About the role
In this role, you will collaborate with different business units to design and support organisational strategy while managing the planning catalogue and ensuring accurate information. You'll engage with stakeholders, providing guidance and overseeing governance processes, as well as lead face-to-face workshops and offer strategic advice. Additionally, you'll contribute to generating the council plan and play a key role in community engagement efforts.

Work type: Permanent full time. Part time may be considered
Classification: Band 7 ($100,064 - $110,990 pa plus super)

Key responsibilities include:

• Advocate a customer first culture in the business unit and proactively drive innovations to push the boundaries of what is possible in delivering value to our customers and community.
• Support the development and education of the City’s Council Plan, Organisation Strategy, strategic frameworks, and models.
• Support the rationalisation and ongoing governance of the City’s Plan and Strategy Catalogue, ensuring all strategies and plans are design to support the City’s strategic directions through the identification of clear outcomes, actions and performance indicators.
• Support the design and delivery of ELT & Councillor Strategy Sessions, strategy and innovation events.
• Train and actively support others in the team by sharing knowledge to achieve common development goals. 
• Execute, monitor, and report on work progress against plans and budgets to ensure timely delivery in line with the relevant regulations and policies.
• Support routine problem-solving and continuous improvement activities by identifying and addressing gaps and inefficiencies to minimise financial waste. 

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have some professional experience in strategy and organisational effectiveness in a comparable organisation.

Essential Experience:

• A tertiary qualification in business, strategy, partnership management, business analytics, commerce or related discipline and some professional experience in a similar in a comparable organisation.
• Demonstrated people skills to support, influence, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders.
• Good problem solving and stakeholder management skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders to achieve task outcomes.
• Developed writing and speaking skills to align with stakeholders and achieve support for task outcomes.
• Proven ability to effectively facilitate workshops and conversations, and influence, negotiate and gain credibility with senior stakeholders to achieve support.
• A Current Victorian Drivers Licence
• Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

Child Safety Responsibilities   
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.  

Diversity and Inclusion  
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.  

Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
Join the City of Greater Geelong, a community-focused workplace on Wadawurrung Country. We deliver over 130 services to our growing population, striving to make our city a great place to live, work, and study. Our central location for Central Geelong-based employees is the Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal, a modern, sustainable, and inclusive workplace, along with our outreach locations.

If you're passionate about inclusivity and community, apply now – we’d love to meet you!

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

Applications and Enquiries

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Enquiries:  Rebecca Nibaldi | Manager Strategy and Effectiveness  | rebecca.nibaldi@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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