Coordinator Strategic Planning

Full Time Permanent PositionBand 8 - Salary Range $120,224 to $134,591 per annum + 11% Super + ADOSalary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.About Melton City CouncilThe City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.The OpportunityAn exciting opportunity has arisen within the City Strategy Team for a Coordinator of Strategic Planning. You will report directly to the Manager of City Strategy, managing and providing guidance on the preparation, assessment, and implementation of plans strategic documents, and other projects that require Strategic Planning expertise.Key Responsibilities

• Manage, motivate and provide advice to the Strategic Planning Team, offering expertise in planning, urban design, project management, and strategic outcomes.
• Review and manage plans, strategies, policies, and guidelines and provide feedback to consultants and other Council departments and participate/lead in the development of policy.
• Work collaboratively across Council on plans, strategies, policies, guidelines and the coordination of committees.
• Develop effective relationships with Stakeholders including the State Government Departments and service authorities, the community, Councillors, developers and traders.

To view the Position Description, click .About youTo be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in Urban Planning or a related discipline with further formal qualifications in the field of expertise, alternatively lesser formal qualifications together with extensive and diverse experience, or intensive specialist experience.
• Substantial and demonstrated experience in a broad range of Strategic Planning work including the preparation of Precinct Structure Plans and the development of planning policies.
• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, preparing projects briefs and delivering high quality outputs.
• Well-developed skills in negotiations and conflict resolution with an ability to deal with complex situations and present a positive Council image.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and ValuesOur vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" 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

BenefitsThere are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 4 weeks and 2 days annual leave (As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks)
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (

) * Wellbeing initiatives

• Subsidised Uniforms

How To ApplyIf you require further information about the position, please contact Meagan Merritt, Manager City Strategy on 9747 7215.Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 24 April 2024