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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.
The Organisation
Invasive species are the leading driver of animal extinctions in Australia. The Invasive Species Council (ISC) exists to protect our unique nature from this threat. ISC is a wholly donor-funded, non-government organisation that tackles Australia’s most challenging invasive species threats, driving systemic reform to our biosecurity system and environmental laws.
ISC advocates in parliaments, shapes policy behind the scenes, builds alliances across farming, conservation and Indigenous communities, and secures media coverage that shifts public opinion. We are small, nimble, and punch above our weight — and aim to become a truly national organisation by 2028.
In recent years, we have:
Nature needs ISC to thrive. We are looking for self-starters who are keen to help us scale our impact.
Position Details
The Role
The Philanthropy & Bequest Manager is responsible for growing and managing ISC’s portfolio of mid-value donors (giving approximately $1,000–$10,000 annually) and for building and managing our bequest (Gift in Will) program. You will also conduct prospect research to identify future major donors and support the Philanthropy & Fundraising Director with pipeline development.
We are looking for a self-starter who enjoys creating meaningful events and authentic connection points for donors, and who can balance big-picture thinking with strong project management.
You will work closely with the Philanthropy & Fundraising Director and the Individual Giving and Supporter Engagement Manager to ensure a seamless journey for donors moving from regular appeals into mid-value and ultimately major gifts and bequests.
Key Responsibilities
Mid-value donor stewardship
Bequest (Gift in Will) program
Prospect research & pipeline development
Events & engagement
Reporting & collaboration
Selection Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Our Team Values
How to Apply
Please send a resume with at least two referees and a statement explaining how you meet each of the selection criteria to recruitment@invasives.org.au. Applications that do not directly address each criterion will not be accepted.
For specific questions about the role, contact Holly Browne, Philanthropy & Fundraising Director: hollyb@invasives.org.au
Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 28 June 2026
ISC is an equal opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
About the role
The Digital Engagement & Fundraising Officer supports the growth and engagement of ISC’s supporter base by delivering digital campaigns that convert interest into action.
This role has three core functions:
The role requires skills in paid digital advertising (Meta, Google), email marketing platforms, data analysis, and the ability to translate complex conservation issues into engaging digital copy. Working closely with the Individual Giving and Supporter Engagement Manager and advocacy team, the position reports on lead generation, conversion rates, and email performance to help grow ISC’s community of active supporters.
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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: 11:59 pm Sunday 5 July 2026. Applications will be reviewed continuously and interviews will be arranged as shortlisted applications are received. We strongly encourage you to apply early.
Contact Heidi Fin, Individual Giving and Supporter Engagement Manager – heidif@invasives.org.au – for specific information about the role.
About the role
The Digital Content Producer will play a leading role in shaping and growing ISC’s digital presence – creating content, developing social media campaigns, identifying opportunities to engage new audiences and helping ensure our advocacy reaches far beyond the people already paying attention.
Working closely with campaigners, media staff and subject matter experts, you’ll transform policy debates, breaking news, field work and campaign moments into engaging digital content that resonates with Australians. Whether it’s a reel, video series, social campaign, graphic, web story or rapid-response content opportunity, you’ll be trusted to bring fresh ideas and help evolve how ISC shows up online.
This isn’t a role for someone who simply schedules posts. We’re looking for someone who wants to experiment, test new approaches, challenge assumptions and help build one of Australia’s most effective environmental advocacy brands.
At ISC, communications isn’t a support function; it is advocacy. We operate more like a newsroom than a traditional NGO communications team – moving quickly, finding strong stories and using communications to influence public debate and decision-makers.
Download full position description >>
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: 11:59 pm Sunday 5 July 2026. Applications will be reviewed continuously and interviews will be arranged as shortlisted applications are received. We strongly encourage you to apply early.
More info: Contact Nicola Barton, Media and Communications Manager, nicolab@invasives.org.au for further information 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.
