Band 8 - Salary Range $120,224 to $134,591 per annum + 11% Super + ADO Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience. About Melton City Council The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.
We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You'll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.
The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen within the City Strategy Team for a Coordinator of Strategic Planning. You will report directly to the Manager of City Strategy, managing and providing guidance on the preparation, assessment, and implementation of plans strategic documents, and other projects that require strategic planning expertise.
Key Responsibilities Manage, motivate and provide advice to the Strategic Planning Team, offering expertise in planning, urban design, project management, and strategic outcomes.Review and manage plans, strategies, policies, and guidelines and provide feedback to consultants and other Council departments and participate/lead in the development of policy.Work collaboratively across Council on plans, strategies, policies, guidelines and the coordination of committees.Develop effective relationships with Stakeholders including the State Government Departments and service authorities, the community, Councillors, developers and traders. To view the Position Description, click here .
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following: Tertiary qualification in Urban Planning or a related discipline with further formal qualifications in the field of expertise, alternatively lesser formal qualifications together with extensive and diverse experience, or intensive specialist experience.Substantial and demonstrated experience in a broad range of strategic planning work including the preparation of Precinct Structure Plans and the development of planning policies.Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, preparing projects briefs and delivering high quality outputs.Well-developed skills in negotiations and conflict resolution with an ability to deal with complex situations and present a positive Council image.Culture and Values Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there's a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we'd love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.
We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:
MotivateEmpowerLeadTrustOpenNurture There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
4 weeks and 2 days annual leave (As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks) Flexible Working Hours16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) If you require further information about the position, please contact Meagan Merritt, Manager City Strategy on 9747 7215.
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia. All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council's COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.
We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.
Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery. Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 15 May 2024 Privacy AcknowledgmentMelton City Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Melton City Council recognises the importance of privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information collected and/or received by us.
Yes I agree to the privacy statement * Personal Details * Required field First name * Last name * E-mail * Phone * Digits only or add + for international numbers
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Questions Candidates must provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status in accordance with Council's COVID Vaccination Policy which is an inherent requirement before attending the workplace. Candidates must provide evidence of being COVID-19 vaccinated as part of the pre-employment process. *
Yes No Are you an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or legally entitled to work in Australia? * Yes No Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. Please confirm if you have ever had allegations related to the reportable conduct scheme substantiated against you OR if you have left an organisation while allegations of such a nature were pending. Yes No Yes No Tertiary qualification in Urban Planning or a related discipline with further formal qualifications in the field of expertise, alternatively lesser formal qualifications together with extensive and diverse experience, or intensive specialist experience. * Substantial and demonstrated experience in a broad range of strategic planning work including the preparation of a Precinct Structure Plans and the development of planning policies. * Well-developed skills in negotiations and conflict resolution with an ability to deal with complex situations and present a positive Council image. * Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to report on a range of relevant topics in clear and easy to understand language. * Demonstrated experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, preparing project briefs and delivering high quality outputs. * Your opportunity to be part of shaping a community that's fresh,ambitious and incommand of its own destiny.
In 2018, the City of Melton was named the fastest growing economyfor over adecade.
Staff at Melton City Council are committed to excellence in astimulating,supportive and diverse work environment.
You must address each of the Key Selection Criteria. You will need to write short statements that clearlyshow how your personal values, knowledge, skills and experience meet each of the criteria.
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