Sports Development and Participation Officer

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Whitehorse City Council Full time

**Salary from $100k per annum + 11% Superannuation**:

- **Full time**:

- **Fixed term opportunity until 22 January 2025**

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting transformation journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

- Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
- Great Organisational Culture
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Good Governance and Integrity
- Long Term Financial Sustainability

**The role**:

- The Leisure and Recreation Services Department’s works to activate and connect the Whitehorse community.The position is responsible for proactively planning and managing current and future utilisation of key Council recreation/sport facilities from a policy development and club development perspective with an emphasis on participation, physical activity and health focussed outcomes. The role interacts significantly with both internal and external stakeholders.

**About you**:

- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, consultation, negotiation and engagement skills, and the ability to negotiate and problem solve. This includes experience working with engaged and passionate stakeholders
- Thorough understanding of community consultation, project management techniques and principles with demonstrated capacity to progress projects in a timely manner.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple live projects concurrently, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines within a busy environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex concepts clearly and succinctly.
- Demonstrated performance as an effective team player and with a capacity to be an active member of workplace teams at multiple levels across the organisation. Understanding of societal health and wellbeing issues and how Councils can positively address these across its operations. Experience within community sporting contexts as a participant or volunteer is desirable but not essential.**In return, we will offer**:
**The ability to make a difference - **Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

**Great working conditions **- a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

**An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering **- Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

**Transformation**:

- We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.

**Further Information**
- Further information is available from Kyle Chandler on 0418 507 913. To apply, please submit a copy of your resume (max 5 pages) and one page statement addressing the selection criteria by 20 February 2024.**Come and join the transformation
**_Download the Position Description: _**

Sports Development and Participation Officer
- City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all. _
- Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.ABOUT US
- The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne’s large

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