Group Coordinator

Description:

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a backyard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

Reporting to the General Manager of Service Programs, this is a pivotal role within the Service and Asset Lifecycle team.

As the Group Coordinator you will be primarily responsible for providing program coordination and support to enable the effective and efficient delivery of Group Program and/or Work Plans.

Additionally, the Group Coordinator will provide high-level, confidential administrative support and assistance to the GM and Direct Reports on management and monthly reporting as well as providing support and assistance on a range of administrative tasks and project coordination tasks as required.

As you will be supporting a GM and their 4 direct reports, the work will be evenly split across the different functions focussing on different coordination and administrative tasks. We are looking someone whose experience lies in a similar role that:

• Is able to work autonomously and sophisticatedly across the team, with strong stakeholder management skills both internally and externally;
• Has excellent time management skills and organisational skills, and is detail oriented;
• Coordinates preparation of Group Program and/or Work Plans including financial, administrative, system, information management, training and customer-service related activities;
• Supports group reporting against agreed performance and timeline targets, including management and monthly reporting;
• Supports the GM and Direct reports by providing high-level, confidential administrative support, including minute taking as requested;
• Supports project related tasks and general administration as agreed with the GM.

At Melbourne Water we work in a Structured Hybrid environment, meaning that at least half of your working time is based at your primary work location. This team is based at the Docklands office and their anchor days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

This role is graded a Melbourne Water EA Level 4. The salary on offer is $94,523.01 package. To learn more about this opportunity please view the PD: MW1644_Position Description_Group Coordinator (Service Programs).pdf

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains.

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Thursday 20 February, 2025 at 11:55pm AEST