Strategy & Planning Officer

Support the development of the team’s annual Business Plan priorities.

Provide input into submissions on behalf of Council to Victorian and Australian Governments on relevant matters pertaining to the Social Planning & Healthy Communities portfolio.

In partnership with the Team Leader Social Strategy & Planning, develop strategies and policies aligned with the team’s vision that support and enable holistic responses to identified social justice and community health issues within Hume.

Gather a wide range of inputs and conduct needs analysis on issues and the team’s priorities to support the development of appropriate strategies, plans, policies, programs, projects, and initiatives.

Contribute to Council’s ongoing policy leadership by maintaining and updating policy in all areas relevant to the Social Planning and Healthy Communities team. Identity and design techniques to evaluate and report on the outcomes and effectiveness of projects and programs.

Lead the design and delivery of evaluation activities and subsequent data analysis to measure the impact of capacity building activities and identify opportunities for future improvement to service delivery.

Establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with community members and organisations in the Hume municipality.

Lead the design of data collection and benchmarking activities.