Coordinator Futures Projects

Work Initiatives; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Flexible working arrangements

Salary sacrifice options

Novated vehicle leases

Leadership development and training

Job summary

Whitehorse City Council in Melbourne is seeking a Coordinator Futures Projects to lead and coordinate the Futures Projects portfolio, identifying, scoping and delivering transformative initiatives. You will ensure the Council can meet future community needs by driving service reviews, continuous improvement and transformative programs that boost innovation, efficiency, and community outcomes.

Join a council focused on excellent customer experience, good governance and strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Experience leading organisational improvement in large, complex organisations.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation and stakeholder management across diverse audiences.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Futures Projects portfolio to identify, scope and deliver transformative initiatives.
• Ensure Council meets future community needs through service reviews and continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation, efficiency, and capability building to improve community outcomes.

Skills

Organisational improvement

Transformative initiatives

Multidisciplinary leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication facilitation

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Collaboration

Innovation

Change leadership

Job description

Be the change – make a direct, instantaneous positive impact to council and our municipality

Full Time to 30 June 2028

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our organisation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity

The role:

The Coordinator Futures Projects leads and coordinates the Futures Projects portfolio that identifies, scopes and delivers organisational transformative initiatives. The role ensures Council is equipped to meet the future needs of the community by leading service reviews, continuous improvement, and broader organisational transformative initiatives that drive innovation, efficiency, build capability and improve community outcomes.

About you:

To be considered for this position you will have:

• Proven experience leading and managing organisational improvement and transformative initiatives in a large, complex organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills across diverse audiences.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience and exceptional ability to collaborate and influence diverse stakeholders in a complex and political environment to build agreement and deliver change.
• Experience driving organisational capability, continuous improvement, and innovation to meet future community needs.

In return, we will offer:

The ability to make a difference -Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

Great working conditions– a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering– Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

Career opportunities– engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.

Reward & Recognition -extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

ABOUT US

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan councils with a workforce of approximately 1300 employees and aspires to foster an inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and sustainable community. Our employees help us achieve these goals!

At Whitehorse, employee health, wellbeing and development are paramount, and we aim for everyone to become the best they can be in the workplace. Benefits of working with us include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment
• Great opportunities for training and to build a long-term career within Whitehorse or the local government sector.
• Extensive employee health and wellbeing programs including flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options for gym / swim memberships, childcare and superannuation; and access to novated vehicle leases.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Ample onsite parking at most facilities with ready access to public transport