Community Recovery Officer

Reference number: 10721

Closing date: Sunday, 20 July 2025

• Temporary full-time position, until 31 December 2025
• Salary commencing at $55.08 per hour plus 12% superannuation, commensurate with skills and experience
• Monthly RDO available

The Opportunity

This position will see you supporting Moonee Valley City Council's community in recovery after the October 2022 Maribyrnong River flood. Reporting to the Senior Coordinator Emergency & Resilience, this position will work with communities to identify needs, develop and deliver local recovery and resilience programs, assist in accessing information and resources, and provide leadership and community capacity building. It will also lead community emergency preparedness and resilience campaigns, in partnership with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver municipal recovery initiatives and programs with effective project control and minimal supervision.
• Work with affected communities and key stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate a range of recovery initiatives.
• Ensure community flood recovery needs are well understood so that recovery information, events and activities are tailored to meet local needs.
• Maintain effective and cooperative communication with all stakeholders, including state government departments, community agencies, local services, and businesses to progress actions across all pillars of recovery.
• Build community resilience to respond to emergency risks and future disasters.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in emergency management, community recovery, working with vulnerable clients, and working with non-profit organisations or other related organisations.
• Recognised training and experience in community resilience, Municipal Recovery Management and Emergency Management or a related discipline is desirable.
• Project management in delivering recovery, preparedness or resilience initiatives is desirable.
• Highly developed communications skills (written and verbal) with the ability to develop strong working relationships both internally and externally.

Next Steps

Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information, please view the Position Description or contact Jayne Kluth or Joshua Williams (Senior Coordinator Emergency & Resilience) on (03) 9243 8792 or (03) 9243 1310.