Are you ready to lead one of the City’s most exciting digital transformation programs? This is your chance to shape how a local government connects with its community by delivering a brand-new, enterprise-wide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform and related projects.

This is a career-defining role where you’ll take the lead on a high-profile program of work, working with stakeholders at every level, coordinating vendors and embedding change that will transform customer experience for years to come.

Location: City of Melville Civic Centre

Salary: $131,066 to $142,492 pro-rata p.a. + 12% Super

Employment Type: 18-Month Contract, Full Time

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead the end-to-end delivery of the City’s new CRM platform from procurement through to implementation, integration and handover

Work closely with business units to re-engineer processes and capture over 300 service request types

Manage interdependent projects including the City’s corporate website uplift and an integration platform rollout

Oversee vendors, budgets, risks and reporting with a disciplined yet adaptive approach

Drive adoption through change and communication strategies that put people and the community at the centre

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a dynamic ICT project leader who thrives in complex environments and can balance structure with agility. You will bring:

A current National Police Clearance or willingness to obtain

Extensive experience delivering large-scale ICT projects including Salesforce CRM implementations

Strong stakeholder engagement skills from frontline staff to executive leadership and vendors

A sound grasp of business process re-engineering, integration, data governance and change management

Exceptional communication and reporting skills with the ability to translate technical detail into business impact

A collaborative, proactive and resilient style that builds trust and gets results

How to Apply

Apply online via the Apply button and provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating fulfilment of essential requirements outlined in the Position Description attached.

Closing Date: Monday, 15 September 2025, 11.59PM AWST.

For further information about this position, please contact: Kalana Maldeniya, Enterprise Solutions Manager on 08 9364 0252.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers.

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025 – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

Why Belong?

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!

Be part of an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for creating diverse, accessible, and welcoming workspaces

Flexible working arrangements

Free Membership to our LeisureFit Centres

Free On-Site Parking

Never work on your Birthday again – by taking advantage of special Birthday leave*

Paid Parental Leave*

2 additional days of Annual Leave + Purchased Annual Leave options - take up to 10 weeks off per year*

Superannuation package co-contribution up to 15%*

Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing Options*

Structured and supportive professional development, and study assistance programs*

Access to Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs

An active social club to connect with colleagues and make lifelong friends

*Conditions apply. Please reach out for more information.

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

Please note that the City does not offer visa sponsorship. While permanent positions are generally only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, permanent positions may occasionally be filled on a fixed-term basis. In such cases and for fixed-term or casual roles, applicants with temporary unrestricted work rights in Australia (and residing in Perth) may be considered, provided they have unrestricted work rights for the duration of the appointment.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.