Zoos Victoria operates four landmark zoos, Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Victoria's zoos are made up of passionate, energetic and driven employees committed to fighting wildlife extinction. Every person, from the extensive range of disciplines, plays an important role in helping the organisation realise its vision to become a world leading zoo-based conservation organisation.The Visitor Engagement Cultural Liaison Officer reports to the Visitor Engagement Coordinator which forms part of the wider Visitor Experience, responsible for the development and daily operations of a conservation-based visitor experience at Werribee Open Range Zoo.The Cultural Liaison Officer will help us to grow opportunities and foster external relationships with people from various cultural backgrounds, specifically First Peoples culture in the first instance. These strong relationships will allow us to engage visitors in First Peoples culture as well as conservation onsite through a range of Face-to-Face (F2F) experiences. This position recognises the importance of F2F engagement in innovating, changing and growing our visitor experience offer, which sets us up as a new and emerging leader in creating connections between people, culture and wildlife.The Visitor Engagement Cultural Liaison Officer is responsible for developing and delivering authentic, cultural and conservation-based visitor experiences across scheduled site specific activations. The capacity of this person to build on already established relationships with First Nations people will be useful in this role.For more information on this role, please refer to the position description available below.Please submit a maximum two page cover letter, and resume by clicking on the 'Apply' link below.If you have any questions about this role, please contact Jennifer Padgett via JPadgett@zoo.org.auApplications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 14th SeptemberAt Zoos Victoria we value diversity, celebrate difference and work to be inclusive in everything we do. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and people from the LGBTIQA+ community. In addition, Zoos Victoria will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability, illness or injury. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please advise via hrhelpdesk@zoo.org.au or visit https://www.zoo.org.au/about-us/careers/inclusion-and-diversity/ for more information.
