Permanent Full Time
Band 6 ($85,936 - $93,108) plus 9.5% Super plus monthly ADO
CBD Fringe Location

About Us

Maribyrnong City Council is undergoing significant change in population growth, redevelopment, and a transitioning economy is leading to an influx of new residents, businesses and opportunities. Maribyrnong is becoming a sought after residential area and a destination for foodies.

The Opportunity

The Community Services and Social Infrastructure Planning Department is looking for an experienced Community and Social Planning Research Officer to contribute to social and community infrastructure policy and planning at Maribyrnong City Council.

Reporting to the Senior Social Policy and Research Officer, this position will be responsible for developing community profiles and providing data analysis and mapping expertise to Council in the areas of community infrastructure planning, demographic research and population forecasting.

This role will also support community infrastructure planning and projects and the assessment of the social impacts of significant residential development within the municipality.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide social planning research, data analysis and data mapping expertise to Council for the benefit of the community of Maribyrnong;
• Operate within an integrated planning framework that provides a guide for considering the social implications of Council's decisions, operations, services and the urban development of the municipality;
• Work with Council and the community to identify and analyse community needs and issues;
• Coordinate the generation, analysis and mapping of demographic, economic and population forecasting data for reports, profiles and briefings;
• Coordinate the generation and management of community infrastructure needs data including the management of databases, and analysis and mapping of data for community infrastructure planning.

About You

To be considered for this role, you will have the following:

• Tertiary or post-grad qualifications in a social science or related research and data analysis discipline;
• Experience working in social planning, and community infrastructure needs research and policy development;
• Experience in demographic and community infrastructure needs data analysis including mapping of data for planning projects, research papers, profiles, briefings, and submissions.
• Excellent computer skills in the application of MS Office packages including Word and Excel, and GIS mapping programs including QGIS. Experience with RStudio will be well regarded.

The successful applicant will also have good oral and written communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively in a diverse community-focused environment. If this sounds like you, Apply Now!

To apply, please demonstrate how you meet the requirements of this role by addressing the key selection criteria contained in the position description as part of your cover letter.

For further details, a copy of the position description and to see our other vacancies please visit us at: http://maribyrnong.recruitmenthub.com.au

We are a child-safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to child safety and supporting the best interests of children in all our operations. Council encourages young people, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Enquiries: Malcolm Roberts-Palmer, Senior Social Policy and Research Officer on 03 9688 0468.