Place Officer

• Up to $93,852 p.a. total salary package ($79,741 - $84,552 + 11% super)*
• Temporary 13 month parental coverage contract
• Part Time (19hrs per week 0.5FTE, 13 Months)
• Attractive employee benefits – Close to public transport, onsite gym, wellness program & more!

*P.A Pro-rata Dependent on skills and experience

Welcome to the City of Melville, where our workforce is united by a common purpose: making a real difference. Beyond just a workplace, we're a collective committed to meaningful impact for our diverse community. 

Here, Excellence isn't an aspiration—it's our everyday standard. Participation isn't merely encouraged; it's integral to our success story. Guided by Integrity, we cultivate an atmosphere of trust and accountability. And at the heart of it all, Caring isn't just a value—it's the essence of our supportive culture.

We're seeking a passionate Place Officer to join our team and make a real difference in community wellbeing within the City of Melville.

The City of Melville has embarked on an exciting journey to transform the way it does business to meet the challenges and needs of our current and future community. Our transformational project agenda is ambitious and includes going carbon by 2030, upgrading our internal technology, living and breathing a customer-first approach and ensuring a vibrant and diverse local economy and community with a place-based approach*.

* The City of Melville’s framework for a place-based approach is currently being developed and will identify and implement tailored projects and programs based on place-specific needs and drivers.

We believe in empowering our residents and businesses to lead their own projects and community activations to foster vibrant and active places. With dedicated officer assistance and initiatives, we support our community champions to create meaningful connections and build vibrant communities. You'll work alongside proactive groups such as town teams, collaborating to enhance our neighbourhoods and town centres.

If you're passionate about creating meaningful change and empowering vibrant communities, we want to hear from you.

As part of this role you will be…

• Supporting cross functional place focused teams aligned with organisational priorities.
• Supporting the development of, and advocate for, a place-led approach across the City of Melville.
• Working with all internal and external working groups and forums relevant to the planning and activation of City of Melville places to support the implementation of projects and initiatives.
• Supporting place capacity and knowledge building within both the organization and community.
• Supporting the development of place assessment reports and action plans and reporting on the progress of place improvement actions.
• Delivering assigned projects and initiatives on time and on budget.
• Collecting data and community intelligence to measure the economic, social, cultural, environmental, and physical impacts of actions in identified places.
• Building relationships and capacity of community members, town teams, local businesses, and other external stakeholders to support positive engagement and communication. 
• Undertaking assessments, funding processes, monitoring and acquittal of grants.
• Taking appropriate action in line with established policies and practices with the aim of maintaining a strong customer service.

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Essential: Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline
• Essential: Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence
• Demonstrated experience in placemaking and community development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of economic development.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Well-developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Well-developed organisation, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to prioritise workloads, maintain flexibility, and drive projects

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville's benefits!

• Ignite your professional growth with our structured professional development and study assistance programs.
• Say goodbye to expensive gym memberships! Enjoy complimentary membership to our state-of-the-art Gym, Pool, and Health Lounge facilities.
• Get ready for fun with our active social club to connect with colleagues and make lifelong friends.
• Need a helping hand? Our Employee Assistance Programs and supportive leadership team are here to support you every step of the way.
• Unwind and recharge with generous annual leave. Take up to 10 weeks* off per year and come back rejuvenated (*conditions apply, of course). We’re also thrilled to offer an additional 2 days of leave per year – take that well deserved break!
• Plan for your future with confidence. Our superannuation package includes a contribution up to 14.5%* (*conditions apply).

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date. Apply with your resume and cover letter by 10th May 2024

For further queries regarding the position contact: John Jutras – Place Facilitator– 08 9364 0***

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.