Policy and Project Officer (Water Licensing Policy) - Pre-register at Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) | University of Sydney Accounting Society Careers Directory Home Search Jobs Virtual Experiences Browse Employers Career Advice Events Sign in Post job Home Employers Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Opportunities Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) 4.2 1,000 - 50,000 employees Overview Apply Jobs & Opportunities 14 Explore Reviews 13 Graduate Stories 6 Day in the Life Stories 4 Videos 14 Events Diversity & Inclusion LGBTQ+ Disability Support Gender Equality Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Policy and Project Officer (Water Licensing Policy) - Pre-register Rotation 1 location Melbourne CBD. Rotation 2 location: Tatura. Rotation 3 location Warrnambool Join Our Team as a Policy and Project Officer, Shaping Water Resource Management and Building a Sustainable Future for Victoria (Water and Catchments - Water Resources) Pre-register Opportunity details Opportunity Type Graduate Job Number of Vacancies 1 Salary AUD 62,604Generous program and self-directed learning and development during program Start Date 29 Jan 2025 Application dates Applications Open 9 Jun 2024 Applications Close 10 Jul 2024 Hiring criteria Bachelor degree minimum completed no earlier than January 2019 See details Working rights Australia Australian Citizen Australian Permanent Resident Read more Have you ever been in just the right place at just the right time? As a water policy graduate, you will have the opportunity to be a part of policy reform and implementation in addition to being exposed to technical and operational matters relevant to water management in Victoria. In this role you will have an opportunity to work with different teams across two branches: Water Entitlements, Licensing and Modelling and Water Assessment Monitoring and Systems. One core project is Groundwater Management 2030 which is focussed on transformation in the groundwater space - crucial to ensure the sustainable use of groundwater into the future. If you want to know more about the plans for groundwater management policy reform, download a copy of Groundwater Management 2030 . Working within the Water Resource Strategy Division, the first rotation is designed to give you an insight into all angles of water resource management, from licensing, modelling, water recovery and compliance to water accounting and reporting. You will be engaging with Traditional Owners, working on policy reform, and carrying out technical analysis. Although before you get too comfortable with your city job you will be pulling on the boots to get out into the field with our rural water corporation partners to see the other side of compliance and regulation of water. The second and third rotations will be based at two of Victoria's rural water corporations - Goulburn-Murray Water and Southern Rural Water. Through both rotations you will gain experience in water licensing, understanding customer needs and stakeholders of rural water corporation, rural water resource management and water use regulation. You will start, return to, and be supported by the close-knit Water Licensing Policy team, full of vibrant personalities! You'll be able to utilise a flexible working environment with top of the range learning and development opportunities. What's more, you will be contributing to the sustainable use of water in our state and the protection of our environment. See? Right place, at the right time! What a way to kick start your career! About us: DEECA brings together Victoria's energy, environment, water, agriculture, forestry, resources, climate action, and emergency management functions into a single department to maximise connections between the environment, community, industry and economy. Our challenge is to improve Victoria's liveability with a population that is expected to almost double by 2050, while responsibly tackling climate change and protecting our natural environment, infrastructure and heritage for future generations. The opportunity for you: The DEECA Science Graduate Program is a two-year learning and development initiative open to recent graduates of science, natural resource management including ecology, conservation, sustainability, geoscience and geology, agriculture, urban and regional planning, computer science, engineering or related fields. As a graduate, you'll: have diverse roles across the Department. work across metro and regional Victoria enjoy flexible work principles, including start times (7am-7pm) and hybrid work teams (mix of on-site and remote work). commence as an ongoing employee - with guaranteed job at the end of the program upon successful completion of the program, be reclassified to a VPS 3 salary of $74580. be supported with mentors and buddies participate in extensive learning and development - program guided and self-directed! We recognise the significant responsibility our Department has as land and natural resource manager to support self-determination and create opportunities for Traditional Owners to care for the Country and provide opportunities to enhance First Peoples' connection to the Country. We are committed to creating a culturally safe environment, where individuals feel safe, valued and able to enable their culture, spiritual and belief systems. Next steps: Applications for the 2025 program open on 9 June 2024 and close 5pm 10 July 2024. Pre-register Hiring criteria You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity. Bachelor degree minimum completed no earlier than January 2019 Degree or Certificate Minimum Level of Study Bachelor or higher Study Field S P E Work rights The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories. country eligibility Australia Australian Citizen Australian Permanent Resident Graduate Success Stories Graduate stories The coolest thing about my role has been the opportunities I've had to get out in the field and work with critically endangered species, such as the Helmeted Honeyeaters. Gracie Doherty Graduate Environment & Sustainability Officer Read full story Graduate stories I love all the big complex problems we get to grapple with on a daily basis - I feel like my brain is stretching and growing every day! 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