.

 

Essential requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Agricultural Science, Natural Resources, or a related field with postgraduate experience in the same.
• Current Drivers License.
• Ability and willingness to travel and undertake remote field work.

 

All Department of Regional NSW employees are required:

• To be fully vaccinated of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine or
• An approved ongoing medical contraindication.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status or apply for a medical exemption prior to securing a role.

 

Apply now:

All applications must be submitted online and should include your current resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for this position.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact Elissa Van Oosterhout at elissa.van.oosterhout@dpi.nsw.gov.au. View the role description.

 

Applications close on Tuesday, 21 June 2022 11:55pm

 

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same standard that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.

 

Why work for Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW)?

Exciting career pathways and opportunities

We offer vibrant and exciting career paths for people from a wide range of backgrounds and skills. Once you join the NSW Government, you’ll be supported to develop your skills and expertise through ongoing training, and opportunities to move easily from role to role, and agency to agency across the entire NSW Government.

 

Wellbeing

Providing a safe, supportive, ethical, diverse and inclusive workplace for our people is one of our priorities. We run a variety of programs and provide a range of supporting resources to ensure the wellbeing of all our people.

 

Our people

Join DRNSW and you’ll be joining a team of more than 4,000 passionate people spread across a diverse range of disciplines and functions including - public works, land services, fisheries, agriculture and biosecurity. If you’re motivated and passionate about making a difference to the people of Regional NSW we invite you to become part of our story.

 

Inclusion and Flexible Working

We strive to reflect the community we serve and encourage our people to explore new ways of working across Regional NSW. We are open to arrangements that help individuals balance their work and life commitments. We embrace difference and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

 

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