Coordinator Planning and Performance

Hume City Council; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 114,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hume City Council is seeking a strategic Coordinator Planning and Performance to drive integrated planning, performance management and long‑term financial sustainability across the organisation. This role collaborates with executives to align priorities, services and resources with community needs.

The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, embed evidence‑based decision making, and advance planning maturity while maintaining a strong focus on customer and community outcomes.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in integrated strategic planning and performance management practices.
• Strong strategic and systems thinking capabilities, linking planning and financial management to improve maturity and sustainability.
• Understanding of financial sustainability challenges in the public sector, guiding prioritisation and investment decisions.
• Analytical ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into recommendations for leadership.
• Clear communication to synthesize complex information for executives and stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and change management skills for coaching and facilitating improvement.
• Proven ability to lead a high‑performing multidisciplinary team with a culture of collaboration and accountability.
• Experience in Local Government is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination, delivery and continuous improvement of integrated planning and performance management practices across the organisation.
• Support alignment of strategic planning, service planning, annual planning, and resource allocation with community needs and priorities.
• Build organisational maturity through structured planning practices, governance and decision‑making improvements.
• Embed evidence‑informed planning and financial sustainability considerations in service delivery decisions.
• Support implementation of maturity improvement roadmaps and cross‑functional accountability.
• Provide strategic advice and insights to support executive decision‑making and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of strategic thinking, collaboration, accountability and long‑term sustainability.

Skills

Integrated strategic planning

Performance management

Strategic thinking

Financial sustainability in public SCT

Analytical capability

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Job description

• Compensation: from AUD 126,861.28 - yearly

Job Description

• Permanent Full Time
• Join the Organisational Performance & Strategyteam

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

We are seeking a strategic, analytical and systems thinker who is highly collaborative, proactive and personable to join our Organisational Performance & Strategy (OPS) department as the Coordinator Planning and Performance.

The position will work across the whole organisation and play a key role in driving improvement in organisational planning and performance management practices to strengthen decision‑making, organisational effectiveness and long‑term financial sustainabilityto ensure Council continues to meet community needs and remain financially sustainable, now and into the future.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the coordination, deliveryand continuous improvement of Council’s integrated planning and performance management practices to strengthen organisational maturity, effectiveness and long‑term financial sustainability.
• Support the integration ofstrategic planning, service planning, annual planning, organisational performance and insights to align organisational priorities, service delivery and resource allocation with community needs and strategic objectives.
• Building organisational maturity and capability through a structured approach to improving planning practices, systems, processes, governance and decision‑making.
• Embedding evidence‑informed planning and financial sustainability considerations to support informed decisions about service delivery, resource allocation, competing priorities and opportunities to improve community outcomes within available resources.
• Supporting the implementation of maturity improvement roadmaps that strengthen organisational capability, accountability and whole‑of‑organisation thinking.
• Providing strategic advice, analysis and insights to support Council and executive decision‑making, organisational performance and continuous improvement.
• Fostering a culture of strategic thinking, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement to ensure Council is well positioned to respond to changing community needs and deliver sustainable outcomes over the long term.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Expert knowledge in integrated strategic planning and performance managementpractices.
• Strong strategic and systems thinking capabilities, with demonstrated experience in connecting organisational planning and financial management disciplines to address gaps in strategic planning maturity and improve financial sustainability.
• Strong understanding of financial sustainability challenges within the public sector, with demonstrated experience in supporting Council, executives and senior leaders consider strategic priorities, service levels, resource implications, capacity, performance and long‑term financial sustainability in planning and decision‑making.
• Strong analytical capability, with demonstrated experience in interpreting complex organisational and performance data and applying performance management and continuous improvement methodologies to generate insights and recommendations for strategic decision‑making, prioritisation and improvement activities.
• Highly developed communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to synthesise complex information and translate into clear insights, risks and recommendations to Council, executives, senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and change management skills, with a demonstrated ability to support executives and senior leaders build organisational capability and mature planning and performance practices through coaching, facilitation, guidance, process improvement and change management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a high performing multidisciplinary team by fostering a strong culture of collaboration, accountability, learning and continuous improvement.
• Experience working in Local Governmentwill be considered advantageous.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.