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Employment Status: Permanent, Full Time
Days & Hours of Work: Flexible 38 hours per week
Competitive Salary: Band 6 - $98,867 - $107,872 dependent on experience + 11.5% superannuation 
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

The Community Grants Officer leads the delivery of Council’s Community Grants program, ensuring equitable grant management for impactful community outcomes. The role's primary function is to manage the administration of grant applications through Council’s grant management system (SmartyGrants), ensuring the effective the distribution of funds through Councils and application assessment, acquittal and evaluation processes.

Additionally, the role requires developing new community partnerships, as well as fostering existing relationships with community organisations, that support the progressing of Council's key strategic priorities. You will also contribute to developing plans, policies, and procedures aligned with community wellbeing projects.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the delivery of Council's Community Grants program, ensuring all grants are managed accurately, equitability and in a timely manner
• Ensure all grant assessments and fund allocations are aligned with Council's key strategic plans and objectives, including the provision of adequate support for organisations to prepare strategically aligned grant applications
• Plan and support the delivery of community capacity building programs and public information sessions to promote Council’s grant program.
• Ensure each stream within the grants program has a clear evaluation and acquittal process and successful grant recipients are supported to develop and demonstrate effective evaluation practices.
• Develop new and strengthen existing relationships with key community partners and internal stakeholders
• Identify and implement practical measures to increase the accessibility and awarenesses of Councils Community Grants program
• Contribute to the development of plans, policies and procedures aligned with community wellbeing projects including the Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (MPHWP). 

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Demonstrated experience in community grants management.  
• Detailed understanding of all the aspects of the grant making lifecycle
• Proficient with grants management software (SmartyGrants)
• Ability to provide specialist advice to community organizations that enhance their capacity to deliver sustainable and impactful initiatives that address the community’s health and wellbeing needs.
• Able to collect, analyse, and apply relevant data sets
• Demonstrated experience in evaluating community health promotion projects and initiatives.
• Ability to influence across organisations, in cross-functional teams and settings.
• Well developed, interpersonal, stakeholder management and partnership skills
• Bachelor’s degree in, public health, health promotion, social science, community development or relevant

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check
• Current Victorian driver's licence

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel
• A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role
3. Click Apply to submit your application
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager

Applications close: Sunday 17th of November 11:55pm

Please note - Shortlisting will commence prior to the closing date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Josh Connell, Community Wellbeing Coordinator on  03 9599 4664 or via email joshuaconnell@bayside.vic.gov.au 

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.