 I'm here today talking with Ben Klassen, Deputy Director-General of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services and Partnerships. Ben has two Executive Director positions to join his leadership team. Over to you Ben to tell us a little bit more about them. So the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships is a division within the Department of Environment and Science and we're responsible for managing the state's protected areas which includes 13 million hectares of terrestrial land, three state marine parks, joint management of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park with the Commonwealth. We also look after 1.2 million hectares of fish habitat area and over 500 protected area islands across the state. So we have a vast footprint across Queensland over 130 locations and we're clearly responsible for looking after some of the best country that Queensland has and we also look after threatened species and protecting important creatures that are native to Queensland and ensuring the habitat is there for them to survive and prosper into the future and dealing with issues and when sometimes those creatures interact with humans in a negative way. The positions also deal with our policy arm which is very important to ensure we have the right contemporary framework for managing protected areas and also our visitor interactions and how we deal with that. So that's a quick snapshot of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships. The Partnerships part is our First Nations piece where we interact with First Nations people in managing country and ensuring they are key partners in moving forward with what we do. Great, thanks Ben. So what do you think success would look like in this role? This role is primarily to deal with wildlife and threatened species and so in managing wildlife we need to make sure that we have a contemporary framework for how people and wildlife interact and making key decisions around what is the best way to ensure people are safe but wildlife also have important habitat to continue to grow and prosper and we're also developing a new threatened species strategy for Queensland and this position is going to have a key role in that and ensuring that we are doing what we need to enlisting the right species and ensuring that our efforts as a department and a cross-government are focused on doing what we need to do to prosper with our threatened species. Great, sounds really interesting. Why do you think people should consider a career with the Department of Environment and Science? The Department of Environment and Science is an innovative organisation, we're progressive, we're moving forward. Working in protected areas is very exciting so if you have a passion for the environment, a passion for threatened species, a passion for giving back to Queensland, this is the place that you want to work and these jobs are particularly critical to how we do that and you'll be able to lead and shape the direction and contribute positively to the future of Queensland's protected areas for all generations to come. Brilliant, thanks, Ben. So if you'd like to find out more about these roles, click on the links below and follow those to Smart Jobs and remember to follow us on LinkedIn as well.