The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

The Community Partnerships unit works with residents and groups to support our community to be inclusive, strong and connected. The unit is responsible for understanding the needs and priorities of the community to deliver on Council’s commitments under the recently adopted Council Plan 2025-2029, including in relation to equity, participation, accessibility, safety, respect for others and sense of belonging – creating a welcoming community for all.

The unit employs approximately 32 staff and has an expenses budget of approximately $5 million.  Further information is found at our website.

You will ensure the financial performance of the unit, undertake policy and strategy development, have a continuous improvement focus and build and maintain strong relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

As a member of our senior leadership team, you will play a key role in the unit and City achieving its objectives and priorities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have extensive leadership experience, qualifications and expertise in public policy and ideally a background in the community or government sector.

You will have a background in program and policy development, the ability to drive performance and quality outcomes across your team, sound financial management and communication skills, and a desire to work in partnership with the community and other public and community sector entities.

Your values will align with the City’s and you will be able to demonstrate your commitment to community. This is an excellent opportunity for an effective leader to join the City at a very exciting time.

A satisfactory Police Records Check and employee Working with Children’s Check are required for this role.

Benefits

• Contribute to our community | Hybrid and flexible work options
• Paid parental leave | Purchased leave | Study leave
• Training & development opportunities

Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Jess Howard, Director Healthy Communities and Environments on 0400 075 011.

To Apply

Please visit our website by clicking "Apply Now" and and submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business on the advertised closing date.

A position description is attached.