Job Summary
- $36,223 per annum plus superannuation.
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 15th May 2024
- Melbourne > Mitcham
Yarra Valley Water is one of Australia's largest water utilities, providing essential water and sanitation services to 2 million people and more than 60,000 business customers in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Our purpose is to support the health and wellbeing of our customers and create a brighter future for communities and the natural environment. This purpose sets out our commitment to a sustainable future. Our values are the backbone of our culture. They capture what makes us great and drive us to do more.
They are expressed as:
We're owned by the Victorian Government, providing services within a defined geographic area covering approximately 4000 square kilometres. Within this area, we own and manage assets valued at approximately $5.6 billion and maintain and operate more than 11,000km of drinking water and recycled water mains and 10,000km of sewer mains. Our operations are overseen by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) on behalf of the Minister for Water, and the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) on behalf of the Treasurer.
Our Board comprises 9 independent Non-Executive Directors and one Executive Director, with the Non-Executive Chair and Non-Executive Directors appointed by the Minister for Water. The Board of Directors is responsible for setting the strategic direction, establishing goals for management and monitoring their achievement and monitoring the performance of the business. The Board has established 3 Committees of Directors to assist with carrying out its responsibilities and to allow detailed consideration of complex issues.
We're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that is culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our Reconciliation Action Plan aims to celebrate and protect the ongoing cultural and spiritual connections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the land and waterways.
We're seeking expressions of interest for an Independent Aboriginal Delegate to sit alongside our Board of Directors to observe proceedings and to assist the Board in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities.
To support the Board, the Independent Aboriginal Delegate:
This is a Special Measures Role and only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply, as per the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
For further information about this opportunity, please contact Janet Wade on 0434 607 798 or via [email protected] using the subject line: Independent Aboriginal Delegate enquiry via EthicalJobs. You may also contact Karen Milward on 0407 867 863 if you want to have a yarn about the position.