South Melbourne Market Retail Licensing/Leasing Coordinator

• Salary Range Band 7 $107,570 - $120,376 plus 11.5% super (pro rata)
• Permanent Part-time role - 4 days per week
• Located at South Melbourne Market
• Oversee all leasing arrangements at one of Melbourne’s favourite markets

About City of Port Phillip 

We are a vibrant and diverse inner-city council stretching 20kms from South to Port Melbourne along the stunning bay beaches down to Elwood and out to St Kilda East with around 1000 people who all work together to deliver more than 100 programs and services to our engaged community of residents, businesses and visitors. What does that mean? Think, childcare, libraries, parks, recreation, waste rubbish collection, road maintenance, family and youth services, property & assets, city planning & development, customer experience, digital technology, governance, people, culture and safety, and of course South Melbourne Market!  

City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation. 

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists to join the South Melbourne Market’s dynamic team to drive the coordination and implementation of all aspects of the retail licencing/ leasing arrangements with the Market’s stallholders and traders.

Stallholder licensing is one of the key functions that enables the effective implementation of the South Melbourne Market’s Retail Strategy and contributes to the culture and customer experience the South Melbourne Market is renowned for.

You will develop and uphold frameworks and procedures across all elements of licencing/ leasing of the Market including negotiating licence renewals, new licences, licence preparation, administering licence renewal process, supervision of valuations, formalising and monitoring of offer (permitted use/specified purpose), monitoring stallholder performance, debt and compliance.

Duties:

• Oversee all aspects of licensing/ leasing arrangements
• Negotiate existing licences and conduct licence renewal processes
• Negotiate new licences and casual trader permits
• Develop, map, and improve licencing processes
• Provide input on the optimum use of stalls within the Market including valuations, market mix and offer
• Collaborate with management team to develop retail budgets and forecasts
• Manage and curate the Markets retail incubator space the SO:ME Pop-up Space
• Participate in a weekend working roster working one weekend day approximately every 4-6 weeks with time in lieu taken immediately thereafter.

Skills and Experience 

• Experience in licence/lease administration in a retail/market environment
• Demonstrated experience in negotiation
• Highly developed interpersonal and written communications skills
• Experience gaining co-operation and negotiating successful outcomes with licensees in regard to Licence negotiations, Licence renewals, and compliance matters
• Ability to take initiative, work with limited supervision, have strong organisational and time management skills and work equally comfortably within clear guidelines and with a high degree of flexibility.
• Strong ability to deal with difficult situations or conflict and gain cooperation and assistance from internal and external stakeholders.
• Tertiary qualification in business, retail management and/or leasing & property.

Culture 

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace.  We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community. 

What’s in it for you 

• A knowledgeable and supportive team, so you feel comfortable and confident
• 2 week induction program, followed by 2 weeks of practical coaching and training
• Great opportunities to develop and career progression within your team or across council after 12 months
• Study assistance allowance of up to $4000 per year and 6 hours per week study leave for approved learning
• An active social club, supportive health and wellbeing program, and a well- regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and ability to salary sacrifice new technology, superannuation and vehicles
• Our very own Pride Network, that helps create an environment where each and every person can feel safe, welcomed, seen, and supported to bring their whole selves to work
• 20 weeks paid parental leave and our pioneering 24 weeks paid leave for single parents

Security Requirements and Professional Obligations      

Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments.  

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

• Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences,
• Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia, and
• Sufficient proof of their identity.
• Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
• Evidence of a Working with Children Check

How to Apply

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Whether you think you meet all the requirements or not, we strongly encourage you to apply, as we take a holistic approach to considering your skills, life experience, work experience, and alignment to our key selection criteria. You got this! 

Please submit:

• Resume – latest and detailed version
• Cover letter expressing why you are interested & suitable for the role and response to the Key Selection Criteria (KSC) found on the Positions Description (PD) no longer than 2 pages.

Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered. 

Further information can be obtained by contacting Clarissa Madden, Head of Retail and Business Development, South Melbourne Market via email Clarissa.Madden@portphillip.vic.gov.au 

and Sophie McCarthy, Executive Director, South Melbourne Market via email Sophie.McCarthy@portphillip.vic.gov.au

Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 11 August 2024

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability. 

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact Shane Turner (Recruitment Advisor) on phone 0421 757 521 or email: recruitment@portphillip.vic.gov.au