Do you want to share your love of trees with the community by leading a team that grows thousands of native plants each year?

• Part time, permanent position (0.75FTE) .
• Opportunity to join an established people-centred, environmental organisation located in Hazelmere WA, devoted to healing landscapes and connecting communities .
• Flexible work practices and newly built office and nursery facilities.

ABOUT TRILLION TREES

Trillion Trees Australia is a for-purpose organisation dedicated to healing landscapes and connecting communities through our love of trees. We share a vision for a world in which all people recognise the value of trees. For over 45 years, with the help of thousands of volunteers, Trillion Trees Australia (formerly Men of the Trees) has planted close to 16 million native trees and understory across Perth and the Wheatbelt.

Our community nursery is proudly powered by volunteers, and managed by a small, dedicated staff team. Each week around 120 regular volunteers assist us with our nursery operations, grounds maintenance and restoration activities. These exceptional volunteers are driven, collaborative, passionate and adaptable.

Our Trillion Trees Australia community nursery is GreenLife Industry Australia accredited and has built a strong reputation for delivering top quality seedlings since 1986. The nursery grows around 200,000 native seedlings each year for our own restoration projects, and for local governments, businesses and individuals seeking to restore the environment.

THE ROLE

The primary role of the Community Nursery Manager is to direct the full production process, inventory management and dispatch of native seedlings at the Trillion Trees Australia Community Nursery. Close collaboration with the ecological restoration team is required. The role involves developing the nursery's annual planting schedule, liaising with customers and preparing financial budgets. Guidance and training to staff and volunteers across the full range of nursery tasks is required to ensure the nursery continues to deliver the high-quality plant outputs for which Trillion Trees has a strong reputation, as well as maintaining compliance with its NIASA accreditation. This role is supported by the Assistant Nursery Manager and Volunteer Coordinator.

ABOUT YOU

You are looking to combine your knowledge and experience of horticulture and environmental restoration, with your superior skills in planning, communication and supervision, to deliver our annual nursery production schedule. You will have the ability to focus on ecological restoration objectives and collaborate with key Trillion Trees staff to deliver strategic restoration outcomes.

Motivated and full of enthusiasm, you have a genuine commitment to supporting and mentoring volunteers and staff to deliver outcomes. You are passionate about creating a positive work environment and consistently promote community wellbeing by engaging and inspiring staff and volunteers.

You will be comfortable liaising with people from diverse backgrounds to build positive relationships through patience, kindness and compassion.

The ability to work in a dynamic environment, resolving challenges and responding to changing priorities as they arise is central to the role. You will be a strategic thinker with the capability to interact professionally with customers and senior stakeholders in person and online.

Selection Criteria: this role will suit you if you have:

• Sound understanding and knowledge of the propagation of diverse native plants and the development of a growing nursery, with knowledge of local West Australian native plants.
• Qualifications and/or 5+ years' experience in horticulture or a related field.
• Proven understanding of the role of ecological restoration projects in the growth of suitable native plant species, and the ability to collaborate with Trillion Trees' restoration staff on project needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work in diverse teams with a high level of initiative and accountability.
• Experience in supervision or management, preferably in a not-for-profit environment and/or working with volunteers; .
• Strong analytical, production forecasting and stock management skills.
• Advanced experience using Microsoft Office products and other IT software (EvergreenConnect and GIA Audit Management System desirable).
• Physically fit and experienced in working in outdoor situations.
• Experience in working with a multi-disciplinary team, including paid staff and volunteers.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Sound understanding of OH&S requirements.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving, time management, and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, calmly and efficiently under pressure, juggle competing tasks, and actively contribute in a team environment.

Key information:

• Valid WA Driver's Licence (C Class).
• Senior First Aid.
• Working with Children Check and Police Clearance Check.

This position is permanent part-time:

• 3.75 days per week. Hours can be flexed as required and may include some work-from-home admin duties; .
• Availability for weekend and after-hours events and occasional early starts as required.
• Opportunity to travel to planting sites around Perth.