Senior Community Engagement Officer

Full time, ongoing
Band 6, $83,031 pa + Super

Closing date: 12pm on Monday 28 April 2025

Are you passionate about creating positive community outcomes? Do you thrive on connecting with people and making a real difference? Mount Alexander Shire Council is looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Community Engagement Officer to join our team!

Based out of our office in beautiful Castlemaine, you will play a pivotal role in fostering strong relationships within our community. Your mission will be to help Council connect with residents, listen to their needs, and work collaboratively to achieve great outcomes for all.

The role

Key responsibilities undertaken by the Senior Community Engagement Officer include:

• Provide advice and support across the organisation to ensure best-practice community engagement, continuous improvement and connection to our local community
• Lead the implementation, review, improvement of and advocacy for the use of Council’s Community Engagement Framework
• Oversight of Council’s online community engagement platform
• Maintain and improve monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure organisational capability continuously improves

Our ideal candidate

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Relevant experience in community engagement
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of community engagement practices and strategies
• The ability to work collaboratively to achieve outcomes

Benefits

• Annual salary increases
• Hybrid working options – work from home and the office
• Flexible working arrangements, including options for part time work and rostered days off
• Wellbeing initiatives and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous leave provisions, including purchased leave options and paid parental leave

• Cross-skilling and professional development opportunities

Visit the Why work with us page on our website for more benefits.

Contact

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role, please contact Ed Butler, Manager Engagement and Customer Experience, on 0408 620 385.

How to apply

Visit our website and review the Information for applicants, then apply via our Current Vacancies page.

Please ensure your application includes:

• A cover letter, telling us why you are the best person for the position and briefly addressing the key selection criteria listed in the position description
• A copy of your current resume

Additional information

Mount Alexander Shire Council is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to child safety with zero tolerance for child abuse.  We value a diverse workforce and encourage applicants from all cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and backgrounds.

Applicants can expect that the recruitment process will include interviewing, reference checks and criminal history checks. Some positions will also be required to provide a Working with Children Check, and medical assessments including drug and alcohol testing may be undertaken.

For more information on the recruitment process, please download the Candidate information document from our website.