Organisation : Melton City Council
Location : Melbourne (Melton)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Development, Community Engagement, Government
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : Salary Range $96,640 to $108,020 per annum + 10% Super + RDO
Application closing date : 10 Dec, 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 Range $96,640 to $108,020 per annum + 10% Super + RDO
The Opportunity
Help build an inclusive, empowered and proud community by effectively designing and managing the grants team’s implementation of Council’s grants and awards programs for increased social impact. Build relationships with key stakeholders and strategically leverage further investment in the municipality for community strengthening purposes.
Reporting to the Coordinator Community Capacity, this role is pivotal to the organisation and the life of the Melton community.
Key Responsibilities
- Review, manage implementation, and evaluate Council’s community awards and grants program and related streams, with a focus on business improvements and social impact measurement.
- Oversee excellence in governance and administrative accuracy and efficacy in all programs including through the management of program streams, panels, and supervised staff.
- Lead, manage and develop the Community Grants team, its people and resources, through strategies which provide a positive and productive work environment.
- Support management and leadership across Council to identify and attract government funding for community strengthening and support purposes.
- Provide advice on the design and governance of grant and funding streams.
- Develop and maintain effective liaison and networks with community groups, government agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the context of identified needs, community capacity building and community strengthening.
- Oversee communications and media planning to promote community programs and opportunities to diverse audiences.
About you
- Tertiary qualification relevant to the role, such as Social Sciences, Community Development and/or Community Service Management.
- Highly developed conceptual, oral and written communications skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and experiences.
- Experience in managing a small team and contributing in a positive way to staff development.
- Experience in stakeholder management, including building and maintaining effective relationships with community groups and the not for profit sector.
- Ability to maintain high level accuracy whilst working under pressure, with demonstrated experience developing, reviewing and implementing policy and procedures, and accurate reporting to a range of audiences.
- Relevant skills and experience coordinating and administering a community grants program in a government/community sector setting, demonstrating high standards of probity, integrity, confidentiality and accountability in the management of public programs and funding.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Community Grants Delivery and Attraction Lead via Pro Bono Australia.
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