Frankston City Council is located on the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay where the beach meets with the natural landscapes of the Mornington Peninsula. We are a diverse community that provides a vibrant lifestyle along with a growing economic and arts sector.

Our leadership team is committed to building an engaged and collaborative culture where innovation and being future focused are the norm. If you want to help shape the future of Frankston, now is the time to join our team!

About the position

Are you passionate about authentic community engagement and ensuring the community's ideas and feedback influence Council's decisions? Do you thrive on guiding and inspiring multi-disciplinary teams to plan, deliver and report on best-practice engagement, to ensure community voices are heard – and acted on?

Frankston City Council is looking for an innovative and strategic Community Engagement Officer to strengthen and embed inclusive and accessible community engagement practices across our City, to ensure Council achieves greater participation and trust from our diverse community.

You'll join a supportive team that values innovation, community voice and continuous learning. You'll enjoy a flexible work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the satisfaction of making a real impact in the lives of our residents.

Council’s Community Relations Department is looking for a Community Engagement Officer who will play a pivotal role in:

• Embedding meaningful community engagement across the organisation, in accordance with our Community Engagement Policy and Framework
• Ensuring community engagement processes are inclusive and evidence-based, in accordance with Council’s community engagement principles.
• Guiding and inspiring others to adopt best-practice approaches and making sure community voices are heard – and acted on.

About you

This opportunity is for you if you love to think laterally and innovate to connect and hear from diverse communities. You'll be a person adept at working with a creative team to make best use of technology to engage the community and generate insights. There'll be space and support for you to identify solutions, build organisational capability and lead cultural change.

You'll have:

• A tertiary qualification in a related discipline with experience in community engagement, or lesser qualification with extensive relevant experience.
• Experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating complex community engagement in a multi-disciplinary organisation, preferably in local government.
• Ability to engage and build effective partnerships with communities and stakeholders, including influencing, training and coaching to achieve organisational objectives.
• Demonstrated experience delivering diverse and inclusive online and in-person community engagement activities.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, research and writing skills for detailed reports and data analysis, to support and strengthen Council decision-making

Benefits of working at Frankston City Council

Be part of a workplace that is looking to transform the way that we work and build on our values “Kinder, Fairer, Smarter”. As an employee, you will have access to benefits such as:

• Hybrid Working Model
• Flexible working hours
• Rostered Day Off (Full time roles only)
• Access to professional and career development opportunities
• Purchased leave
• Paid Parental leave
• Paid Christmas Shut Down Leave
• Free onsite parking (Civic Centre)
• Employee assistance program
• Salary sacrifice gym membership at Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre.

This position is a Band 6 currently remunerated at $98,130.72 per annum, plus superannuation. Overtime will also be paid for weekend and evening community engagement work.

Help shape the future of community engagement in Frankston City. Apply now and bring your leadership, insight, and passion for people to the heart of local government.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter (maximum of 2 pages) addressing the Key Selection Criteria from the position description. The position description for this role can be found on the Frankston City Council Careers page.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any questions, please contact Heather Hutchinson on [email protected].

Culture at Frankston City Council

Frankston City Council respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Bunurong people, as the custodians of the land on which we live and work and their Elders past and present.

Council is committed to building a culture that values diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds and identities. As well as applicants who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply.

Council has zero tolerance for child abuse. Protecting children and preventing child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all Councillors, employees, contractors and volunteers.

We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

Pre-Employment Information

You will need to provide evidence of your right to work in Australia, certified copies of your qualifications, a current Driver Licence and Working with Children Check. You must also be willing to provide a Pre-Employment Health Declaration and undertake a National Police Record Check.