• Lead Cultural Landscapes Program across Country
• Deliver cultural mapping, fire and restoration work
• Salary $80,000 - $99,500 + 2-year contract

A rare opportunity to lead work where culture, Country, and landscape management come together.

This role is about more than land management — it’s about ensuring Traditional Knowledge, cultural authority, and self-determination are embedded in how landscapes are understood, protected, and restored. You’ll take ownership of a Cultural Landscapes Program that brings together community, Elders, partners, and technical specialists to guide meaningful outcomes on Country.

You’ll play a key leadership role in shaping cultural landscape assessments, supporting cultural fire and restoration practices, protecting cultural knowledge, and contributing to major initiatives including biocultural mapping and large-scale infrastructure planning.

This is a role for someone who can operate at the intersection of culture, environment, and strategy — and is ready to lead with purpose.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the Cultural Landscapes Program and implement key framework objectives
• Oversee cultural landscape assessments, mapping, and reporting
• Support cultural fire, restoration, biodiversity, and on-Country programs
• Work with Elders, community, and stakeholders to ensure cultural authority is embedded in decision-making
• Protect Traditional Knowledge and cultural intellectual property (ICIP)
• Contribute to major initiatives including biocultural values mapping and strategic land-use planning
• Develop and implement cultural, land, and landscape management plans
• Support policy, governance, and partnership development across programs

What you’ll bring

• Background in Indigenous Studies, Ecology, Environmental Science, Cultural Heritage, Geography, or related field — OR equivalent cultural knowledge and lived experience
• Strong leadership and program management capability
• Ability to engage respectfully and effectively with community and stakeholders
• Experience working across land, culture, and environmental programs
• Strong communication, planning, and coordination skills
• Understanding of cultural governance, Country-based approaches, and Traditional Owner aspirations

Why this role stands out

• High-impact leadership role connecting culture and landscape management
• Work that directly supports self-determination and cultural authority
• Opportunity to shape long-term programs and major state-level initiatives
• Collaborative, purpose-driven environment with strong community connection

Other requirements

• Remote and on-Country field work
• Current Victorian driver’s licence
• Police Check, Working With Children Check
• Pre-employment fitness assessment
• Drug and alcohol testing requirements
• Commitment to mandatory training

Salary packaging available. Remuneration flexible depending on experience and the capability you bring to the role, but ranging in between $80,000 - $99,500 on a 2-year contract.

Apply Now

Please submit your resume along with a personalised covering letter outlining your interest in the role and how your skills and experience align with the position. Applications without a covering letter may not be considered.

To be considered, please apply quoting Job Ref: 103888 or for a confidential discussion, contact us via the relevant contact details within the website.