Extension Team Lead

About the role:

We have a 12-month parental leave contract for an Extension Team Lead in our Murray region. You will provide effective leadership including coordination and support for the extension team, as they deliver innovative, well planned and collaborative regional extension and education activities. This role reports directly into the Regional Manager, and there are also opportunities to link into our broader Regional Services team for support. You will manage a team of between 1-3 experienced Extension staff members, so management experience is a key requirement.

This role has a strong focus on working closely with regional networks, including dairy advisers and service providers, to ensure that dairy farmers and service providers gain knowledge and confidence from information derived from relevant regional, state and national dairy Research, Development & Extension programs.

Here are some of the ways you will make an impact:

• Provide leadership and line management to our team of Extension Advisors.
• Inform and promote regional and national priorities, policies and delivery of extension services on key technical themes.
• Ensure program delivery is aligned to priorities and industry targets and includes initiating the development and implementation of timely and relevant extension and support activities.
• Coordinate and implement plans and activities to ensure regional extension and education delivery is collaborative, effective, robustly evaluated and effective.
• Communicate timely and relevant information that ensures extension and education activities function well and are supported by strong and effective professional networks.

Our ideal candidate

You are outcomes driven and have experience in managing teams and delivering extension activities. Your knowledge of nutrition and feedbase, farming systems, farm production and the dairy industry or related industries, will be valued and utilised. You can demonstrate experience in working with farmers in extension delivery and facilitation but also understand the importance of building strong relationships across the region to ensure that our extension activities create change on farm and build capability for farmers.

About Dairy Australia: 

Dairy Australia’s role is to provide services that benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. These services deliver value by enhancing farm business management, supporting farm employment needs, driving herd and feed innovation, managing climate and environment, promoting Australian dairy and commitment to sustainability, supporting policy development, growing international markets and responding to critical issues and events such as floods and bushfires. 

Our Vision and Values: 

At Dairy Australia, our vision is simple, to be leaders in shaping a profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values of: 

• Farmer First - Farmer needs guide our purpose 
• One Team - We work together to achieve great things 
• Innovative Thinking - We embrace new ideas and learning as we go 
• Decisive Action - We make informed decisions and move quickly to implement 

About your work life with us: 

We aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with: 

• Flexible working environment - work from our office in Tatura, your home office, on the road visiting stakeholders, as well as connecting with your colleagues and stakeholders virtually 
• Being a key member in our small supportive and high performing team of experts in their field 
• A caring and innovative culture -we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to innovate, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders 
• Fully maintained vehicle 

Next steps: 

We believe in equality. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

If your motivations and skills set lines up to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now” 

Please note as part of the recruitment process of Dairy Australia, you may be required to undergo a National Police Check and provide evidence of your Right to Work in Australia.