Corporate Strategy

Permanent, Full Time
- Competitive salary Range $109,139 to $117,620 depending on experience
- Convenient Preston location, close to public transport

We are on an exciting journey to improve our strategic planning and performance by providing the organisation an enabling environment with a customer centric focus. As an experienced Corporate Strategy & Performance Lead you will partner with the organisation to improve performance and build capability in strategic planning. You will manage the lifecycle of corporate planning programs, and develop corporate plans, frameworks and metrics to drive performance outcomes.
- Permanent, full time
- Competitive salary Range $109,139 to $117,620 depending on experience
- Convenient Preston location, close to public transport
- Exciting opportunity to partner with the organisation to drive performance outcomes

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
- Partner with the organisation by engaging regularly to provide advice, support and identify opportunities to improve performance and capability in corporate planning and performance.
- Research, write and produce corporate plans, frameworks and strategies that clearly articulate strategic direction, objectives and outcomes.
- Develop and lead the corporate planning programs lifecycle ensuring alignment with legislative requirements and organisational objectives.
- Regularly analyse reporting data, trends and other influencing factors to develop and drive initiatives that improve performance.
- End-to-end project management of Corporate Strategy & Performance projects to ensure projects are delivered on time, in budget and deliver the agreed outcomes.
- Lead improvements in access to business intelligence to enable better business decisions based on data and facts.

**Skills & Experience**
- A tertiary qualification within organisational strategy, analytical, or business focus (or related discipline) and/or relevant experience, or a lesser qualification but with extensive relevant experience.
- Ability to research, write and produce corporate plans, frameworks and strategies that clearly articulate strategic direction, objectives and outcomes.
- Ability to engage with and drive collaboration with multi-disciplined teams and key stakeholders that may have different interests, views and priorities.
- Experienced in developing and delivering organisational wide improvement initiatives.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

Contact Kassia Gibbs on 8470 8590 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close 2 October 2024, 11.30pm**
- Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy._