Government Relations Officer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

You will be part of the Advocacy and Government Relations team that aims to maximise investment for the City of Melton community through evidence-based advocacy, grant attraction and meaningful stakeholder and government relations that is impactful, high profile and highly regarded. 

Reporting to the Manager Advocacy and Government Relations you will support and advise on government relations activity that will strengthen relationships and advance local priorities for one of the fastest growing local government areas in Australia. 

This position supports Council’s government relations program, including State and Federal Government stakeholders, to strengthen and embed relationships, creating an environment for improved partnerships and investment.

Key Responsibilities

• Government Relations: Support delivery of Council’s government relations program including developing targeted engagement plan, scheduling meetings, preparing briefing materials and coordinating follow up actions.
• Advocacy: Support the review and development of Council’s advocacy strategies and campaigns and delivery of objectives, priorities and actions.
• Communication: Develop and write a range of written materials including correspondence, briefings notes, fact sheets, publications, presentations, submissions, online content and other materials.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in policy development, political science, international relations, communications or other related field with relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in advocacy, government relations and/or communications, policy development, and grant attraction.
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholders at all levels with credibility and tact and foster collaboration to drive outcomes.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Sean McManus, Manager Advocacy and Government Relations on 9747 5414.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government. 

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

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