Community Capacity Officer
Community Capacity Officer
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Job Description
About the role
In this role you will work to address persisting and emerging issues through a strategic approach supporting local networking and agencies to work in partnership to achieve common goals and meet locally identified needs in line with Councils Community Strategic Plan and other plans that address specific community needs.
This role is diverse in nature; you will work with community services and government agencies to deliver outcomes for children young people and older residents; support First Nations and culturally diverse communities people living with disabilities gender and sexually diverse community members and other residents experiencing vulnerability. You will support and deliver training support collective advocacy coordinate sector networking develop partnerships and coordinate community funding.
In this role we offer a hybrid working environment and wort together to balance our individual needs and working preferences with the needs of our colleagues residents and Council.
This role will suit someone who is flexible agile has initiative and is very good at relationship building.
How to Apply
Visit to view the position description and to find out more information about employment with Penrith City submit your application please apply online using the link below.
In addition to a cover letter and resume applicants are required to submit comprehensive responses to theselection criteria (listed below) as a part of their initialapplication. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.
Completed applications must be received by 11.55pm on the closing date.Please allow 4 weeks from the closing date for the processing of your application.
For further information about the position please contact Marcela Hart Community Capacity Lead on.
Essential criteria
Tertiary qualifications in Social Policy Community Development Communication or relevant area.
Proven experience in the development and implementation of collaborative social impact projects responding to emerging needs with clearly defined outcomes and measurement.
Demonstrated capacity in the design delivery and measurement of strategies training and events. Demonstrated success delivering multiple community projects at the same time according to agreed timeframes and within budget.
Strong demonstrated skills in the preparation of grants submissions report writing presentations and verbal communication.
Demonstrated social research skills including analysis and presentation of demographic data
Desirable criteria
Experience in providing training and/or coordinating professional development activities.
Experience working in the nongovernment or overseas aid/ development context.
Undertaking post graduate qualifications or further study in a related field.
Salary:$103939.00 $120314.00p.a plus 11.5% Superannuation.
You will be required to undertake employment checks which may include a Criminal History Check Qualification Check Working with Children Check Medical Declaration and/or a Functional Test as relevant to the position for which you have applied. Where a Criminal History Check is required and has returned a result that indicates disclosable court outcomes you will be required to provide a copy of the report to Penrith City Council for review in order to progress through the recruitment process.
About us
At Penrith City Council were passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life so were here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award winner in the 2020 Australian HR Awards you can be confident in joining a workplace that offers truly outstanding benefits including:
- A range of flexible work arrangements
- 18 weeks paid maternity leave
- Health and wellbeing leave
- 15 days personal leave
- Significant financial and leave support for undertaking further education
- Diverse salary packaging
- Access to all Ripples venues
- And much much more!
The City Activation Community and Place department supports a vibrant and inclusive City with thriving resilient communities. The department sits within Councils Community Connections are a multidisciplinary team with a wide range of strengths and we work collaboratively to deliver outcomes from communitybased events flagship festivals placemaking and arts initiatives sector capacitybuilding safer communities as well as evidencebased policy with a focus on delivering measurable work innovatively with our community to drive positive outcomes that shape the future of our City. In this role you will join a passionate outcomesdriven team focused on supporting a thriving City for all.
Council is a Child Safe Organisation for more information about this please see ourwebsite.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
