About Us

Towong Shire Council is a small rural Council with a focus on innovation, technology and sustainability. We are based in the pristine natural landscapes of North East Victoria with our head office in Tallangatta a short stroll from the shore of Lake Hume. We offer a broad range of services such as swimming pools, libraries and early years services through to waste collection, planning permits and major capital works development.

Our staff appreciate our flexible approach to work life balance and our friendly, inclusive atmosphere. We enjoy delivering a high standard of meaningful, varied work to our diverse rural communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Project management of external contractors.
• Monitor service delivery and/or quality standards as per the applicable legislation and regulations.
• Oversee and monitor the community program, services, and budgets.
• Deliver minor, moderately complex, and complex projects, including adherence to organisational procurement policies.
• Manage a large program of projects, adhering to project management methodology and consistently delivering projects on time, within budget, to agreed quality and with high level stakeholder satisfaction.
• Facilitate the collaborative development of services that incorporates all stakeholders inclusive of internal staff, external stakeholders and community that are cost effective, practical, and meet community expectations.
• Use skills, judgment, and experience to prepare:
  • Project briefs and project scoping documentation
  • Needs analyses
  • Options reports
  • Feasibility studies
  • Planning reports
  • Estimates of cost
  • Internal delivery documentation
  • Tender documents
  • Consultancy briefs
  • Risk/opportunity assessments
• Coordinate all aspects of funding and grant applications and agreements, inclusive of reporting, acquittals, and stakeholder management.
• Provide expertise, project direction and support to the Community and Planning Directorate and other groups to deliver project outcomes.
• Competence and experience in managing a number of projects simultaneously.
• Operate as a subject matter expert and provide advice, articulating concepts in ‘Plain English’, ensuring clarity and consistency of advice.
• Liaise and negotiate with government departments, consultants, contractors, and council staff to ensure the effective design and delivery of projects and services.
• Supervise, mentor, coordinate and review/evaluate activities carried out by contractors and council staff.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety and environment codes, standards, acts, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure effective record management of all documentation.

Key Selection Criteria

• Extensive history in managing/supervising a diverse team of staff to deliver projects and services to organisational priorities.
• Demonstrated experience in managing community services and projects across the life course.
• Well developed written, oral and communication skills.
• Proven track record in developing key documents, business cases, tender documentation, and reports.
• Proven track record in managing conflict and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Proven track record in providing support for the Director.
• Proven track record in leading a collaborative team culture and driving a customer focused service.

For more information contact the HR department on (02) 6071 5100, [email protected], using the subject line: Deputy Director Community - Tallangatta enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

Note: Successful applicants will be required to undertake a police check as part of the recruitment process.