Gis Coordinator

**Hybrid Working **#LI-Hybrid**:

- **Full time permanent role (based on 38 hours per week)**:

- **Monthly RDO**:

- **Salary: $109k - $122k + Super**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
We are currently seeking a passionate, driven and highly motivated Geographic Information System (GIS) professional to join our team.

You will manage one staff member and support a wide range of internal stakeholders. This role will report directly to the Manager Information Technology.

The GIS Coordinator is responsible for managing the development, delivery and utilisation of Council’s enterprise GIS platforms, enhancing and leveraging the investment in spatial infrastructure (data and software).

You will play a vital role in developing, maintaining and promoting GIS related systems, services, procedures and data to meet the changing needs of Council. This involves providing support and training to all GIS users within Council.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Tertiary qualification in a spatial/GIS or related discipline or equivalent with several years’ relevant experience and/or lesser formal qualification with extensive industry experience.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly developed analytical, investigative and problem-solving (troubleshooting) skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Experience managing and leading a small team.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service.

**What the role can offer**:

- Monthly RDO
- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact Robert Raiskums on 9240 2226.**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Thursday, 15 February 2024**

**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.