Corporate Planning & Performance Officer

Full Time Permanent PositionBand 6 - Salary Range $92,304 to $100,516 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 for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Organisational Performance Department as a Corporate Planning and Performance Officer.This position plays an important role in managing corporate and service planning activities, ensuring strict adherence to the Local Government Act 2020 and relevant regulations, while also participating in the development and review of Council policies and the Council and Wellbeing Plan for the City of Melton.Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of corporate and service planning, in compliance with the Local Government Act 2020 and subsequent Regulations/Guidelines within Council.
• Provide input to, and support in the development and review of the Council and Wellbeing Plan.
• Support Council’s Business planning, monitoring, and reporting processes.
• Support the production of high quality annual and quarterly reports and review Council Plans within both legislated reporting periods and timeframes as provided by Council, its Committees and Executive.

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

• Tertiary qualification in Business, Management with some relevant experience, lesser formal qualifications, and substantial relevant experience, or through substantial relevant experience in the field of specialist expertise.
• Experience and knowledge relating to corporate, business and service planning as it applies to Local Government, and the Local Government Act 2020.
• Demonstrated understanding of corporate and service planning activities, reporting on performance outcomes within a Council, and process improvement approaches and activities.
• 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 Bob Baker, Coordinator Corporate Planning & Performance on 0419 789 164.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 01 May 2024