City of Kwinana

Natural Resources Management Coordinator

Fixed Term  | Part Time  |  38hrs Per Fortnight (0.5 FTE)

Premium Recquatic Membership | 12.5% Superannuation | Flexible Working

This position is classified as a PACS Band 8 ($97,596 - $105,642 pro rata) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

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What’s On Offer
A rare and rewarding opportunity exists for a passionate and experienced individual to join our Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance (PSWMA) team based at the City of Kwinana. This is part-time position reporting to the Community Engagement Specialist and working alongside a dynamic team of dedicated, like-minded professionals.

As our new Coordinator, you will deliver, support and coordinate the Natural Resource Management (NRM) and environmental programs across the PSWMA member councils. The successful candidate will ensure effective program delivery, stakeholder collaboration and governance support for the South West Corridor Development Foundation (SWCDeF).

The position also provides environmental program advice and administration support, identifies regional NRM priorities, oversees consultant-led projects, and facilitates partnerships across councils, industry, and community groups.

Who Are We?
The Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance (PSWMA) is a voluntary partnership of six local governments — the Cities of Cockburn, Fremantle, Kwinana, Melville, and Rockingham, and the Town of East Fremantle. Established in 1983, the Alliance fosters regional collaboration across strategic planning, economic development, and environmental initiatives. PSWMA employees are engaged through the City of Kwinana, which provides administrative support on behalf of all member councils.

What You'll Need
To make an impact in this role the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating environmental or NRM programs and projects.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and community liaison.
• Experience working with or for local government and/or not-for-profit organisations.
• Strong project administration, reporting, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills.

Experience in governance support and financial administration as well as an understanding of regional environmental challenges in the South West metropolitan area is desirable.

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

• A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!
• Competitive salary plus 12.5% superannuation.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a CV, a cover letter and demonstrate their suitability by addressing the Selection Criteria (maximum two pages) as outlined in the Position Description.

For more information relating to the position please call Warwick Carter, Director Perth South West Metropolitan Alliance on 9439 0416.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au

Applications close 5:00pm Tuesday 03 June 2025

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.