Senior Art Project officer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531 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 seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Arts Project Officer to join our team and contribute to the cultural development of our municipality. This role will play an important role in managing and delivering high-impact arts projects and programs within the City of Melton. This position involves overseeing the full lifecycle of arts projects, from inception through to completion, ensuring they meet the needs of our community and enhance public spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute project plans for public and visual arts, managing timelines, budgets, and resources while coordinating with artists, contractors, and community groups.
• Design and implement public art programs and exhibitions, curating, installing, and evaluating projects in line with best practices.
• Build and maintain relationships with artists, arts organizations, and community groups, and collaborate with stakeholders to support arts initiatives.
• Prepare, negotiate, and manage contracts for arts projects, ensuring compliance with policies and requirements.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Bachelor’s degree in arts management, Public Administration, or a related field with some relevant experience. Alternatively, a lesser formal qualification combined with substantial
  relevant work experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 3-5 years in managing and delivering complex arts projects, preferably within the public sector. Experience should include project planning, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency in public art policies, best practices, and contract management. Familiarity with budgeting techniques and financial management related to arts projects.
• Current First Aid qualification.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• 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 (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Heidi Taylor, Arts & Events Coordinator on 9747 7187.

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 4 September 2024