Extension Advisor - Workforce & safety

About the Role: 

Joining our WestVic Dairy team as an Extension Advisor, you will work closely with dairy farmers and regional networks to ensure engagement with the Research, Development and Extension programs that Dairy Australia offers with a focus on Workforce and Safety on farm. You will encourage participation in events and foster opportunities to discuss emerging issues across regional areas and will support the facilitation and delivery of capability building. 

This role will strengthen your relationship and stakeholder management skills, facilitation and delivery experience and communication skills. You are open to exploring issues that are impacting farmers and what solutions may be available. You will always consider ways that you can make a difference on farm and enjoy seeing the impact that our work has on farm. 

This is a parental leave contract until end of June 2025 and will be a 3 day per week (0.6 FTE) role.

Our ideal candidate: 

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

Ideally you will be degree qualified in agriculture, business, human resources or similar, or have extensive knowledge of the Australian dairy industry. Demonstrated experience in working with farmers and groups of farmers, including the delivery of information and programs will strongly support you in this role as will your strong communication skills.  Knowledge of the Pastoral Award and current best practice in relation to employing and managing people on farm as well as farm safety and wellbeing will be highly regarded.

You will also understand how technology can make an impact in extension and will utilise our CRM (Salesforce) to promote events and capture data that will guide and support the programmes and innovation we deliver. 

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 Camperdown, 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 innovative, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders 
• Salary packaging 

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