Principal Strategic Planner

Synopsis:
Principal Strategic Planner
- **Salary Range Band 8 $118,383 - $132,667 plus 10.5% Super**:

- **Permanent Full time opportunity**:

- **Located at St Kilda Town Hall with flexible working arrangements possible.**:

- **Extend your strategic planning skills and deliver a range of exciting projects**

**About the Organisation**

The City of Port Phillip is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation.

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly motivated team in shaping the future of an inner urban municipality by delivering new municipal wide and place-based strategies, including structure plans, policies and planning scheme amendments.

The Principal Planner will work with the Head of City Policy and team to develop and deliver a comprehensive policy and project program and mentor the team.

**Duties**:

- Develop land use and development strategies, policies and guidelines
- Translate urban planning policy and strategy into statutory frameworks
- Prepare and process amendments to the Port Phillip Planning Scheme
- Provide professional and timely advice to Council and the community
- Undertake community consultation and represent Council at external forums

**Skills and Experience**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in Urban and Regional Planning and/or a closely related profession.
- Experience in leading or mentoring professional staff and contributing to a collegiate work environment.
- Demonstrated experience at a senior level in delivering urban strategy, urban design and policy projects in an environment of balancing complex issues and competing priorities, and with an understanding of a local government setting.
- A thorough understanding of the Victorian planning system, the Victoria Planning Provisions, and the potential to develop and implement planning policy / strategy through statutory mechanisms.
- Proven ability to think strategically, analyse complex situations, develop creative solutions and achieve outcomes that advance desired Council outcomes.
- Highly developed skills in communication of complex ideas, community consultation and facilitation of stakeholders; and in negotiating quality outcomes.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to deliver high quality outputs on budget and within specified timeframes.

**Culture**

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace. We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community.

**Benefits**
- We offer a workplace which accommodates your working style and needs.
- Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
- Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working conditions, paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program, and a well
- regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**Security Requirements and Professional Obligations**

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

- Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences,
- Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia, and
- Sufficient proof of their identity.
- Evidence of COVID-19 Vaccination or valid medical exemption in line with City of Port Phillip Vaccination Policy.
- Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
- Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).

**How to Apply**

All applicants must provide a Cover Letter in response to the key selection criteria located on the last page of the position description. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and include each heading in the Key Selection Criteria.

Applications close **11.59pm Tuesday 9 May 2023