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Senior Sustainability Officer

Reference number: 13150

Closing date:  11:45pm, Wednesday 12 February 2019

• Permanent Full Time
• Classified as a Band 6
• $87,836.45 - $97,640.10 per annum plus 9.5% superannuation
• Monthly RDOs available 

About Us

Moonee Valley City Council is a vibrant and diverse municipality. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 118,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.

The Opportunity

Moonee Valley City Council’s Strategic Planning Department is currently seeking a Senior Sustainability Officer to join a committed and passionate Sustainability Team. It is a great opportunity to lead, and at times, contribute to policy and strategy to provide expert advice on energy, carbon management, climate change action and Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD). 

The Senior Sustainability Officer will be responsible for policy and projects that contribute towards creating a sustainable city and Council’s commitment to achieving zero net emissions both within our community and within Council.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategy work to prioritise actions to progress the Council’s strategic directions to reduce carbon emissions and achieve ESD outcomes in the City of Moonee Valley.
• Provide high level advice about climate change mitigation and adaptation related issues and opportunities, energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, both internally and externally.
• Manage environmental sustainability projects from initiation through to implementation.
• Engage with a range of external stakeholders and partner organisations. Undertake research and analysis to deliver up-to-date and timely knowledge of emerging trends, opportunities, policy, practice, innovation and technology in relevant areas of environmental sustainability such as energy, carbon, waste management and climate change.

 About You

To be suitable for this position, you will possess:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Practical experience in designing and delivering projects to reduce carbon emissions, and address climate change adaptation measures.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse ESD principles, energy and carbon issues and develop policy responses.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, including project planning, budgeting, engaging and supervising consultants and contractors, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Highly developed analytical and written communication skills for a range or purposes and audiences.

Next Steps
Applications must be submitted through our online system https://mooneevalley.mercury.com.au/

and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide found at the bottom of the advertisement. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information please view the Position Description or contact Sarah Wighley on (03) 9243 1164.

Previous applicants need not to apply

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email hradmin@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.