• $89,674 plus 10% superannuation
• 1 x Permanent role
• 1 x Maximum term contract up until 30 June 2023

We are the City of Melbourne, a City of possibility and place to be bold and inspirational.

We are rapidly transforming to meet the evolving challenges faced by a global city. With a vision of being a leading organisation for a leading capital city, our mission is to create positive impact for our community. Each day, we work with passion and purpose so that together we achieve incredible things.

Together we Make the Difference

How this position will make the difference to the City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne has a new Community Development Branch that is responsible for embedding community development principles and practice across the organisation. Our vision is to enable a just, inclusive and sustainable society where communities are empowered to meaningfully engage, participate and shape their own city. We are taking a place-based approach to how we understand and work with and for our communities, and look to create more value for community through our everyday work as we drive an inclusive and sustainable long-term recovery from Covid-19.

The Community Engagement and Impact Team is responsible for enabling the City of Melbourne to create more value for community through our everyday work. To do this the team will provide advice and support to project teams across the organisation to deliver more value through building in outcomes related to priority areas such as diversity and inclusion, deeper engagement with community, sustainability, increased community participation and building community capacity.

The Community Engagement and Impact Officer works closely with the broader Community Engagement and Impact Team to increase the value created with and for community through projects and initiatives.

Key priorities for the role include:

• Continuing existing community engagement practice, through providing advice to project teams across CoM following the Community Engagement Policy and Framework.
• Developing systems and resources to support the Community Engagement and Impact Team provide consistent and effective advice to CoM project teams on community engagement, diversity and inclusion and other value areas.
• Providing project support for the development of a new social value assessment and measurement framework and conducting research to shape these developments.

You can bring… (Selection criteria)

1. Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the methodologies, principles and practice of community engagement or community development.
2. Demonstrated experience working with diverse communities, which may include culturally and linguistically diverse communities, First Nations peoples, young people, LGBTIQ+, people with disability.
3. Excellent relationship management skills, including the ability to work in a dynamic team environment and collaboratively across teams.
4. Demonstrated experience in project management, preferably including agile and human-centred design experience.
5. Ability to conduct research, synthesise insights and provide advice specific to a project brief.

By joining us, you will become part of a team that is committed to an inclusive culture and to shape the future of this city as one of possibility for all. Together, we champion difference, celebrate achievement and recognise positive impact.

It is a mandatory requirement of the City Of Melbourne for all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

How to Apply

As part of the online application form you are required to:

• attach your resume
• attach a cover letter (optional)
• Provide responses to the following questions:

1. What excites you about the possibility of joining our team and taking on this role?
2. What can you bring to this role that will help you and your team succeed?
3. What is the best team culture that you’ve worked with in the past and how did you contribute to that?

For any queries about the role, please send them via email to [email protected] using the subject line: Community Engagement and Impact Officers x2 enquiry via EthicalJobs. Please address your covering letter to Rushda Halith, Director Community Development.

The position description for this role will not be provided at this stage of application.

For those interested in working with us, the City of Melbourne offers a great range of benefits. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact [email protected].

City of Melbourne conducts a safety screening process for all employees including a Police and Working with Children Check. For information about the broader collection and use of personal information by the City of Melbourne, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

City of Melbourne is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our commitment is for our people to be safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people regardless of their gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community.

City of Melbourne recognises the value of the diversity and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to the heritage of all Australians and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].