Job Description
In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.
As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.
Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a backyard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra—we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home —just as we have for over 130 years.
If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.
About the Role
Reporting to Program Lead Community Connections, this is a pivotal role within the Community Connections Team. As the Waterwatch Coordinator you will be responsible for:
Engaging with the community via citizen science opportunities and activation and deliver a program of community based environmental work
Sharing knowledge of Melbourne’s Playtpus population and waterway health
Engaging with a range of community partners and bringing stakeholders, academics, and interested citizen scientists together
Managing data collection, analysis and interpretation including the use of citizen science technology
If you are not a subject matter expert in platypus but have expertise in another aquatic animal or waterways health, you will receive the appropriate training to become Melbourne Water’s subject matter expert on platypus.
About you:
The successful candidate will have had a career to date in engaging the community in citizen science or volunteer opportunities, communicating technical science data to a varied audience on platypus, and if not platypus then another aquatic animal or waterways health.
You bring strong data analysis and interpretation skills and are very capable with technology. You have the skills to manage data and communicate through a mobile phone App.
You are personable as you are professional and are extremely adept with customer facing responsibilities and can interact very well with an internal and external cohort of professionals, community volunteers or citizen scientists.
You are self-directed, can work autonomously and remain focused whilst you set the pace for the community projects and manage a steady volume of work against deadlines. Not losing sight that everything you do is collaborative work and participate in a strong team environment.
You genuinely enjoy working outdoors, are passionate about increasing community knowledge and working with the community on programs that will benefit our waterways.
This is quite a varied and a very unique role. It does require a person who will create educational resources and experiences, including online and face to face; and generate content and promote programs and outcomes trough appropriate channels including media, social media, reports, videos, forums and recognition events.
During Spring and Summer weekend work will be required approximately 1 weekend a month. This may be reduced during the Autumn and Winter seasons.
This role is fixed term for one year and is full time 5 days a week. Although based at Docklands there is some capacity to work at Melbourne Water’s Southeast Regional Office in Bangholme.
Here is a video of what your next career move could look like!
For more information, please see the attached Position Description: Position Description - Waterwatch Coordinator.pdf
Why join us:
At Melbourne Water, we care about water and all life that springs from it.
Our people are fuelled by passion, and with safety at the forefront, we have an unwavering sense of purpose and are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.
We walk the talk when it comes to flexible working – but that’s not all. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning permeates everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.
If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and care deeply for public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive an application and learn if you could be a great fit.
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.
Closing date: Sunday 8 September at 11:55pm AEST
As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.
Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a backyard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra—we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home —just as we have for over 130 years.
If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.
About the Role
Reporting to Program Lead Community Connections, this is a pivotal role within the Community Connections Team. As the Waterwatch Coordinator you will be responsible for:
Engaging with the community via citizen science opportunities and activation and deliver a program of community based environmental work
Sharing knowledge of Melbourne’s Playtpus population and waterway health
Engaging with a range of community partners and bringing stakeholders, academics, and interested citizen scientists together
Managing data collection, analysis and interpretation including the use of citizen science technology
If you are not a subject matter expert in platypus but have expertise in another aquatic animal or waterways health, you will receive the appropriate training to become Melbourne Water’s subject matter expert on platypus.
About you:
The successful candidate will have had a career to date in engaging the community in citizen science or volunteer opportunities, communicating technical science data to a varied audience on platypus, and if not platypus then another aquatic animal or waterways health.
You bring strong data analysis and interpretation skills and are very capable with technology. You have the skills to manage data and communicate through a mobile phone App.
You are personable as you are professional and are extremely adept with customer facing responsibilities and can interact very well with an internal and external cohort of professionals, community volunteers or citizen scientists.
You are self-directed, can work autonomously and remain focused whilst you set the pace for the community projects and manage a steady volume of work against deadlines. Not losing sight that everything you do is collaborative work and participate in a strong team environment.
You genuinely enjoy working outdoors, are passionate about increasing community knowledge and working with the community on programs that will benefit our waterways.
This is quite a varied and a very unique role. It does require a person who will create educational resources and experiences, including online and face to face; and generate content and promote programs and outcomes trough appropriate channels including media, social media, reports, videos, forums and recognition events.
During Spring and Summer weekend work will be required approximately 1 weekend a month. This may be reduced during the Autumn and Winter seasons.
This role is fixed term for one year and is full time 5 days a week. Although based at Docklands there is some capacity to work at Melbourne Water’s Southeast Regional Office in Bangholme.
Here is a video of what your next career move could look like!
For more information, please see the attached Position Description: Position Description - Waterwatch Coordinator.pdf
Why join us:
At Melbourne Water, we care about water and all life that springs from it.
Our people are fuelled by passion, and with safety at the forefront, we have an unwavering sense of purpose and are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.
We walk the talk when it comes to flexible working – but that’s not all. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning permeates everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.
If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and care deeply for public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive an application and learn if you could be a great fit.
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.
Closing date: Sunday 8 September at 11:55pm AEST
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