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We have recently received a capacity building grant and we are expanding our operations. This is a unique opportunity to work for the Invasive Species Council to help tackle one of nature’s biggest threats.
About the role
From backyard weed escapees to feral horses, deer and cats, invasive species are one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and the leading cause of animal extinction in Australia. As the Invasive Species Council’s (ISC) Conservation Advocate – New South Wales, you will lead our efforts to create momentum for action on key threats posed by invasive species. You will be part of a team motivated by a passion to drive action on a key threat to nature. Mobilising and empowering a network of concerned allies and stakeholders in NSW will be a key part of your role. You will platform nature in the corridors of power and engage in detailed policy work that delivers effective invasive species control.
This role will build on work ISC has undertaken in New South Wales over many years to:
This work will require you to build coalitions, build public profile and act as a spokesperson in the media. Key campaigns you will hit the ground running on include the resourcing and social licence of effective invasive species management of feral horses, cats and deer and banning the sale of weed species. This unique role suits a passionate and driven campaigner. We seek to cut through political inertia to generate the public and political momentum to protect nature from invasive threats.
ISC recognises the importance of family-friendly work arrangements. To support this, we offer flexible working hours designed to accommodate school and childcare commitments.
Alternative or reduced work hours may be considered for the right candidate.
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Applications
Please send to recruitment@invasives.org.au:
Applications that do not directly address each criterion will not be accepted.
Applicants must possess full working rights in Australia to be eligible for appointment. A current National Police Check (NPC) will be required and a Working With Vulnerable Persons Check (WWVP) may be required.
Applications will be reviewed continuously and interviews will be arranged as shortlisted applications are received. We strongly encourage you to apply early.
Applications close at 11.59pm Sunday 26 July
Contact Reece Pianta, Advocacy Director on reecep@invasives.org.au for specific questions about the role.
About the role
Invasive species are an environmental mega-threat and the number one driver of native animal extinctions in Australia. The Invasive Species Council (ISC) is Australia’s only national environmental advocacy charity focused solely on invasive species.
Our aim is to catalyse the shifts in government, communities and culture to improve invasive species action to save wildlife, stop extinctions, protect forests and rivers.
We are dynamic, bold and persistent advocates for nature, committed to science and collaborative with First Australians. This is a pivotal time to join us.
Following a period of significant growth in funding, profile and impact, the ISC Board is seeking two experienced directors to help guide our next chapter, participate in overseeing our strategic plan, and bring governance and professional rigour to the leadership of our organisation as we work on amplifying our environmental impact.
We are specifically seeking candidates who bring deep expertise in at least one of the following areas:
Please note: This is an unpaid position – Board member participation is voluntary and no remuneration is available.
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Applications
If you’d like to express interest, send a brief cover letter and resume to president@invasives.org.au.
Ensure the cover letter identifies your relevant skills, experience and qualities.
Applications close 11.59pm Thursday 30 July 2026.
About the role
The Executive Assistant (EA) provides comprehensive administrative and strategic support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ensuring they are fully enabled to focus on strategic leadership and critical advocacy. Based in our Wollongong office, this role requires a proactive, efficient, and highly confidential approach to executive operations. Working alongside the CEO, you will ensure they have everything needed to operate effectively – managing complex diary scheduling, travel logistics, financial reconciliation, HR coordination, and board administration. As the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, you will prioritise conflicting needs, troubleshoot issues, and negotiate solutions to keep the executive office running smoothly. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this role maintains the high standards required for executive support while leveraging your administrative expertise to drive efficiency across the broader organisation.
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Applications
Please send to recruitment@invasives.org.au:
Applications that do not directly address each criterion will not be accepted.
Applicants must possess full working rights in Australia to be eligible for appointment. A current National Police Check (NPC) will be required and a Working With Vulnerable Persons Check (WWVP) may be required.
Invasive Species Council is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Applications close at 11.59pm Sunday 26 July
Contact Ainslie Fisher, Operations Manager on ainslief@invasives.org.au for specific questions about the role.
If you are in the Townsville area, please get in touch with our Townsville Yellow Crazy Ant Community Taskforce here to help tackle one of the world’s worst invasive species.
ISC is seeking an administrative volunteer to join the Operations Team in Katoomba. We’re in need of someone computer-confident and with an eye for detail. Primarily support will assist with donations and database management. However there likely be other ad hoc administrative tasks requested. The role is expected to be casual in nature, so hours may vary week by week depending on need, staff and volunteer availability.
Closing Date: Please apply as soon as possible.
Position: Katoomba Administrative Volunteer
Reports to: Admin Officer
Basis: Variable: approx 4-10 hours per week
Location: Katoomba
Duration: 3 months, with the potential for extension
Remuneration: None. This is an unpaid volunteer role.
If you are in the Townsville area, please get in touch with our Townsville Yellow Crazy Ant Community Taskforce here to help tackle one of the world’s worst invasive species.
Our protected areas are being trashed, trampled, choked and polluted by an onslaught of invaders. Invasive species are already the overwhelming driver of our animal extinction rate, and are expected to cause 75 of the next 100 extinctions.
But you can help to turn this around and create a wildlife revival in Australia.
From numbats to night parrots, a tax-deductible donation today can help defend our wildlife against the threat of invasive weeds, predators, and diseases.
As the only national advocacy environment group dedicated to stopping this mega threat, your gift will make a big difference.
A silent crisis is unfolding across Australia. Every year, billions of native animals are hunted and killed by cats and foxes. Fire ants continue to spread and threaten human health. And the deadly strain of bird flu looms on the horizon. Your donation today will be used to put the invasive species threat in the media, make invasive species a government priority, ensure governments take rapid action to protect nature and our remarkable native wildlife from invasives-led extinction, death and destruction.
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Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
