Organisational Development Lead

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $109,825 to $122,758 per annum Pro Rata + 12% Super

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Be part of something new 

This is a brand-new role at Melton City Council that has been created to support our growing community and evolving strategic priorities. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of the role, bring fresh ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Organisational Development Consultant and working in partnership with Chief People Officer and People and Safety Team, this role will support the successful delivery of the Council’s Transformation Program, as part of the Council Wellbeing Plan by partnering with stakeholders to influence and embed leadership capability, workforce skills, organisational culture and employee experience to achieve sustainable behaviour and performance change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, delivery and review of organisational development initiatives that build leadership capability, support culture and improve employee experience.
• Partner with leaders, teams and stakeholders to identify capability needs and design practical solutions that support team development and functional uplift.
• Use assessment tools, capability frameworks, survey data and other insights to inform program design, measure impact and support continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and support key people initiatives, including diversity, equity and inclusion and gender equality action planning, so they are embedded in relevant programs and practices.
• Support change and transformation initiatives by building change capability, providing practical guidance and helping teams work through transition.
• Lead the end-to-end employee engagement survey process, including planning, survey design, communication, data analysis, reporting and action planning.
• Develop, review and maintain policies, procedures, resources, tools and budgets that support organisational development, leadership development and employee experience outcomes.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification and relevant experience or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience in HR, psychology or related disciplines.
• Demonstrable extensive experience working within an organisational development or related function, within a change initiative environment.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify trends, assess data and gather relevant insights that can be applied to strategic and transformation programs, with an ability to apply an enterprise lens.
• Strong intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to apply a coaching mindset to stakeholder engagement and cross functional team interactions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to manage conflicting priorities, while ensuring adherence to deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave*
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Sharn Bedi, Coordinator Organisational Development on 9216 9265.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 26 August 2026