Climate and Biodiversity Lead

**Our organisation**

We take pride in our place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are a significant employer in the region, working closely with our stakeholders towards an increasingly prosperous Gippsland.

We are innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by:

- Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our business and our region.
- Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.
- Building a diverse and inclusive organisation, where our people feel safe to bring their full and authentic self to work.

We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding.

**The role**

The Climate and Biodiversity Lead provides technical and strategic oversight of our Climate Change Strategy and biodiversity management programs to ensure delivery of our strategic organisational priorities, Climate Preparedness and Healthy Country.

**What you’ll bring**
- A relevant tertiary degree and demonstrated experience in a related field.
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to inspire stakeholders to prioritise sustainability in decision-making.
- A desire to work as part of a supportive and connected team.
- Significant experience in environmental and ecological management, including natural waterways and terrestrial areas.

**Freedom**

We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees' varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.

**How to apply**

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact **Dale Yeates, Acting General Manager Operations on 0448 514 360.**

If you are excited about this opportunity, please tell us in no more than 500 words why you believe your skills and experience are suited to this role, along with a copy of your current resume. We encourage applicants to provide a response to the key selection criteria.

**Please note that if you do not provide a statement, you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.**

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.