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SalaryCoordinator Environment and Community Safety
Job No: NGSC399
Location: Stawell
Closing Date: 25 Mar 2024 AEDT
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for creating lasting change? This is the role for you!Bring your people leadership, experience & passion for the Environment and Community Safety to our Northern Grampians Shire Council team. Make an impact on community and industry.
About Northern Grampians Shire Council
Northern Grampians Shire Council has a diverse employment base, across 14 worksites in the Grampians Region of Victoria. We offer flexible work arrangements, providing access to relevant training and professional development opportunities with a variety of employee benefits. We promote innovation, responsiveness, respectfulness and continuous improvement as our core values. Being a smaller organisation, we can provide you with opportunities to act in leadership roles, transition between teams and participate in a range of collaborative projects with other team members or the wider community. We provide a supportive and flexible environment that values the balance between work and our employees' personal lives.
Why join us?
In addition to the picturesque landscapes at our backdoor, there are many other benefits to working for our innovative and vibrant Northern Grampians Shire Council. These include:
- Fortnightly RDO: Enjoy a well-deserved break and rejuvenate.
- Great Team Environment: A safe, respectful and supportive environment to enable you to thrive. You will work with like-minded, passionate individuals who love what they do.
- Professional Growth: We nurture talent and provide opportunities to flourish.
- Flexible Work Arrangements: To support your work life balance.
- Salary Packaging Options: Including remote area housing allowances and novated lease vehicles
- Access to Paid Leave: including purchased leave, paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave and to respond to family violence matters
- Employee Assistance Program: Your well-being matters - we've got you covered.
- Biodiversity: Explore our Council region's varied flora and fauna
The Role
This position coordinates Council’s Environment and Community Safety services ensuring statutory obligations are met and effective and efficient services are delivered to the community
Responsibilities Include
- Foster an engaged, innovative, customer-focussed and high performing team, reflective of Council’s values.
- Provide leadership, direction, mentoring and support to the Environment and Community Safety team.
- Lead the design, implementation and evaluation of plans, policies, strategies, programs and projects to support Council’s Environment and Community Safety functions, including Council’s Waste Management Strategy, General Local Law, Domestic Animal Management Plan and annual service/management plans.
- Achieve continuous improvement by developing, implementing and administering processes and systems across the Environment and Community Safety functions that provide a consistent, customer-focussed and efficient service, and increases organisational and public awareness of relevant legislation including the General Environmental Duty.
- Assist with the preparation and management of annual budgets reflecting current Council policies for projects and activities appropriate to the team.
- Coordinate Council’s approach to community education and behaviour change programs across the Environment and Community Safety functions.
- Contribute to the review of State government legislation, policies, programs and prepare submissions for Council as required by the Manager Community Safety and Amenity
- Perform the role and functions of Deputy Municipal Emergency Response Officer and Emergency Liaison Officer as required.
- Perform, as directed, other duties that are within the limits of the incumbents’ skill, competence and training
Qualifications and experience
- Qualifications and experience in waste management, sustainability, circular economy or environmental management/science/planning or other related discipline preferred. Qualifications and extensive experience in a regulatory field will be considered.
- Experience in the preparation and implementation of business plans and budgets and generating innovative approaches to more effectively deploy resources
- Experience in local government desirable but not essential
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience as listed above.
- Demonstrated people management and communication skills, with the ability to develop resilience and motivation and provide mentoring to staff.
- Extensive experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies, plans, and policies
- Proven ability to develop alternative and innovative services which improve delivery and provide solutions to meet community needs.
- Project management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver projects in a complex political environment on time, on budget and to a high standard.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in consulting with a wide range of audiences including the ability to deal with the community and professional industry to achieve the best possible outcome.
How to apply
- Download and read the position description.
- Download and read the Candidate Information Pack
- Attach a resume and cover letter explaining why you are the best person for the job.
- Submit your application by following the process on this page.
If you'd like to know more contact David George, Manager Community Safety and Amenity at ************@ngshire.vic.gov.au or call 03 5358 8***.
Applications close 11.00 am Monday 25 March 2024
Northern Grampians Shire Council is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to providing a safe workplace that embraces and values child safety.
