JP van Moort

About JP

JP has a deep understanding the strategic and operational dimensions of agricultural industries, environmental practices, sustainability initiatives and regional communities based on over 30 years of consulting and public sector experience.

JP works across Australia’s industries, jurisdictions, regions and organisations in all areas of rural development and environmental management as a facilitator, analyst, planner and evaluator. His expertise and experience allows him to effectively provide actionable advice on issues ranging from international policy to discrete local matters. A particular focus of JP’s work is building the case for change which is technically, commercially, institutionally and politically viable. He is adept in implementing multidisciplinary methodologies whilst working closely and collaboratively with clients and key industry stakeholders.

JP facilitates and analyses complex issues adaptively. This skill sees him regularly leading and working on projects requiring sophisticated engagement and facilitated workshopping with decision makers and their stakeholders, supported by rigorous analysis.

Major ACIL Allen projects led by JP include:

• performance reviews of research organisations, including Meat and Livestock Australia, Grains Research & Development Corporation and Horticulture Innovation and SARDI
• reviewing the Panama TR4 Disease Program to establish the cost sharing principles and inform the business case for continuing the response for Biosecurity Queensland
• developing the Rural Financial Counselling Service monitoring evaluation and assurance framework
• developing an economic model to underpin the sugar industry’s trade policy and market access strategy for the Australian Sugar Alliance
• developing the Hunter NRM and Hunter River Plans to improve the environment based triple bottom line outcomes and evidence-based prioritisation for Hunter Local Land Services
• assessing the beef industry’s post-farm gate infrastructure priorities in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions and scoping projects to increase the value of the industry for DPIRD and MLA
• conducting a stocktake of 263 Commonwealth agricultural levies to identify opportunities to improve the system for the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment
• establishing the growth trajectory of Australia’s agriculture, fishing and forestry industries towards a $100 billion farm-gate value by 2030 and analysing the associated drivers and risks for AgriFutures
• scoping options to improve cross sector and cross RDC collaboration for the Council of Rural RDCs
• conducting a stocktake of climate change impacts and responses in agriculture to inform AGSOC on supporting agriculture to adapt to climate change for Agriculture Victoria
• facilitating national, state and regional strategy workshops on subjects such as climate change, regional agribusiness, livestock R&D, biosecurity response, sheep R&D, sunflowers, cotton innovation, fisheries, red meat-eating quality, dairy and wine.

Prior to joining ACIL Allen, JP led GHD Hassall’s natural resources and agriculture practice. Previously, he worked for the NSW, Western Australian and Tasmanian Governments in natural resources management.

JP holds a Bachelor of Science from Murdoch University and a Graduate Certificate of Change Management and Executive Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management.