Organisational Improvement Partner

Are you someone who enjoys making a positive impact? Join us as an Organisational Improvement Partner, where you'll support Council's strategic goals, encourage continuous improvement, and help build a collaborative and high-performing culture. This is a great opportunity to work across the organisation to champion innovative thinking and help shape how we do things.

This is a full-time role, however there's flexibility to discuss reduced hours or a compressed work week. Alternative arrangements, including working from home, may be possible through negotiation in line with Council policy.

Position details

• Full Time
• This role allows for flexible working arrangements inline with Council policy.
• Job Number: R2663
• Applications Close: 4pm, Thursday 11 September 2025

About the Opportunity

In this strategic and hands-on position work side-by-side with the Manager Organisational Performance to plan and deliver projects that help our teams work better and improve the way we deliver services.

You'll:

• Champion Business Excellence principles and drive innovation across all levels.
• Collaborate with teams to identify opportunities, streamline processes, and embed proactive, accountable ways of working.
• Deliver engaging corporate training and workshops that build capability and spark new thinking.
• Support leaders to turn ideas into measurable outcomes that align with Council's long-term goals.

Your work will directly influence how Council evolves—making a real impact on our people, systems, and services.

What you will bring

We're looking for someone who's strategic, collaborative, and passionate about improvement. Ideally, you'll have:

• A degree or Diploma in a relevant discipline such as Business, Organisational Development, Public Administration, or lesser formal qualifications with relevant experience in a related field.
• Proven experience in organisational development and improvement, and/or business transformation with the ability to apply and implement contemporary approaches and practices.
• Familiarity with Business Excellence frameworks or other continuous improvement models.
• Strong skills in report writing, facilitation, and training delivery.
• A data-informed mindset—comfortable using data, benchmarking, research and digital tools to enhance business processes, develop measurable outcomes and support decision-making.
• Excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work across all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to champion the organisations principles and values and help embed these into operational activities.
• A current satisfactory National Police Check, or willingness to obtain one prior to employment.

Salary and conditions

The position is classified within Band 6
of Council's Current Enterprise Agreement ranging from $93,602 to $101,911 per annum plus statutory superannuation.

Candidates viewing via Seek or Linkedin are strongly encouraged to visit Councils Career's page by following this link- to view a copy of the Position Description and application form that is a requirement to apply for this role.

Benefits

As an employee you will have access to benefits such as:

• Flexible Work Arrangements (Work from Home, Flextime, Purchase of Additional Leave)
• Relocation Assistance available to support your move to the region
• Financial recognition upon successful annual performance review, including either progression through banding structure or end-of-band bonus payment.
• Study Support Program with Paid Study Leave and Financial Contribution to Qualification Fees
• Access to Flare Employee Benefits for savings on everyday living
• Learning and Professional Development Opportunities
• Support for Families: 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave or 32 weeks at Half Pay
• Bi-Annual Employee Recognition Celebration for Milestones and Achievements
• Discounted Health Insurance and Gym Memberships
• Free Counselling for Employees and Immediate Family Members

For a full list of councils benefits please visit our website:

Mildura Rural City Council is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culture that values diversity. We encourage applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds and identities.

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will need to provide a Police Check prior to commencing employment.

Mildura Rural City Council is a Child Safe organisation and as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check. Applicants may also be required to undergo a pre-employment medical check as per the requirements of the role.

About our organisation

Mildura Rural City Council is a dynamic local government organisation that provides 100+ different services, facilities, programs and infrastructure to a resident base of 56,000+. Our workforce of 600+ employees support our community and help make our region a great place to live, work, play and visit. Learn more about our organisation at

About our region

Mildura Rural City covers almost 10 per cent of the state of Victoria and shares borders with both New South Wales and South Australia. The region is home to Mildura - a vibrant city of 35,000+ people - and a range of smaller townships and rural communities spread across 22,000 square kilometres.

Only a short flight from two capital cities, Mildura boasts quality services, exciting attractions, diverse industries and a strong community spirit. There are fantastic professional, cultural, social, sporting and educational opportunities on offer. Learn more about our region at

Applying for this position

All applications must include:

• A completed Job Application Form
• A resume
• A covering letter

Applicants that do not address the key selection criteria in their application may not be considered

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