Coordinator Planning and Performance

• Permanent Full Time
• $126,861.28 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Organisational Performance & Strategy team

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 sustainability to ensure Council continues to meet community needs and remain financially sustainable, now and into the future.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the coordination, delivery and continuous improvement of Council’s integrated planning and performance management practices to strengthen organisational maturity, effectiveness and long-term financial sustainability.
• Support the integration of strategic 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 management practices.
• 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 Government will 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.

For any queries, please contact us at careers@hume.vic.gov.au.

Applications will be reviewed progressively throughout the advertising period. This role may close once a sufficient number of suitable applicants has been received. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as early as possible.

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