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

Council’s Business Information Technology team is seeking an Application Administrator to lead and support key business applications and digital solutions that enable efficient, reliable, and user-friendly services across the organisation.

Are you passionate about leveraging technology to improve business outcomes and enhance user experiences? Do you thrive on managing, maintaining, and optimising enterprise applications, while collaborating with diverse teams to deliver innovative IT solutions?

Frankston City Council is looking for a proactive and technically skilled Application Administrator to oversee and support a suite of critical business applications, ensuring they are effectively integrated and secure.

You’ll join a supportive and forward-thinking IT team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. You'll enjoy a flexible work environment, opportunities for skill growth, and the satisfaction of driving technology that makes a difference in the lives of our staff and community.

This is a full-time role working 38 hours per week.

The main responsibilities will include:

• Enhancing, maintaining and developing Council's applications, ensuring security, integrity, availability, optimum utilisation.
• Implement/change manage application related projects in conjunction with IT Project Delivery Team.
• Work with key stakeholders across business to identify system improvements and elicit business requirements to gain efficiencies.
• Develop and maintain related process mapping.
• Create and maintain documentation and a knowledge base for application configurations, troubleshooting, and workflows to support users and teams
• Develop and maintain a training plan for Council's systems and related training and support material.
• Resolve system issues including liaising with IT Operations, Networks, and the vendor when required.
• When required, able to write, execute, and troubleshoot basic SQL queries, configure application settings, and manage patches and upgrades.
• Ability to manage APIs, data import/export processes, and system integration and data flow between applications

About you

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology and/or substantial experience in application administration.
• Demonstrated understanding of industry best practice in system administration.
• Experience supporting several corporate applications concurrently.
• Experience with Business Systems analysis and design of solutions.
• An excellent working knowledge of council applications
• Good working knowledge of Data Integrations

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 6 A currently remunerated at $100,338.66 per annum, plus superannuation. Overtime will also be paid as required.

Help shape the future of Information Technology at Frankston City Council. Apply now and bring your skills, insight, and passion for technology to local government.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter. 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 Dipika Sharma at [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.