PN972 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - REEF HEALTH SURVEILLANCE & INNOVATION EL1 Ongoing/non-ongoing; Full-time Closing: Sunday 1 December 2024, 11.59pm AEST Contact Officer : Mark Read; Director – Field Management Strategy; 0428 727 969 The Position We are seeking an experienced, outcomes-focused Assistant Director to coordinate and enable the Australian Government's capacity for understanding Reef health all-year round, with a heightened focus over the high-risk summer period to assess the impact of any significant Reef health event (including coral bleaching) using both aerial and in-water surveys and to explore new technology to allow remote data collection. Trialling innovative technology to support our understanding of events that impact the Reef is essential to support effective policy and management responses. The Assistant Director – Reef Health Surveillance and Innovation position will be responsible for investigating feasible innovative approaches to understanding impacts to Reef health and developing protocols and partnerships to respond. This includes working with Traditional Owners, a range of stakeholders, project management, coordinating partnerships and procurement, sourcing and providing technical advice and reporting. You will work closely with Reef Authority staff, management partners, Traditional Owners and stakeholders to scope, design and develop protocols to support informative and timely evidence-based information on Reef health (specifically in relation to coral bleaching). You will also coordinate aerial survey responses and in-water ground truthing as required. Your efforts will position the Reef Authority with long-lasting tools and innovative technology options to support resilience-based management and reporting. The current position is ongoing however through this process may create a merit pool to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing positions that become available within the next 18 months. RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: How to apply for the position Please ensure you read the instructions below and on the Position Description carefully, noting failure to address identified requirements may lead to your application being deemed ineligible. You will be required to prepare a response document ("pitch") in MSWord or PDF format using standard margins and size 11 Arial font. Please prepare a 'pitch', as outlined in the Position Description, in relation to the advertised role, outlining: how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to perform the duties and meet the technical and behavioural capabilities of the role. any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role. how you meet the eligibility requirements and qualifications for the position. When you include an example, you should explain: your personal role in the task. the methods you used. any barriers you were able to overcome, and the outcome. When crafting your response, we encourage you to review 'Cracking the Code' and the relevant Australian Public Service Work Level Standards which can be found on the Australian Public Service Commission website:. Your application must include: 1. your 'pitch' (as described above and in the position description). 2. proof of Australian citizenship (an Australian Passport or Australian Birth Certificate) 3. a current curriculum vitae (resume) that includes: an outline of your career history. qualifications and/or formal/informal training relevant to the position. contact details for at least two recent referees, one of whom should be your current supervisor. Applicants are advised to read further information provided on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Careers website. To apply for this position, please see the vacancy listing on The Reef Authority's Career Portal. PLEASE NOTE: - The panel may not consider additional information such as a cover letter or content exceeding the page limit. #J-18808-Ljbffr