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Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.
The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 900 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.
What’s on Offer
- Work Life Balance – We offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.
- Culture – Positive, fun and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect, and Excellence.
- Security– Permanent full-time role, based in the Mornington office. Band 4 - $68,725 per annum (excl. super)
- Career – Opportunity to grow and develop with excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Job Satisfaction – Have a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to achieve positive outcomes across the Mornington Peninsula Shire
About the Role
This role provides an exciting opportunity to support the dynamic and high performing Strategic Planning team. The team is responsible for developing and implementing land use and development planning policy and providing specialist urban design and heritage advice to internal and external customers.
Reporting to the Team Leader – Strategic Planning, the core responsibilities include:
- Provide timely and effective administrative support to the Strategic Planning team and Team Leader.
- Provide excellent customer service to members of the public and colleagues through the Strategic Planning project and planning scheme amendment process.
- Maintain processes and procedures to ensure compliance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and other legislative requirements.
- Coordinate the administration of planning scheme amendments, planning projects, community engagement sessions and Planning Panel hearings.
- Provide efficient and accurate data entry using the organisation’s corporate data base systems.
- Perform administrative duties including answering phone calls, electronic record keeping, preparing mailouts, raising purchase orders, organising and minuting meetings and any other administrative duties as required.
About You
- Demonstrated experience providing administrative support to a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proficient in using the Microsoft Office suite of programs and other Information Management Systems software programs (such as Tech 1)
- Initiative to learn, develop and maintain computerised systems, procedures and processes.
- Ability to build and maintain effective and productive relationships.
- Experience in local government or other complex and/or political organisations and understanding of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Planning Scheme amendment process is desirable.
How to Apply
If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply'.
The Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.
Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks. This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and National Police Checks.
Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.
For further information about the role, you can download the Position Description by clicking 'Apply'. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Claire Dougall, Team Leader – Strategic Planning, (03) 5950 1***.
Applications Close: 9 February, 2024
