Community Grants Delivery Officer

**Full Time Fixed Term Position - 12 months (November 2025 - November 2026)** **Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO** **Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.** **Why join Melton City Council?** Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered. As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents. Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer: - Professional and personal development opportunities - Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements - A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day. **The Opportunity** Join the Healthy Inclusive Communities Team in the vital role of Community Grants Delivery Officer, responsible for the successful delivery and administration of Council’s Community Grant and Award programs. **Key Responsibilities** - Provide specialist advice and support to other areas of Council in relation to best practice in grants delivery and management. - Support the development and maintenance of online grants and awards management systems, relevant databases and administer the grants and awards pages on Council’s website. - Undertake marketing initiatives to promote Council’s Community Grants, Funds and Community Achievement Awards Programs to promote or enhance civic participation; and support applicants as required. To view the **Position Description**, click **here**. **About you** **_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_** - A tertiary qualification in community development, business administration or a related discipline or a lessor qualification with substantial relevant experience. - A comprehensive knowledge of grant probity requirements and relevant governance and administration procedures for public funding. - Excellent communication skills, experience facilitating training, writing Council Reports and working with diverse community groups to support their capacity building. Knowledge of Smarty Grants software an advantage. - Hold a current Victorian driver’s licence. - Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check. **Culture and Values** Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future. We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are: - Motivate - Empower - Lead - Trust - Open - Nurture **Benefits** There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: Staff Benefits | Melton City Council - 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year* - 5 weeks annual leave* - Genuine Flexible work options - Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs - Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits - 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**: - 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave* - Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association - Wellbeing initiatives - Subsidised Uniforms - Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. **How To Apply** If you require further information about the position, please contact **Jodie Turner**, Coordinator Community Capacity on **9747 7238**. Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. **To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.** All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. **Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for chil