Corporate Planning Officer 

Position number: 2337

Closing date: 11:45 pm, Monday 9 March 2020

• Temporary full-time position until April 2021
• Classified as band 6
• $ 87,836.45 – $97,640.10 per annum + 9.5% superannuation
• Monthly RDO
• Will consider secondment opportunity

About us

Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 118,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

If you are looking for an opportunity to take your career to the next level and put your corporate planning and performance reporting experience to the test, then now is the time to join us!

The opportunity

Moonee Valley City Council is seeking a Corporate Planning Officer to join the Corporate Planning and Reporting Team.

This position will lead the development and delivery of corporate performance reporting projects and processes. This position will provide specialist advice to the Corporate Governance area and executive team on corporate performance reporting and is responsible for preparing Council’s Annual Report.

Responsibilities

• Produce the Annual Report, this includes conducting research, collecting, analysing and evaluating data, and writing content for the report.
• Leading and managing all corporate performance reporting requirements for the organisation;
• Maintain and develop the corporate planning and reporting system (Pulse CPR software);
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of corporate planning and reporting systems i.e. Pulse CPR, Camms Interplan is desirable; and
• Assist with the preparation and review of the Council Plan.

About you

• A degree in social science, or a related field – research, business or project management or experience in a relevant position;
• Advanced written communication skills;
• Demonstrated research, conceptual and analytical skills;
• Knowledge of project management principles; and
• Demonstrated experience in or knowledge of corporate planning and performance reporting in local government.  

What we offer

At Moonee Valley, our greatest strength is our people. We recruit people who can be better than ourselves and retain people by allowing them to grow at their own pace, providing training opportunities and offering a safe environment where they will be rewarded for their contributions.

We recognise the needs of employees with family responsibilities and we want to help them balance their home and work life. Council provides a number of benefits to our staff including generous paid parental and pre-natal leave, carers leave, salary sacrifice options, flexible work opportunities, and an alternate model of employment where staff may purchase up to six additional weeks of annual leave.

Next steps

Applications must be submitted through our online system https://mooneevalley.mercury.com.au/

and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide found at the bottom of the advertisement. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information please view the PD or contact Julie Tipene- O'Toole, Coordinator Corporate Reporting and Planning on (03) 9243 1648.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Our culture of inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.