Permanent Fulltime Position

$85,415 – $96,138 (dependant on skills + experience)

Help communities to build resilience and prepare for climate change

About the role

Be part of a team shaping Melbourne’s future in the Strategy, Planning and Climate Change Division, where strategic thinking, analysis, and collaboration drive real change.

The City Resilience Project Officer plays a key role in supporting the delivery of impactful climate adaptation and resilience initiatives, particularly those that strengthen community preparedness for disasters and extreme weather.

This role involves research, administrative support, community engagement, stakeholder management and written, verbal and visual communication.

A little more about the role

This position will deliver programs and initiatives that will help communities to build resilience to prepare for floods, droughts, heatwaves and other shocks and stressors that impact the municipality. This includes engagement initiatives to reach more people in our community, and delivering programs that reach vulnerable groups and improve their capacity to respond to extreme weather events and other disasters.

Project support:

• Support project delivery, including contract management and representing the team at project meetings.

• Develop written and visual communication materials for a range of audiences, including writing reports, developing presentations and maintaining the City of Melbourne’s Prepared Communities webpage.

• Researching best practice in building community resilience, with responsibility for maintaining an internal repository of materials and sharing insights with stakeholders.

Stakeholder engagement:

• The City Resilience Project Officer is required to liaise with City of Melbourne staff at officer level, in particular, contributing to project teams and working groups and providing advice on city resilience approaches In addition, The City Resilience Project Officer will be required to support senior staff in building relationships and partnerships to deliver outcomes for the Climate Change and City Resilience Branch.

Why join Team Melbourne?

Located on the traditional lands of the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation, Melbourne is globally recognised as one of the most liveable, diverse, and dynamic cities.

At the heart of it all is the City of Melbourne – a passionate, purpose-driven organisation where your work truly matters. As part of Team Melbourne, you’ll help deliver what’s most important to the people who live, work, study, visit and invest in our great city.

We’re proud champions of diversity, committed to continuous improvement, and driven by a shared vision for a vibrant and sustainable future.

This is more than just a role – it’s your chance to make a real impact, contribute to something bigger, and shape Melbourne’s future alongside a collaborative and forward-thinking team.

About you

With a passion for climate action and a collaborative approach, you bring insight, initiative, and purpose to every project. As City Resilience Project Officer, you’re passionate about working closely with people, and strengthening community readiness to disasters and extreme weather.

What your experience might look like

Appropriate tertiary qualification in environment, sustainability, urban design, public policy or science or equivalent level of experience.

Sound understanding of resilience and behaviour change principles

Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

High level research, organisation and data management skills.

Benefits of working with us

Attractive remuneration & benefits: Excellent pay package with a range of exciting benefits. Flexible working, study assistance & other great corporate discounts.

Excellent leave entitlements: Enjoy up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers, in addition to the government-funded parental leave, with no waiting period to access. Part-time equivalents are also available for added flexibility.

Career progression: Career development support and opportunities to learn new skills within a creative and exciting environment.

Work-life balance and hybrid working: We support flexible hours, alternative work arrangements (like ADOs), and hybrid work-from-home options.

How to apply

Click the APPLY button to be redirected to our Careers Portal!

Submit your application no later than 11:45pm on Wednesday July 23, 2025.

A few important things to note – don’t miss out!

Applications must be submitted online. Unfortunately, we can’t accept applications via email, so please be sure to apply through the official job link provided.

Apply early! This role may close sooner than the listed closing date if we find the right candidate — so don’t wait to get your application in.

We are a child safe organisation. The City of Melbourne has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All employees undergo thorough safety screening, including a Police Check and, for most roles, a Working with Children Check.

Need more info?

Refer to the position description below or contact Careers – [email protected]

Inclusion matters

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and people of all ages and faith backgrounds.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our Careers team if you’re contacted for an interview.