Greater City of Bendigo
Greater City of Bendigo
Greater City of Bendigo
Greater City of Bendigo

Coordinator Healthy Communities

Job No: 10360825
Location: Bendigo

  • Full time, Temporary from approx. 17 November 2025 to 9 October 2026 
  • Band 8, Starting salary $120,091 plus superannuation 

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The role

As our Coordinator Healthy Communities, you will:

  • Lead and coordinate policy development, strategic planning and supporting initiatives focused on population health approaches to improving community health and wellbeing
  • Advocate for and facilitate ‘health in all policies’ approaches, both internally and externally, and in alignment with Council Plan 2025 – 2029 goals and priorities
  • Lead and support a team of approximately 10 staff - Health Brokers and Team Leaders
  • Build and maintain collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, to ensure policy positions, strategic plans and linked initiatives support community members to lead healthy lives

This is a temporary parental leave backfill contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Qualifications in health promotion, public health, community development or similar
  • Demonstrated capabilities in leading collaborative approaches and driving change to address population health priorities
  • Ability to develop evidence-informed business cases and linked resourcing and advocacy proposals
  • Demonstrated capability to engage in strategic negotiation and effectively influence outcomes through persuasive communication
  • Ability to build relationships and partnerships and foster collective impact
  • Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, including experience in preparing and presenting high quality written and verbal reports and use of social marketing

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Deb Simpson, Manager Active & Healthy Communities on 0432 594 142. 

Apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by Thursday 18 September 2025. 

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