AddressGrants Officer
About Us
Greater Hume Council is a small rural Council with a focus on responsibility, growth and sustainability. We are based in southern New South Wales, right near the Murray River, bordering Victoria and the local government areas of Albury, Federation, Lockhart, Snowy Valleys and Wagga Wagga Councils. Our offices are dispersed across Holbrook, Culcairn and Jindera, all a short drive to the shore of Lake Hume.
We offer a broad range of services such as swimming pools, libraries and early year's services through to waste collection, planning permits and major capital works development. Our staff appreciate our flexible approach to work life balance and our friendly, inclusive atmosphere. We enjoy delivering a high standard of meaningful, varied work to our diverse rural communities.
What the Role Offers
In this role you will be working with the Finance team to be actively involved in all stages of the grant cycle, creating the ability to manage and monitor grant opportunities and assist managers and project sponsors to match grant funding sources to Council needs.
It is expected that you will have:
? A relevant tertiary qualification, with some relevant experience in a similar role, OR significant practical experience in a similar role, with demonstrated success in the preparation of funding applications, report writing, submissions and grant processes
? The ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people from a wide range of disciplines
? Demonstrated project management and engagement skills and the ability to manage multiple high profile projects with competing deadlines concurrently
? Demonstrated analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills with a high degree of initiative and flexibility
? Demonstrated sound people skills and the ability to form effective, lasting business partnerships
? Advanced Microsoft Office skills with the ability to use organisational systems to achieve results.
This position works 35 hour per week on a 9 day fortnight flexible working arrangement with a salary in the range of $1,449.90 to $1,623.90 gross per week, plus 11% Superannuation.
What we Offer
? 9 day fortnight, working 35 hours per week creating excellent work-life balance opportunities
? Generous Annual Leave (20 working days) and Sick Leave (10 working days) entitlements each year, plus access to 11 other forms of leave as per the Award
? Long service leave entitlement after 5 years at Council that is transferrable between NSW Councils
? 11% Superannuation contribution (plus the option to salary sacrifice to Superannuation)
? Ongoing access to professional development and employee assistance for tertiary education (up to $8,000)
? Specialised training
? Long-term career with internal secondment/career opportunities
? Ongoing access to weekly employee health and wellbeing programs, including weekly access to a complimentary Physiotherapist
? Annual health checks
? 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programs (also available to your immediate family members)
? Annual performance appraisals and salary review opportunities.
Interested?
To find out more information about the position, please contact Council's Director Corporate and Community Services, Louise Frichot, on 0458 348 *** for a confidential discussion.
If this opportunity sounds like it could be for you, applications close at 12 noon Monday, 13 May 2024.
Please note that applicants may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.
