Diversity and Intercultural 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

Join the Community Partnerships and Participation Team in the vital role of Diversity and Intercultural Officer, responsible for the successful facilitation and delivery of community capacity development programs that support Melton City Council’s diverse community members to be active participants in local community building.

Reporting to the Coordinator Community Partnerships and Participation you will deliver initiatives and foster partnerships with relevant community stakeholders to strengthen the community’s capacity to formulate solutions to address issues that impact wellbeing and enhance community life.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advice and representation regarding opportunities and issues in relation to community partnership building, interculturalism and diversity, especially in relation to rapid growth areas and emerging communities.
• Undertake research and community engagement, develop relevant strategy, contribute to funding submissions and implement a range of initiatives that align with the Council and Wellbeing Plan.
• Take an assets-based community development approach to leadership and capacity building when developing, coordinating and implementing community activities, programs and services.
• Evaluate and monitor programs and projects to build an evidence base and determine social impact.
• Enable and encourage community access and utilisation of Council facilities and programs.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Tertiary qualification relevant to the role, such as community development or social sciences and experience in a relevant field, or a lesser qualification and substantial experience in community capacity development and/or social planning.
• Knowledge and understanding of capacity development theory and practice in a local government setting, especially in relation to diverse faith, cultural and LGBTIQA+ communities and their intersectionality.
• Experience managing collaborative projects that support social cohesion and the development of successful partnerships with community-based organisations.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Must hold or be able to obtain an Employee Working with Children Check.

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 Jodie Turner, Coordinator Community Partnerships and Participation on 9747 7238.

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.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.