Local Laws Officer

**Full time permanent role (based on 35 hours per week)**:

- **Fortnightly RDO**:

- **Exciting change agenda and fantastic new team**:

- **Salary: $84k - $95k + 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**:
The Local Laws team is within the Compliance Operations Unit and is part of the Amenity and Compliance branch. Other teams within the branch include Animal Management, Parking and Road Safety, Business Support, School Crossings and Prosecutions.

In this role you will work closely with highly supportive colleagues in the Branch while investigating, enforcing and/or prosecuting against breaches of the Local Law, relevant Acts and Legislation.

You will be assigned an area so a current Australian driver’s license is required.

We are seeking enthusiastic, driven, and innovative people to help us turn our goals into actions.

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

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and effectively partnering to influence decision-making
- Investigation and evidence gathering experience
- Experience in end to end case management
- Confidence in negotiation and conflict resolution
- In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation
- Excellent written and verbal communication

**What the role can offer**:

- Fortnightly 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**:

- Fortnightly RDO
- Commuter use of vehicle
- 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

**For further information about this position please contact Gareth Tanner on 8311 4193**.**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Tuesday, 27 May 2025.**

**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.