Data & Mapping Officer

APS 5 - $78,548 - $86,168 per annum plus superannuation
- Parks Australia Division
- Uluru-kata tjuta National Park

**Identified position** - This position is an ‘Identified’ position which signifies that the role has a strong involvement in issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The successful applicant must have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.

**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.

Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is named after two of Australia’s most spectacular sites: the world-famous sandstone monolith of Ululu and the red domes of Kata Tjuta. Our dual World Heritage-listed park is in the heart of the Central Australian desert, about 450 km from Alice Springs. The land is owned by the Anangu people and leased to Parks Australia, who manage the national park in collaboration with the Traditional Owners. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park was handed back to its Traditional Owners in 1985, the park has been jointly managed by Anangu and the Australian Government. All management policies and programs aim to maintain Anangu culture and heritage; conserve and protect the integrity of the ecological systems in and around the park; provide for visitor enjoyment and learning opportunities in the park. The Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa landscape is and will always be a significant place of knowledge and learning.

The Caring for Country and Culture (CCC) Section consists of a diverse team who, together with traditional owners, are responsible for the conservation and management of both the natural and cultural values of the jointly managed World Heritage National Park in accordance with both the Tjukurpa and Australian law.

**The Job**
As the Data and Mapping Officer at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park you will be working with a small, friendly and dynamic team in a remote, cross-cultural environment to coordinate and implement a range of data and information management tools and processes relating to the management of the Park’s natural and cultural values to achieve integrated outcomes for natural and cultural heritage management.

Duties will include, but aren't limited to:

- Coordinating and implementing data and information management relating to the management of the Park’s natural and cultural values and other areas of Park operations as required.
- Using geospatial data and a range of mapping techniques to produce maps for use in a cross-cultural context for all park management purposes and represent the Park’s natural and cultural values and service management needs, appropriate and sensitive to cultural protocols and approaches.
- Participating in on-country activities with the Caring for Country and Culture Team, particularly in supporting and facilitating the use of field data collection and equipment and uploading of data into the Park’s data management systems.
- Facilitating specialist training activities relating to data management and mapping for both Anangu and non
- Anangu Park staff.
- Oversee functional use of the Park’s caring for country and culture database that collects, curates and manages data relating to the Parks natural and cultural values management.
- With information management service providers, implement upgrade functionality of the Park’s database for data collection, management and reporting covering both natural and cultural values management and implement the work scheduling and reporting function across all Caring for Country and Culture Section activities.
- Contributing to the implementation of 4-year Action Plans for key areas of CCC work related to the implementation of the Park Management Plan and reporting on progress for data, information management and mapping activities through the Tjungkula Ngura Artungmara Manage Country Together Working Group.
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