Events Officer

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 5 - Salary Range $78,646 to $90,563 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO**

**Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Working as part of an experienced and innovative event team, this role contributes to the development and the delivery of Council’s dynamic community event program including large
- and small-scale outdoor events and corporate functions that align with community needs and objectives as outlined in Council’s Health and Wellbeing plan.

Reporting directly to the Arts and Events Coordinator, the role works closely with community and Council employees ensuring all events are ran in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures.

**Key Responsibilities**
- With support of the Arts and Events team, design, organise, and oversee all aspects of event execution, including logistics, operations, and evaluations.
- Support the development and manage event budgets and timelines, ensuring efficient logístical coordination.
- Identify and address community needs to effectively tailor event development and management.
- Implement and uphold Occupational Health and Safety and risk management strategies to ensure safe and compliant events.
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and community groups and support internal departments for smooth event delivery.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Demonstrated track record in planning and executing successful events, including coordination, logistics, marketing, and budget management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Current First Aid qualification.
- 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
- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 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

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Jason Sanderson**, Arts & Events Coordinator on **9747 5392**.

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 COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

**Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.**

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