Secretary

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Period of Appointment

Senior Executive Service for a period of up to 5 years

Secretary

Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) is Tasmania’s leading natural resources agency, responsible for protecting, enhancing and promoting Tasmania’s cultural and natural values and facilitating productive industries. NRE Tas has direct on-ground management of over 3.2 million hectares, or approximately 50% of Tasmania’s land and sea country, including several World Heritage areas. The services and functions delivered by the Department are supported by a team of approximately 1500 employees and an annual budget of around $275M. The Department administers 111 Acts and their subordinate legislation and supports the executive and statutory roles of five Ministers, across seven portfolios, delivering a sustainable Tasmania.

The agency manages key civil, safety and tourism infrastructure representing approximately $2.2 billion of non-financial assets. It operates over 20 commercial enterprises and supports the work of 31 statutory bodies, 5 joint ventures and 18 other entities.

We are looking to attract an inspiring leader to engage people and engender collaboration and best practices in a dynamic and diverse environment. Candidates will need to be proven senior executives with a strong record of achievement from the public service, providing strategic direction and advice, and the capacity to engage and influence a range of stakeholders across government, industry, and the Tasmanian community. Demonstrated experience of achievement in a similar government agency with a good understanding of contemporary national and international trends in primary industries, sustainability, and the environment would be highly regarded. Underpinning this experience, the new Secretary will have well-developed strategic and analytical thinking, achievement orientation, exceptional communication skills, the ability to inspire confidence and purpose in others, the ability to foster and facilitate cross agency collaboration, and unimpeachable personal and professional integrity.