Principal Active Living Planner

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.

Lead the strategic planning of inclusive and sustainable sport, recreation and leisure places and infrastructure that responds to Hume City Council’s vision of a thriving community with a strong sense of belonging and provides opportunities for Hume residents to be active, healthy, and connected.

What you’ll be doing :

• Research, benchmark, and monitor participation, demographic and industry trends in sport and recreation to enable effective planning, modelling, provision and management of Hume City Council sport, recreation facilities, infrastructure, and programs.
• Develop and review sport, recreation and leisure plans including strategic plans, master plans, operation and activation plans that are consistent and Council’s broader business and resource planning and reflective of Hume’s’ diverse community and participation needs.
• Develop feasibility studies, business cases, operation and activations plans, and grant and advocacy submissions for the development and improvement of Hume City Council sport, recreation and leisure places and facilities.
• Both respond to and oversee major project proposals that are received from external sources such as other levels of Government, sports clubs, key stakeholders, and community groups that require a strategic planning response on behalf of the Department and / or organisation.
• Undertake engagement with community and key stakeholders in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Framework including development of detailed consultation plans, options papers, survey design and analysis, market research, project website preparation, stakeholder workshops and other engagement methods.
• Lead and manage innovative consultation and partnerships with community, agencies, consultants, contractors, government stakeholders and leisure and recreation industry through inception, planning and delivery of key projects and strategies.
• Prepare concise, well written and researched project plans, consulting briefs, tender documents, council reports and presentations of a range of strategic projects related to sport, recreation and leisure.
• Prepare high quality briefings and reports for the Executive Leadership Team and Council on matters related to sport, recreation and Leisure projects, places, infrastructure, advocacy, and policy.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role :

• A high-level understanding of sport and recreation planning, trends, theories and methodologies and skills in applying these in urban and rural environments.
• Well-developed skills in strategic thinking, analysis and research methods and the ability to appraise information (both statistical, written, and spatial) and apply in a sport and recreation setting.
• Demonstrated political acumen and experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with Councillors and key stakeholders.
• Ability to consult with counterparts in other organisations to discuss and resolve specialist problems and with other employees to resolve intra-organisational problems.
• Demonstrated relevant experience in the preparation and implementation of sport and recreation strategies, plans, and policy for established and emerging communities.
• Experience in the development and implementation of contemporary community consultation processes.
• Demonstrated high level of verbal and written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports, recommendations, presentations, and other relevant correspondence.

Required Certifications & Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in sport, recreation, leisure studies, landscape architecture, urban design, public policy, project management or other related fields with relevant experience.

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.

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