Fixed Term, full time – 2 year contract
Band 7
Salary $ 110,858.60 + Super + Flexible Working
19 day month with RDO or 9 day fortnight option, your choice!
About Us
The City of Whittlesea is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. As a local government organisation, we play a pivotal role in the everyday lives of our community. Our vision is to make Whittlesea 2040: A Place For All by ensuring our residents can enjoy access to local services, facilities and infrastructure.
Our staff are passionate, skilled and diverse, providing a great environment to work in and succeed.
The Role
The Community Wellbeing Strategic Projects Officer is responsible for the delivery of key strategic projects, partnerships and operational initiatives across the Community Wellbeing Directorate. This includes working closely with the Community Wellbeing Leadership Team and service planners, as well as key organisational stakeholders to embed change and project initiatives that strengthen evidence informed decision making and improve outcomes for local community.
Key responsibilities
* Developing, reviewing and monitoring organisational strategies
* Delivering strategic projects in response to emerging community needs, contemporary best practice, a changing funding environment and policy reforms
* Developing frameworks to measure the Community Wellbeing Directorate's social impact
* Supporting service planners and the Community Wellbeing leadership team to implement innovation projects and service transformation
About you
This role requires a strategic thinker who has a strong understanding of contemporary community development practice, can lead and motivate diverse stakeholder working groups, and has experience in delivering evidence informed projects that improve outcomes for community.
Contact
For more information about this position please access a copy of the position description by visiting our website www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au or If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Nicole Wiseman, Unit Manager Service Planning, Infrasructure and Directorate Projects
Ph: 0437 860 115 or email
Applications on Sunday 17 May 2026
We are happy to take applications from international candidates if you have a valid Visa to work in Australia.
At the City of Whittlesea, we value diversity and appreciate everyone's strengths. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our municipality. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ. The City of Whittlesea is also a Child Safe employer.
Council is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that encourages employees to participate, without discrimination, in both work‐related and other activities conducted within a work context, with the support of workplace adjustments. Where possible, the Council will identify and resolve potential barriers to the recruitment and employment of people with disabilities within the organisation.
If you require a workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process, please email with your request outlining your preferred method of contact. Workplace adjustment (also known as \"reasonable adjustment\") is defined as: \"Whatever is considered necessary and achievable to enable an employee to perform their job role efficiently and to the best of their abilities\". A Workplace adjustment can be requested at any stage in the recruitment process and/or as a part of the employment of an individual.
Location: Northern Suburbs Melbourne, VIC, AU
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