Organisation : Melton City Council
Location : Melbourne (Melton)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : Salary $93,835 per annum (Salary Negotiable)
Application closing date : 29 Oct, 2021
About the organisation
About Melton City Council
The City of Melton is a place where everyone belongs. Our community is vibrant and diverse and one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state of the art, excellent amenity, health and wellbeing and to support our community to be a lifelong learning city. We invest in innovation and our people’s professional and personal development. We offer generous leave and flexibility that best suits your lifestyle and a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home and have new cafes and shops opening every day amongst the heritage buildings and open green spaces of one of Melbourne’s fastest growing municipalities.
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: “a thriving community where everyone belongs” 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:
- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture
Benefits
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
- 19 Day Month
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace accredited)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Social Club Activities
- Subsidised Uniforms
To read more about our benefits visit https://meltoncity-staff-benefits.applynow.net.au/
About the role
Full Time Permanent Position
Salary $93,835 per annum (Salary Negotiable) + 10% Super + RDO
The Opportunity
Help build an empowered, inclusive and proud community by supporting them to access and navigate Council’s grants and awards opportunities.
This role works closely with diverse community groups, residents, third party funders, assessment panels and several areas of Council to effectively manage the Community Grants and Community Achievement Awards programs.
Reporting to the Coordinator Community Capacity, this role is pivotal to the organisation and the life of the Melton community.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist advice and administer Council’s Community Grants Program and Third Party Funding Programs, including application, assessment, acquittal and reporting processes.
- Deliver Council’s Community Achievement Awards Program.
- Deliver celebration events for grants and award recipients.
- Provide advice, support and training to a range of stakeholders.
- Promote civic engagement opportunities and represent Council on committees and public meetings.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- A tertiary qualification in community development, business administration or a related discipline with substantial relevant experience.
- Ability to maintain high level accuracy whilst working under pressure, juggling competing priorities and multiple requests to meet deadlines.
- A comprehensive knowledge of best practice grants management and relevant governance and administration procedures for grants and/or awards programs.
- An understanding of local government grant making and its role in community development and capacity building.
- Exceptional written and oral communication and relationship management skills to engage effectively with a range of diverse stakeholders.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Community Grants and Awards Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services
