Are you passionate about working directly with land managers to improve land condition and support productive, resilient landscapes? As FBA’s Land Management Coordinator, you’ll lead landholder engagement, practical extension services and project delivery that helps land managers adopt best-practice approaches across central Queensland.
Position Details
Title: Land Management Coordinator
Status: Full time
Salary Classification: Classification 7
Salary: $101,720 - $109,541 (excluding super)
Location: Rockhampton, Gladstone, Theodore, or Emerald (Negotiable)
Reports to: Agriculture Leader
Roles and Responsibilities
The Land Management Coordinator will be accountable for:
Coordinating land manager engagement and ongoing relationship management;
Ensuring the efficient and effective development and delivery of extension and technical advisory services to land managers to improve adoption of land management practices related to sustainable agriculture and water quality;
Ensuring the efficient and effective development, planning, delivery and reporting of projects and programs in accordance with agreed timelines, budgets, milestones and standards;
Management of all aspects of projects and programs including compliance, planning, contractor management, monitoring, and reporting;
Support the transfer of land manager relationship knowledge across FBA to ensure FBA provides seamless services to land managers in a timely manner;
Coordinating the transfer of technical and regional knowledge and skills throughout the organisation.
Leading the identification and pursuit of opportunities to collaborate with other organisations on land management services;
Contributing to the design of new programs and projects, including preparation of applications/tenders;
Mentoring and development of staff in land manager engagement;
Developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with external delivery partners and organisations to achieve best practice outcomes;
Supporting an organisation-wide collaborative approach to the exploration of new initiatives that align with and enable FBA to deliver on the FBA strategic plan and vision;
Undertaking work in a manner that complies with FBA policies, procedures, and values; and
Supporting the corporate strategy and vision of FBA.
Qualifications and Experience
Tertiary qualification in Science, Natural Resource Management, Agricultural Science, Rural/Ag Economics, or related discipline is highly desirable. Demonstrated experience in project and people management is highly regarded.
Other Requirements
The Land Management Coordinator will maintain their technical knowledge and skills through ongoing professional development.
Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office software.
Possession of a current Australian Drivers Licence.
Ability to travel and spend nights away from the home base to attend meetings, conferences, and training.
Certificate IV in training and assessment or willingness to complete.
Salary, Superannuation and other Benefits
The successful applicant will be offered a Contract of Employment consistent with the FBA Policies and Procedures and FBA salary framework. In addition to superannuation guarantee payments, FBA offers to match voluntary superannuation contributions by employees up to an additional 3% of salary.
FBA is keen to work with arrangements that suit the right person/people for the job, and to that end, are willing to negotiate part-time arrangements, including job sharing. Daily hours of work are flexible, reflecting the need for the successful applicant to work hours that suit clients.
How to Apply
Applicants are invited to submit a current resume, a cover letter and contact details of two recent referees by applying here on the website. Alternatively, applications can be sent through via email at hr@fba.org.au.
While applicants are not required to answer the selection criteria in their cover letter, selection for the position will be based on the successful applicant’s ability to demonstrate the selection criteria at interview. The selection criteria can be found in the position description below.
Full Position Description
Prior to applying, please make sure you read through the complete position description. For any further questions, please contact the Corporate Services Manager on (07) 4999 2824 or send an email at hr@fba.org.au for more information on the position.
Applications close on 21 June 2026.