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The Kimberley Land Council is proud to be one of the top employers for the beautiful Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Working at the KLC means competitive salary, benefits and a supportive working environment that attracts talent from around Australia. The KLC is also proud to support the training and development of Kimberley Aboriginal people into leadership positions.
To find out more about employment conditions at the KLC please read our Enterprise Agreement ⟶
Current vacancies
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The KLC holds a vast collection of records from native title determinations in the Kimberley region. A significant portion of these records are in hard copy format, containing vital cultural, historical, and legal information for native title holders and their representative organisations.
The KLC is now prioritising the digitisation and secure electronic transfer of these materials to Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs / PBCs), other representative organisations, native title holders and their families, or other owners and successors.
The Native Title Records Administration Officer will be responsible for cataloguing, digitising, and compiling lists of archival documents from native title claims under the supervision of lawyers and anthropologists.
This role is based in our Broome Office.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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As a member of an interdisciplinary team in the Legal Unit of the Kimberley Land Council, the Senior Lawyer is responsible for the collaborative delivery of legal services in the Kimberley native title representative body area relating to the recognition, protection and management of native title rights and interests, protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage, commercial negotiations, and advising on corporate governance and compliance to prescribed bodies corporate. The Senior Lawyer represents native title parties in courts and tribunals, and in negotiations with future act proponents, and provides legal advice to prescribed bodies corporate on compliance under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth) and associated subordinate legislation. This position operates out of Broome KLC office with regular travel throughout the Kimberley region.
This role is based in our Broome Office.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2025
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Under the direction of the Senior Lawyer, the Law Graduate will work alongside experienced mentors and use legal skills to assist in the effective delivery of legal services to native title holders, prescribed bodies corporate and native title groups throughout the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
This position operates out of Broome KLC office with regular travel throughout the Kimberley region and offered as a fixed term 12-month contract.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2025
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The GIS Specialist will continue to drive the vision of GIS within the KLC, manage the GIS systems and provide expert advice on all aspects of geo-spatial data analysis.
This person will be a core member of the Business Operations Team, they will need to consult with a cross functional team, including traditional land owners, anthropologists, IT, legal and environment staff to provide innovative delivery of spatial information products and services to both internal and external users. GIS will facilitate the classification, access and visualisation of data and documents that support the effective management of:
On-country data collection and analysis.
Legal, cultural and business processes.
Analysis and provision of insights.
Access to Aboriginal cultural heritage.
This role operates from the KLC Broome office and may require occasional travel.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
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Under the direction of the Office Manager, the Administration Support Assistant provides reception and administrative support across the multifunctional team based in our Kununurra office. This person is responsible for working collaboratively as part of a team, performing administrative and organisational tasks to keep the day-to-day office activities operating efficiently, and managing the office reception.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025
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This position shall only be open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).
Under the direction the Business Manager, the LSMU Administration Assistant provides administrative functions to the LSMU team. The position works closely with the LSMU team in Broome and Ranger Groups across the Kimberley to ensure that the day-to-day operational services is delivered.
This role will ensure, in collaboration with the other members of the admin team, that regular processing of payment is constant and well managed, that remote LSMU staff have a high level of support, contact and training.
The LSMU Administration Assistant position is based and operates out of our KLC Broome Office.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2025
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As part of the Business Information Systems team, you will be provided with learning opportunities across a broad range of fields including records management, information technology and information management. The ICT Support Officer will provide technical support to KLC staff concerning day-to-day operations; and provide support to the ICT team in maintaining the ICT Systems.
This position operates out of the KLC Broome office and requires occasional travel throughout the Kimberley region.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2025
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ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Kija Ranger Coordinator assists the delivery of the Kija ranger program by providing strong leadership to a team of Indigenous rangers to deliver on their annual works plan, as set by Kija traditional owners. The works plan is made up of a diverse range of cultural and natural resource management activities, including fire management, threatened and pest species management, on country trips with senior traditional owners, engagement with the local school and more.
The position is based in Warmun (Turkey Creek) and works across the Kija country in the East Kimberley in Western Australia.
Please see attached JDF for further information.
APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 5PM, FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER 2025
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately and to close this advertisement early should a suitable candidate be found. The Kimberley Land Council is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women and people from culturally diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply. You must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Eligible New Zealand Citizen to apply.
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The KLC aims to create a safe and inclusive workplace for everyone, regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Our workplace reflects our community and for that reason we have working arrangements that are flexible, competitive and supportive.
Our Employee Enterprise Agreement features key measures that help us to achieve this goal, such as paid and unpaid parental leave, supportive partner leave, family and domestic violence leave, cultural leave and gender affirmation leave.
The KLC is also proud to offer Indigenous identified roles, creating employment opportunities for Kimberley Aboriginal people across the region.
The KLC is pleased to provide our Workplace Gender Equality Agency Report, which highlights our commitment to inclusivity, diversity and equality.
You can read the full report here ⟶