Development Planner

Permanent full-time position
- Hybrid work model
- Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
- Friendly, supportive team and leadership
- Learning and individual development opportunities, including career progression pathways.

**Join our amazing Development Planning Team as a Development Planner at Banyule City Council.**

Banyule City Council is an award-winning organisation that prides itself on a customer-focused culture of innovation, best practice and continuous improvement. We uphold an enviable reputation for customer service and work diligently to maintain high quality services to provide the best possible opportunities and outcomes for the community we represent.

**About the Role**:
Our Development Planning team has an opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, customer-focused statutory planner.
- This is a permanent full-time position with an RDO every four weeks and an attractive salary of $94,475 to $102,712 plus super. _

**Skills, experience and certificates**:

- **You will bring a tertiary qualification in Urban Planning (or similar)**:

- **We are looking for a team player who wants to shape positive outcomes for the community.**:

- **Experience working under the requirements of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, including VCAT experience.**:

- **Problem-solving, excellent time management, and communication skills, including report writing and process improvement.**:

- **Several years’ experience in a planning role at either local government or private level.**

**Mandatory Pre-employment screenings**:

- **Current Driver's Licence**

**How to apply**:
**For more information about this position please view the position description. To discuss your suitability, we encourage you to contact **Heather Darbyshire Tel (03) 9457 9872 or David Moon Tel (03) 9457 9871 **for a confidential conversation.**

**_Applications close: Friday, 25 October 2024 at 11:45 PM _**

**Why choose Banyule?**

**Our Values**:Our employees align their careers with Banyule because they share our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in our strong learning and development culture, and the positive way we work in partnership with the community.**

**We offer**:

- **Genuine work-life balance and generous leave arrangements**:

- **Monthly and fortnightly RDO (depending on work area and full-time employment)**:

- **18 weeks of paid parental leave -primary carer. 2 weeks of paid parental leave - partner (Eligibility - An employee who has had 12 months continuous service)**:

- **Study assistance (permanent employees)**:

- **Award-winning learning and development opportunities**:

- **Health and well-being initiatives including Fitness Passport**

**Diversity Statement**:Our community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.**

**To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's **Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-2025 **.**

**Acknowledgement of the Traditional Custodians**:Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’s history.**

**Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a better future for us all.**

**Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment**:Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and well-being of children.**

**Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe organisation we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where children feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will actively listen to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisions that affect their lives.