The City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents and over 36,000 businesses who call Casey home.

Our workspace is located within Bunjil Place, a must-visit destination nestled within Narre Warren in Melbourne’s southeast. Bunjil Place reflects and enhances the city’s rich diversity by providing an energetic and cosmopolitan atmosphere through a lively community meeting place.

Our Benefits:

Benefits | City of Casey

• Experience a flexible, supportive work environment with a strong culture of collaboration and growth.
• Access to diverse professional development opportunities.
• Conveniently located near Westfield shopping centre, with an adjacent gym/pool offering Free Workout Wednesdays, discounted memberships, and an onsite café.
• Work in a multi-award-winning, architecturally designed office with fully equipped kitchens, free coffee, community library on-site, free parking, and more.

We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.

A bit about the role

As our Advocacy and Partnerships Advisor, you’ll lead the development of frameworks and strategies that strengthen Council’s approach to partnerships, sponsorships and advocacy. You’ll play a key role in building alignment across services, improving governance and accountability, and driving advocacy initiatives that influence positive change for our community.

This role offers the opportunity to work across the organisation, engage with key stakeholders, and shape how Council delivers on its strategic priorities.

What you’ll deliver

• Develop and implement a governance framework to track, manage and oversee partnerships and sponsorships across Council.
• Lead strategic advocacy planning, including the creation of annual advocacy initiatives aligned to Council’s goals and planning cycle.
• Review and strengthen existing sponsorship and partnership processes to improve transparency, accountability and service outcomes.
• Support the development and delivery of advocacy campaigns, including content creation, stakeholder communications and media monitoring.
• Build internal capability by providing advice and training on partnership governance and advocacy best practice.

What you’ll bring

• A qualification in Public Policy, Public Relations or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven experience in advocacy, government relations or strategic communications, ideally within the public or not-for-profit sector.
• Strong understanding of government processes and political landscapes at the local, state and federal level.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, with experience in developing submissions, strategic documents and stakeholder messaging.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and deliver advocacy outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check and Eligibility to Work check.
• A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.

Position Description: Advocacy and Partnerships Advisor

What’s next?

If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.

To find out more about the role, please contact Wayne Magee, Head of Community Engagement and Advocacy at [email protected].

Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Sunday 10th August 2025.

Please Note: Applications will not be accepted via email. Please apply by following the links only.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

At the City of Casey, we are proud to be an inclusive, child safe, and equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, cultures, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ communities, multicultural communities, and refugee or migrant backgrounds.

We are committed to providing a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We promote gender equity and actively address barriers to employment, ensuring participation without discrimination and supporting workplace adjustments.

For any reasonable adjustments or access needs during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team at 9709 9633 or [email protected].

The City of Casey reserves the right not to make any appointments for this position.

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