• Permanent, Full time
• Band 8
• Salary $ 119,823.27 + Super + Flexible Working
• 19 day month with RDO or 9 day fortnight option, your choice!

About Us

The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. As a local government organisation, we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.

Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.

The Role

Make a difference in our community!

The Unit Manager Sustainable Organisation and Community is responsible for managing a high performing team that supports the community and the organisation in meeting their environmental goals.

The position oversees and supports the Sustainable Organisation and Community Unit to ensure the delivery of corporate strategy, policy and programs relating to environmental sustainability. This involves working closely with the Sustainable Environment Leadership team and diverse departments across the organisation to achieve Council-wide sustainability outcomes through all services and activities.

The position provides mentoring, leadership, and direct supervision to a highly effective team that covers corporate environmental sustainability, community-facing environmental education, and community capacity building.

The Unit Manager Sustainable Organisation and Community is required to build and maintain professional relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders, networks, educational institutions, interest groups and the broader community.

About you

You will have demonstrated experience and expertise in the environmental sector and be able to lead the development, implementation and evaluation of environmental strategy, policy, and action. You will have an understanding of a wide range of environmental topics, including sustainability, biodiversity, Landcare, household energy conservation, sustainable energy generation, water, waste and resource recovery.

You will have proven leadership experience and the ability to supervise, mentor, and develop your staff to achieve the objectives of the unit and the organisation.

You will be able to effectively liaise and build cooperative working relationship with a wide range of audiences to deliver best practice environmental outcomes whether internally or externally focused.

If this sounds like you, then you should definitely apply!

Want to know more?

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For more information about this position please view the position description attached below or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Amanda Dodd, Manager Sustainable Environment on 9217 2170.

To apply for this position, you must address the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description in your cover letter. Please note, that applications that do not address the Selection Criteria may not be considered.

• Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified.

Please note all applicants must apply online, and no late applications will be accepted.

We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.

At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone’s strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.

Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work-related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.

If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Unit Manager - Sustainable Organisation and Community enquiry via EthicalJobs with your request outlining your preferred method of contact.Workplace adjustment (also known as “reasonable adjustment”) is defined as: “Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities”.A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.