Lands & Heritage Manager

• Salary range between $119,099 - $133,970  per annum depending on skills/experience, + superannuation .
• Salary packaging (up to $15,899 a year, + meal/entertainment benefit of $2,650 a year). 
• 5 weeks annual leave per year
• Christmas shut down period credited as additional leave.
• LSL vested after 7 years of service.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About us

Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation represents the Traditional Owners of the Whadjuk region of the southwest of Western Australia. We work to manage native title benefits, while also advancing and strengthening Noongar culture, language, heritage, and society. 

Whadjuk is the name of the dialectal group from the Perth area. The major cities and towns within the Whadjuk region include Perth, Fremantle, Joondalup, Armadale, Toodyay, Wundowie, Bullsbrook and Chidlow. The approximate size of the Whadjuk region is 5580 km.

Throughout the Whadjuk Region there are a range of significant Noongar sites. For instance, Ngooloormayup, known as Carnac Island; Meeandip, known as Garden Island; Gargangara north of Armadale; and Goolamrup, the suburb known as Kelmscott.

As our Lands & Heritage Manager, you will support the strategic management and use of land and cultural heritage assets to create opportunities to enable Traditional Owner care of country. 

Build and maintain stakeholder relationships regarding land and cultural heritage matters. Oversee the implementation of a Lands Management System (LMS), Heritage compliance systems and other supporting systems and processes and manage compliance against the Whadjuk Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA), ensuring it satisfies all land related obligations and any service delivery expectations.

Location : Perth

Hours : Full time – permanent

Aboriginality

The role will be to assist Aboriginal Community groups to identify needs, develop and implement strategies to address cultural heritage, land management, heritage protection of cultural sites and the cultural intellectual property of Aboriginal people. For this position, Aboriginality is considered essential. Therefore the position is a 50(d) position under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.

Duties

Executive Support

• Provide administrative assistance to the CEO, Board and Cultural Advice Committee.
• Prepare and present Board and various committee submissions on a variety of matters primarily within the Lands and Heritage Management Portfolio and support as requested on related projects.
• Assist with writing grant applications and business cases for developing land estate and cultural heritage service delivery potential.

Land Management

• Manage the land and heritage portfolio pursuant to the ILUA and subsidiary Agreements concerning Land acceptance, access, development, and management and Aboriginal heritage Act (1972) compliance.
• Lead the development and implementation of a framework and procedures which will enable the Corporation to effectively consider, and process heritage matters and land offers from the Trustee, development proponents and other strategic landholders.
• Support the Corporation to build and/or access an effective land management IT system to support the Land and Heritage Management Portfolio.
• Identify and progress land-based opportunities for cultural and economic development.
• Develop and implement land and cultural heritage management plans, source funds for the holding costs of land, leases and maintain the Title Protection Criteria.
• Management of all land and heritage access matters including obligations under the ILUA, the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 and other relevant legislation/settlement documents.
• Facilitate the establishment of the NLE within the Whadjuk Agreement Area:
  • Advise on and coordinate land selection.
  • Facilitate the leasing of Cultural Land.
  • Support the development of required DPLH reserve management plans for Cultural Land.
• Implement and monitor compliance of all Joint Management Agreements, mining, land access and heritage agreements.
• Support the CEO in the management of land and heritage access negotiations.
• Develop internal heritage capabilities and manage of all heritage matters.
• Oversee the implementation of the existing Land Management System (LMS) and other supporting systems and processes.
• Facilitate land holding, heritage compliance and management:
• Facilitate the development and implementation of a Strategic Land Plan and land management teams.
• Support the transfer and ongoing use of ALT lands.
• Capture and record historical and current information regarding land and heritage access.

Influencing & Managing Relationships

• Establish, grow, and manage stakeholder relationships.
• Support Whadjuk to economically activate its NLE asset base, cultural heritage and other land interests.
• Promote and manage alliances within the organisation and across the public, private and community sectors to maximise use of the land estate.

Selection criteria

• Aboriginality is considered an essential criterion.
• High level of IT skills in Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Previous experience in a similar role such as Lands Management, Cultural Heritage Management.
• Demonstrated experience in developing asset management plans, designing and implementing strategic business plans and budgets.
• Significant demonstrated experience leading and managing large, multiple, complicated projects in a land administration environment.
• Demonstrated experience in making decisions in complex and challenging circumstances, with the ability to negotiate outcomes and deliver on priorities.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating and influencing others, building, and maintaining productive working relationships with stakeholders including Aboriginal people, industry, and government agencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in a cross-cultural context.
• Strong commitment to the development and advancement of the Noongar community.
• Current drivers’ licence and able to undertake 4x4 driving in bushland if required.

Section 50D

The role will be to assist Aboriginal Community groups to identify needs, develop and implement strategies to address cultural heritage, land management, heritage protection of cultural sites and the cultural intellectual property of Aboriginal people. For this position, Aboriginality is considered essential. Therefore the position is a 50(d) position under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 .

Apply now

Seize this opportunity and apply now:

• Address the selection criteria.

Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday, 20 October 2023.

• $119,099 - $133,970 + super + salary packaging