Manager Grazing Team

The Manager Grazing s responsible for leading supporting and developing the Grazing team todeliver high-quality natural resource management outcomes across the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region. This role focuses on people leadership team capability and program oversight ensuring projects are delivered effectively through a supported engaged and high-performing workforce.

The Manager Grazing provides both operational and technical leadership supports workforce planning and fosters a positive inclusive and psychologically safe team environment.

This role is suited to a collaborative leader with experience in grazing land management and teamleadership who can balance people management program delivery and stakeholder engagement in a dynamic NRM environment. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

People Leadership and Team Development

• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Grazing teamCoach mentor and develop staff to build capability and professional growth
• Conduct regular one on one and team meetings
• Foster a respectful inclusive and psychologically safe team culture
• Identify training needs and support for team members
• Support staff wellbeing and promote a collaborative environment

Program and Project Delivery Oversight

• Lead planning and coordination of projects within the Grazing program
• Oversee project delivery to ensure outcomes are achieved within scope timeframe and budget
• Monitor project schedules risks and team workloads
• Support staff to plan and prioritise project activities
• Identify barriers to delivery and provide problem-solving support
• Contribute to development of proposals and funding applications
• Ensure activities align with best practice grazing land management

Stakeholder Engagement and Technical Leadership

• Build strong relationships with graziers landholders and industry stakeholders
• Provide credible technical guidance on grazing land management
• Represent Reef Catchments at meetings and forums
• Support stakeholder engagement through working groups and partnerships
• Collaborate with internal teams to support cross-program delivery
• Maintain effective communication between team leadership and stakeholders

AboutYou

You are a people-focused leader with experience supporting teams to deliver practical outcomes in grazing agriculture or natural resource management environments.

You enjoy coaching and mentoring staff building capability and creating a supportive and collaborative team culture. You bring strong organisational and communication skills and are comfortable balancing team leadership with project oversight and stakeholder engagement. You are confident working with graziers and industry stakeholders and can provide credibletechnical guidance supported by practical knowledge of grazing systems.

You lead with clarity and empathy are proactive in addressing challenges and are committed tofostering a respectful and inclusive workplace. You value collaboration accountability and continuous improvement and enjoy working in a purpose-driven organisation delivering meaningful outcomes.

About Reef Catchments Reef Catchments are the not-for-profit non-government natural resource management (NRM) organisation for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region. We facilitate change and work for long-term solutions to sustain protect and improve our regions natural resources and environment both now and into the future.

This role provides a rewarding professional career path and considerable work/life balance benefits. We offer a flexible and positive work environment with an opportunity to enhance and build yourskills and experience.

Benefits of working with us:

• Professional development opportunities
• Career progression and succession planning
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Team building activities
• Wellness incentives
• Supportive and collaborative team culture

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising teams
• Experience working in grazing agriculture land management or NRM environments
• Bachelor of Science or equivalent discipline
• Experience managing projects and coordinating team workloads
• Proven stakeholder engagement and relationship management capability
• Strong communication reporting and organisational skills
• Ability to balance people leadership with operational delivery
• Understanding of WHS and safe work practices
• Current and valid Drivers Licence

Desirable but not essential

• Certificate IV Leadership and Management
• Experience in natural resource management or not-for-profit sector
• Technical knowledge of grazing systems and land management practices

How to Apply

To apply for this position please submit a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and about your sections of this advertisement along with a copy of your current up to date Resume for consideration.

For further information please contact Human Resources on (07)or email

Please forward your application to by 5pm Wednesday 29 April 2026.

We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible and will be reviewing and interviewing applications as they arrive. So dont delay apply today!