Senior Project Officer Knowledge Broker

at  NSW Biodiversity Conservation and Science

DO YOU WANT YOUR WORK TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR NSW?

Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies.

• Exciting opportunity within a multidiscipline team to support a state-wide climate change adaptation program
• Temporary full-time opportunity, Parramatta and Lidcombe locations
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $120,701 to 134,460 + super

Our Climate and Atmospheric Science branch is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Project Officer, Knowledge Broker to co-design and co-deliver knowledge brokering strategies and activities. The broker works closely with climate scientists, operational staff and policy makers to support the production of decision ready science. The position will lead and facilitate stakeholder engagement that helps translate science into practice.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND KEY KNOWLEDGE

• Tertiary qualifications in science, with a strong preference for climate science, climate impacts and/or adaptation, science communications, or closely related disciplines in earth systems science, or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in at least one of knowledge brokerage, science communication and data delivery
• Proven strong knowledge, skills and experience with stakeholder engagement, communications and relationship building
• Proven strong knowledge, skills and experience with professional scientific services and research related to climate and/or natural/earth systems sciences
  For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Project Officer Knowledge Broker
  For more information hit Apply to visit the iworkfor.nsw.gov.au website.

ABOUT US

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water ’s (DCCEEW) vision is to create thriving environments, communities and economies for the people of New South Wales. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and seeks to embed Aboriginal cultural awareness and knowledge throughout the department.
DCCEEW supports employee career development through workforce and individual talent planning. Team members and managers work together to create work plans that both support achieving program outcomes and identifying opportunities to nurture employee professional growth.
We work with multiple agencies within the NSW Government, in other states, and with businesses and communities to better understand the climate and atmospheric science that impacts our communities and to assist decision makers addressing the complex policy issues and impacts of climate change and air pollution.
We provide the NSW Government’s flagship regional climate modelling (NARCliM) and assist stakeholders across the NSW, ACT, South Australian and West Australian Governments, businesses and communities to understand climate change, climate risks and their potential impacts.
We provide the core climate science that underpins the recently released NSW Adaptation Strategy. This integrates climate impact science across multiple disciplines including natural hazards, hydrological modelling, biodiversity and landscape modelling and integrated risk management.

Please refer the Job description for details