Project Manager - Rural Councils Transformation Program

The Lower Northeast Rural Councils Collaboration (LNERCC) is a collaboration between Mansfield Shire Council, Benalla Rural City Council, Murrindindi Shire Council, and Strathbogie Shire Council. With funding from the Rural Councils Transformation Program (RCTP), LNERCC is embarking on a journey to transform its business systems to enable a reliable and sustainable service delivery to enable shared services across the four Councils. LNERCC will also participate in a collaborative process in co-designing common IT architecture with Local Government Victoria (LGV) and Digital Victoria and Service VIC.

The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for leading the project, ensuring the outcomes are delivered on time, on budget, within scope and to quality standards. The PM must ensure that risk mitigation strategies are identified and actioned. The PM will work with internal and external subject matter experts and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of solutions that reduce business complexity and improve customer experience across Council’s operations.

The role is fixed term full time contract till 30 June 2026.

Remuneration will be based on $126,126 per annum plus superannuation as per the Mansfield Shire Council Enterprise Agreement 2022.

Applications will close at 5.00pm on Monday 15 July 2024.

For more information about this role please refer to the position description and the Information for Applicants page of Council's website here.

For a confidential discussion regarding the position please contact Melissa Crane, General Manager, Investment and Planning on 03 5775 8548