Property Officer - Governance

• 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

We are currently seeking a capable Property Officer to join our dedicated Legal and Property Team, reporting to the Property Coordinator. This role is permanent full time role based at the Melton Civic Centre. Come and contribute to the specialist administration of Council’s land and property portfolio (including public land, crown land and roads) in line with best practice, corporate policies and procedures, directives and legislative requirements.  

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including commercial, government, community and private entities.
• Provide property advice and support to internal and external customers on property matters including staff, contractors, government departments, and community members.
• Administer all procedures associated with road closures, discontinuances and transfers in accordance with relevant legislation and Council Policy.
• Provide administrative support for all property matters.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Degree or diploma in a related field with little or no relevant work experience, alternatively lesser formal qualifications with relevant work skills.
• Relevant knowledge and skills with industry experience and at least [1-3] years’ experience in property related activity.
• Experience with stakeholder management ensuring key stakeholders are fully engaged and supported.
• Experience in bringing people together to support the effective delivery of property related task, working collaboratively with key stakeholders, departments and teams across Council.

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 (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Sian Rainford, Interim Senior Lawyer & Property Advisor by email SianR@melton.vic.gov.au.

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.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

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.

 Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 7 August 2024