One of Australia’s best-loved tourist attractions is looking for a new boss – and it comes with a wild job requirement.
Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory is famous for its breathtaking views of rivers, canyons, and savannah but perhaps more so for its crocodiles.
The iconic Australian reptile features prominently in the job ad for a ‘CEO and part-time croc wrangler’, to be paid $120,000 to $140,000.
Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, famous for its crocodiles (pictured), advertising for a ‘CEO and part-time croc wrangler’
The national park is popular with tourists from around the world who often take cruises through the rivers and marshlands in search of crocodiles
‘Take a ride on the wilder side of life and sign up for crocs, buffalo and the ultimate job,’ the description on its website began.
‘This is the top job and it’s not for the faint-hearted. You’ll run a complex business, a World-Heritage listed landscape of some 20,000 square kilometres and play host to the world as it arrives on your front doorstep.’
The park even compared its top job to another famously difficult role from a popular TV show, though in a very different climate.
‘Think Game of Thrones. You’re a Stark, you’re warden of the north (though winter never comes),’ it read.
As well as its crocodiles, Kakadu is famous for its breathtaking views of rivers, canyons, and savannah
Sadly, tourists who wander close to the water are sometimes attacked and killed by huge crocs
The new park manager would manage 75 staff and work side-by-side with the Aboriginal traditional owners to work towards their vision.
It said the park and community were at a ‘turning point’ with the Ranger uranium mine closing in 2021, so the CEO would need to ‘take the buffalo by the horns’.
‘You’ll liaise with people from all walks of life, manage our day-to-day operations, bring in the cash and get us five star reviews on Trip Advisor,’ it said.
‘You’ll use every lesson you’ve learnt, every skerrick of drive and every ounce of experience you have.’
Successful candidates needed a degree in management, cultural heritage, conservation, environmental management or similar.
It said the park and community were at a ‘turning point’ with the Ranger uranium mine closing in 2021, so the CEO would need to ‘take the buffalo by the horns’.