Job Summary
- $80,000 - $84,999 per annum pro rata + salary packaging
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Mar 2024
- Melbourne > Mernda
Whittlesea Community Connections (WCC) is a place based community agency that strives for the empowerment of individuals and groups within the local community who face disadvantage, isolation and obstacles to effective social and economic participation. The agency is committed to developing responsive approaches to meet the challenges posed by Whittlesea's changing and emerging communities.
WCC aims to create a climate resilient community that is empowered to protect, prepare and adapt to a changing local environment in partnership with our First Nations and diverse communities.
This is a new position, funded by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation that aims to engage community in forming a community driven climate resilience group in the City of Whittlesea. This also aligns with one of WCC’s strategic priorities, Climate Resilient Communities.
Community empowerment and resilience in the face of climate change is critical to climate change adaptation. This project seeks to increase empowerment, community ownership and resilience by co-designing with community practical actions that can be taken at a grassroots level.
Some of the key activities of this role include:
This role is suited to someone with experience in community engagement and designing and/or implementing community development projects across a range of settings and with sound knowledge on climate-related issues facing communities, passion and experience to drive grassroots actions.
A position description is attached.