Technical Training Officer

APS 6 - $95,438 - $108,360 per annum plus superannuation
- Parks Australia Division
- Brisbane, QLD - Canberra, ACT

**Who we are**

Australia’s natural and cultural heritage is unique. Our land and seascapes are distinctive, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, and to some of the oldest living cultures on earth. These environments and cultures are an essential part of our national identity, and visitors travel from across the country and the world to experience them. The Director of National Parks (the Director) is responsible for six national parks, the Australian National Botanic Gardens, 58 Australian Marine Parks and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Parks Australia is the federal park agency that supports the Director, and they are a division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department). We work to showcase these natural and cultural wonders to the world, demonstrating to all why these places are so special, and inspiring communities to become more invested in their care and future.

Kakadu National Park is a world-heritage listed site for its natural and cultural values, and one of three national parks, leased by their Aboriginal owners to the Director of National Parks, and jointly managed by Traditional Owners and Parks Australia. Parks Australia assists with ongoing management of the park’s natural and cultural heritage. In addition to ongoing management of the park’s natural and cultural heritage, this branch also manages strategic priorities for Parks Australia, managing a range of strategic planning and major capital projects across the three jointly managed parks.

The Office of the Chief Remote Pilot (OCRP) ensures safe and regulatory compliant drone operations and supports the use of drones and associated technologies capability across the Department. We provide and manage the policy and operational framework to ensure compliance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations and the requirements for managing enterprise risks. Other functions of the OCRP include:

- Building capability in drones and next generation technologies that support cross-cutting applied science, compliance and protected area management activities, and safety and wellbeing of staff in operational settings.
- Driving innovation in environmental data collection, monitoring and downstream analytics to inform operational and regulatory decision-making and policy.
- Strengthening partnerships with other agencies, First Nations Peoples, industry and academia to enhance operational capability.

The ORCP facilitates cross-cutting science and innovation, using drones and by developing and testing cost effective and scalable environmental monitoring technologies with end users. We provide actionable insights through integrating Edge compute, AI and data analytics, IoT, and cloud services to connect remote environmental monitoring to decision-makers. Through our base in Parks Australia, we develop environmental monitoring solutions in some of Australia’s most iconic protected areas and partner with First Nations ranger groups in program delivery.

**The job**

This is a technical role supporting the delivery of a multiyear project to enhance key Southeast Asian countries’ ability to manage their maritime domains through the improved use of contemporary technologies, with a focus on uncrewed systems. The duties include:

- Designing suitable training programs and educational materials in support of maritime domain awareness with a focus on government and law enforcement agencies.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with project collaborators and recipient countries.
- Assisting with the development of capability plans to guide licensing and training requirements and procurement of equipment.
- Supporting project reporting against key performance indicators, management of contracts and procurement.
- Other Departmental duties as requested.

**What you’ll gain from the experience**
- A unique opportunity to grow your capability in the design and delivery of specialist training programs throughout Australia and internationally.

**What we are looking for**
- Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering drone capability training programs internationally.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-culturally with English as a Second Language (ESL) stakeholders, with a proven ability to communicate complex technical information in plain language.
- Experience working effectively and flexibly across teams that are geographically dispersed to proactively identify and manage issues (e.g. competing/changing priorities).

**Desirable experience**:

- Experience working in remote locations or on international operational deployments within a small team for periods of up to 2 weeks.
- Experience working in partnership with First Nations P