About the EcoCentre

The Port Phillip EcoCentre connects, educates and inspires people to care for our land, water, wildlife and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary staff and 3400+ volunteers implement innovative environmental and climate action programs with a network of 300 cross-sectoral partners. Our flagship approaches include education, citizen science, on-ground work, network building and evidence-based advocacy. We work as three teams: Education, Community Action and Impact.

The EcoCentre is currently working with the City of Port Phillip and Victorian Government to complete the redevelopment of our St Kilda Botanic Gardens site into a ‘world-leadership’ rated sustainable community hub, launching in late 2024. The building is solar-powered in a beautiful passive energy design using cross-laminated timber.

Moving into the new EcoCentre will enable program expansion, venue capacity uplift, and growing our impact. We've been around since 1999, and this transition kicks off a very exciting new chapter! It will involve a period of change, and the opportunity to establish new ways and tools of working both within the organisation and for our many community venue users.

About the Project Manager role

The Project Manager – Systems and Change Management is a fixed term role to help our team prepare, roll out, train, improve, and make future management recommendations around the EcoCentre’s technologies, processes and venue procedures.

You will support the implementation of several new technologies and procedures in the newly redeveloped EcoCentre including A/V, digital door locks, and asynchronous training modules for venue volunteers; to provide tailored staff training and support, and Quick Reference Guides for community venue users and hirers; and to work with the leadership team to identify and implement key process and systems improvements for operational benefit (e.g. automating excursion bookings).

You will also liaise with the IT service provider, Council's Property team, EcoCentre Communications Coordinator, and other team members as required to implement new systems, to catalogue ‘friction points’ and estimated costings for respective solutions, to present to the Executive Officer and Committee of Management for consideration in future budgets.

The role is a one-year appointment for three days per week, onsite in the beautiful St Kilda Botanic Gardens. The role is SCHADS L5 with an approximate salary of $99,000 per annum (pro rata) + First Aid Loading + 11.5% Superannuation.

What would you bring to our team?

• Demonstrated success in change management - the human side, as well as tech and systems
• Keen ability to zoom in and out (attention to detail + understanding of context / interconnections)
• Ability to assess, implement and document changes that meet timing, budget, sustainability and legislative standards (eg privacy, child safety)
• Very strong ICT/AV skills with the ability to learn and teach new systems quickly (refer to PD for specific details)
• Outstanding skills to support audiences of diverse learning and communication styles, and varied tech confidence
• Shared values of caring for nature, climate & community wellbeing
• Curiosity and a collaborative mindset

For questions and more information, please contact April Seymore on 0466 284 964.

Please refer to the detailed Position Description attached for the full and formal list of Key Selection Criteria and Other Desirable Criteria.