City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work. Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

As a Sustainable Environment Officer you'll develop and deliver community-focused environmental sustainability education and behaviour change programs and events to help us deliver our 2030 zero carbon targets.

You'll be responsible for:

• Enhancing the community's knowledge of and actions towards environmental sustainability through engaging behaviour changes programs, events and educational programs
• Developing communication plans, programs, and materials
• Collaborating with internal units to provide advice related to environmental projects and programs
• Adding value to the planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of environmental projects
• Supporting Council's climate emergency response.

This is a permanent full time position with an annual salary range of $88,661 to $96,020 per annum + 10% superannuation and a monthly Accrued Day Off (ADO) arrangement. We are seeking someone who can commence in the position as soon as possible.

We're looking for someone with:

• Experience in delivering environmental education and behavioural change strategies, programs and events
• Communication and collaboration skills to work with people from a range of different backgrounds
• Project management skills
• Experience in a sustainable environment advisory or project role
• Tertiary qualification in sustainability, environmental management / science, community engagement, education or related discipline

Work for Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.

Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Jane Spence, Coordinator Sustainable Environment on 8290 2061.

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Submitting your application

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.