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SalaryApplications Close: 11/12/2022 11:45 PM
Position No: 3147
Division: Marketing & Communications
Location: Northern Suburbs
Work Type: Permanent - Full Time
Permanent - Full time
Band 6
Salary $89,933.50 + Super + RDO + Flexible Working
About Us
The City of Whittlesea, is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia and as a local government organisation we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.
Community engagement is central to delivering on our vision and is a key priority for the organisation. We are committed to engaging our community in a deliberative, proactive and flexible way, providing meaningful opportunities for our community to offer input into Council’s decision-making processes and hear their views, ideas and feedback about activities and issues that are important to them.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The Role
Make a difference in our community!
This role sits within a larger team of engagement practitioners responsible for designing and delivering community engagement initiatives across the municipality. Reporting to the Strategic Community Engagement Coordinator you’ll provide specialist advice and support across Council to help us deliver a successful community engagement program. Through a range of approaches and opportunities, you’ll help us bring our A Voice for All: Community Engagement Policy 2021 to empower our community to play a role in influencing the future planning of our City, and the delivery of our services.
About you
The desired candidate/s will have:
- Proven experience and skills in designing and implementing deliberate, proactive community engagement activities.
- Ability to build and foster relationships with key stakeholders and communities both internally and external.
- The ability to identify issues and impacts along with problem-solving skills to determine best outcomes for the project.
- Understanding of IAP2 practices and commitment to well planned, deliberate and accessible engagement opportunities.
- Excellent time management and negotiation skills with a demonstrated ability to achieve specific objectives within desired timeframe despite conflicting pressures
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Want to know more?
The full Position Description is available on the careers at Council page at If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Kirsten Richmond, Strategic Community Engagement Coordinator Kirsten.richmond@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
To apply for this position, you must address the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description.
Applications close at 11.45pm on Sunday 11 December 2022
Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.
Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
In line with the directions issued by Victoria's Chief Health Officer, all roles at the Council require staff to be mandatorily vaccinated to perform duties and/or deliver services to the community. Therefore, if you are successful in the selection process, you will be required to provide evidence of an approved Covid-19 vaccination or authorised medical exemption.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email human.resources@whittlesea.vic.gov.au with your request outlining your preferred method of contact. Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”. A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
