Manager Amenity and Compliance

• Full time, maximum term Senior Officer role for 2 years (based on 38 hours per week)
• Exciting change agenda
• Energised team with several new leaders
• Salary: SEO TRP
• Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

About Merri-bek City Council

Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne's CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

About the role

Part of Merri-bek's Senior Management Team, the Manager Amenity and Compliance oversees branch functions that include school crossings, parking permits and compliance, local laws, animal registration, animal management and recently has added construction management and asset assurance functions. Staff in the branch are highly engaged and open to continuous improvement.

Safety of staff, both physical and psychosocial, is of highest priority and the benefits of compliance actions to the broader community are the motivation for our work. The branch delivers compliance operations that emphasise fairness, allow exercise of discretion and meet legislative requirements.

This 2-year opportunity has arisen to backfill a secondment. We are seeking an exceptional, collaborative leader with a background in related roles to lead day to day operations and oversee continued integration of the new functions into the branch, the move to a new infringement management system, the review of the Local Law and delivery of Domestic Animal Management Plan actions.

Skills and experience require to perform the role

• Management of compliance functions in a local government context and understanding of the specific needs of compliance teams.
• Excellent judgement used for managing risk, improving safety and knowing when and how to apply discretion in compliance operations.
• Substantial experience leading, developing and inspiring teams and people who lead teams
• Excellent organisational skills that mean statutory and reporting timelines are met and the branch operates in an orderly way
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets and service contracts.
• Highly developed communication and relationship management skills and political savvy
• A current working with children check is required for this role.

What the role can offer

• Participation in the Senior Management Team and associated professional development opportunities
• Great position to build and leverage networks within the sector
• Salary sacrifice options
• A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
• Wellness programs

Further support offered for our staff

• Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
• Purchase leave
• Ceremonial leave
• Gender affirmation leave
• Family violence leave

For further information about this position please contact Anita Curnow on

Applications close: 11:30pm, Sunday, 9 November 2025.

Before submitting an application, please view the Position Description.

Please note that when applying for this role, you may be required to attach your valid WWCC. Please have this ready when completing your application.

How to apply

Please fill out an application using our online recruitment system. You will be required to upload your CV, a cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience. You do not need to respond to the individual Key Selection Criteria. Please also upload any other relevant documents.

• Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Please note that applications must only be submitted online, applications will not be accepted via email.

Merri-bek City Council is proudly diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, people with disability, and people from every culture, sexuality and gender identity, age and ethnic background. Merri-bek City Council is a Child Safe organisation.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

We encourage everyone to apply and discuss opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. Council is committed to removing barriers and access to employment where possible at any point in the recruitment, onboarding and during your time at Council. For further information regarding access or modifications you may require for a recruitment process please contact Danni Jovanovic, Recruitment Business Partner on -

Our Commitment

In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

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