Internal Communications Project Lead

Full Time Fixed Term Position - 12 month contractBand 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 OpportunityThe Internal Communications Lead is responsible for Internal Communications at Melton City Council working to enhance the employee experience. Reporting to the Communications Manager, you will play a critical role in transforming the employee experience through strategic Internal Communications and driving employee engagement initiatives. You will also facilitate the redevelopment of the Intranet and manage its future success.Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and deliver the new intranet platform for Council and promote it to the organisation.
• Produce quality content for the intranet with a focus on clear, simple messaging across a range of channels and formats.
• Collate, record and report on Internal Communications activities, providing both qualitative and quantitative information to contribute to continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to the strategic development and implementation of Council’s Internal Communications program and team culture.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, in business or a relevant field minimum 5 years’ experience in similar roles, with specific certifications in change management such as Prosci. Alternatively, may have lesser formal qualifications together with extensive specialist experience in change management.
• Well-developed conceptual, analytical, strategic communication, and organisational skills to support identification and solutions to organisation-wide internal communication issues and opportunities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills particularly the ability to liaise with people at all levels of the organisation and gain their cooperation and trust.
• Commitment to active participation as a member of the team and to work cooperatively and collaboratively to achieve leading practice results.

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 Lauren Wall Manager Communications on 0459 467 357.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 Thursday 30 May 2024