Coordinator Council Business

Job Description

Up to Full Time Hours Location: Morwell Salary: $105,380.60 to $117,233.48 plus 11.5% superannuation Department: Governance Reporting to the Manager Governance, this is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to work with the Executive, Councillors, and staff at this council, and engage with your sector counterparts. About The Role As Coordinator Council Business, you will provide leadership with a focus on continuous improvement. You will undertake staff development and set clear direction for the team and monitor progress in line with agreed deliverables. You will ensure that Council satisfies its governance requirements and service expectations across a range of functions related to Council meetings, Council committees, Elections and By-Elections, and support for the Mayor and Councillors. You will provide expert advice to the Mayor, Councillors, Officers, and members of the public regarding Latrobe City governance and integrity requirements including with respect to relevant legislative instruments, governance rules, conflict of interest requirements, place naming rules, and Councillor Code of Conduct. About You Using your governance expertise and judgement, along with a strong attention to detail and organisational skills, you will provide high quality governance services and support for Councillors and Council. Duties include to: deliver a consistently high standard of service on the operation of the Council meeting cycle function coordinate, review, and maintain Council Policies and Operational Policies communicate effectively with a range of people ensuring a high standard of public relations organise and plan workflow, set priorities and meet deadlines to meet the position’s designated objectives despite conflicting pressures. You will have: A tertiary qualification in law, business administration, or other relevant field with several years’ experience or lesser formal qualification with extensive relevant experience. Several years of administration experience at a senior level. Highly developed interpersonal, public relations, communications and organisational skills. Experience in managing an audit committee and delegations. Project management is desirable. Experience in local government at a leadership level is desirable and/or experience in Council operations. All successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check. Go Further at Latrobe City Council A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you. Why work for us? At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees. We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance. At LCC you will enjoy flexible working options, we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs. We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality in the heart of Gippsland. To apply Please apply (and submit your responses to the Key Selection Criteria) via the Latrobe City Council website. Applications will close at 11.59 PM Monday 3rd March 2025. For further information on the role, all interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Alba Elling on 0428 851 901 for insight into the day-to-day activities of the role and the team as a whole. Child Safe Organisation Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this. Diversity and Inclusion At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality. At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at or by calling 1300 367 700. We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch. #J-18808-Ljbffr