• Reference number: 10494
• Temporary full-time up to 30 June 2025
  
• Salary commencing at $55.08 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation, commensurate with skills and experience

The Opportunity 

Are you passionate about driving systemic change and fostering community collaboration? Join us as the Backbone Lead for Flemington Works, where you'll lead a pioneering place-based initiative transforming lives through collective impact.

Within this role, you will be the central conduit to aligning diverse stakeholders to achieve shared goals using the collective impact framework during the final stages of the project. For further information on this initiative, visit our website Flemington Works - Moonee Valley City Council. 

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Flemington Works program, fostering collaboration across government, community, and industry partners.
• Strategic coordination and alignment of efforts that support the development and implementation of initiatives to increase the wellbeing and prosperity of residents. 
• Oversee the program, translating goals into actionable plans while ensuring compliance with funding agreements.
• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to a skilled team of community practitioners, ensuring an adaptive and responsive approach to complex challenges.
• Develop high-quality reports, briefings and presentations that demonstrate program outcomes and insights.

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in community development, social sciences, or a relevant discipline, with extensive community leadership experience.
• Proven track record of leading place-based initiatives and fostering systemic change through collective impact.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, partnership development, and cross-sector collaboration.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills with the ability to translate complex information for a range of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to navigate complexity in collaborative settings.

Next Steps

Applications must be submitted through our online system via Apply Now and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide. Please upload a separate document as part of your application addressing the Key Selection Criteria included on the last page of the Position Description. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered. We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates during the advertising period.

For further information, please view the Posting Description and or contact Celia Rice, Manager Arts, Culture & Place (03) 9243 1904 to seek further insights to the role.

In line with Council Policy, Council positions require you to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are successful in our recruitment and selection process, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status.

About Us

Moonee Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 130,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses. 

Our 1,200 employees bring their differing backgrounds, experiences and unique perspectives to our collaborative environment, and are supported to share ideas, initiatives and talent, making a positive impact on our community for now and in the future.

Some of the great benefits of working at Moonee Valley City Council are flexible working conditions, learning and development opportunities, supportive leadership and various staff benefits.

Our Council offices are located in the heart of our vibrant, diverse community with great food, cafes and green spaces nearby. We have excellent public transport at our doorstep as well as cycling access for our employees.

At Moonee Valley City Council, we pride ourselves on having job opportunities which make a real difference in the community and having a workplace which values everyone’s unique skills and attributes.

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email [email protected] using the subject line: Backbone Lead - Flemington Works enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 9243 1122.

A position description is attached.