Full Time Fixed Term Position - Until November 2026
Band 8 - Salary Range $127,546 to $142,788 per annum + 12% Super + ADO
Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.
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
This is a maternity position from January to November 2026, with further allowance for a handover period. Council is willing to consider shared roles to cover the period.
The position reports to the Procurement Manager and manages a team of four, covering Contract Management and fleet management.
During the period the team will deploy a fleet telemetry and booking system, improve data on a contract management system, enable council users onto a contract management system, develop contract management and category management skills and capability across Council, and improve templates and systems in use.
The position will lead these initiatives, along with other initiatives. Key stakeholders are all contract managers across Council with a key focus on improving their capability and skill.
Key Responsibilities
* Directly manage three staff
* Manage the deployment of a vehicle telemetry and booking system in conjunction with the fleet officer, facilities staff and IT
* Advise staff on contract management improvements in practise
* Assist and train Council staff in order to improve contract management across Council
* Drive improvements in the use and capability of the ReadyTech contract management system
* Oversee the management of stationery and fleet contracts
* Maintain momentum in the existing team's strategic plan
To view the Position Description, click here.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
* High level leadership and communication skills.
* Proven knowledge of contract management, and category management will be highly regarded
* The ability to work collaboratively across the organisation
* Current valid Victorian Driver's Licence.
* Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check
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
* 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 Noel Irwin, Manager Procurement on
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 Monday 27 October 2025