Community Projects Liaison Officer
Job No:
7030426
Location:
Bendigo
- Full time, Ongoing
- Band 6, Salary $94,713 plus superannuation
Click here to view the Position Description
The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.
We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!
The Role
The Active and Healthy Communities unit is seeking a Community Projects Liaison Officer to join their supportive and collaborative team. In this role you will develop and maintain strategic relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders focussing on priority infrastructure needs and investment that support active and healthy outcomes for the community. Responsibilities include:
- Supporting the development and management of external funding opportunities
- Working in partnership with a variety of internal design, delivery and service teams to project manage and report on a range of projects
- Assisting in the development of policy and strategic advice on complex and political issues relating to infrastructure development, need and use
- Ensuring issues of diversity, disadvantage, access and equity are considered and responded to in all projects.
Projects that this role will support as Service Lead includes but is not limited to:
- Ironbark Gully Trail
- Backhaus Oval service reinstatement
- Golden Square Pavilion Redevelopment
- Low Line Trail
- Truscott Reserve Pavilion Redevelopment
- Malone Park Master Plan Implementation
- QEO Northwest Corner Redevelopment
About You
As the successful candidate you will have:
- The ability to develop strategic relationships and networks, and translate these into organisational and community outcomes
- Experience in preparing and presenting high quality written and verbal materials
- Experience in successfully engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Demonstrated skills and experience in project management.
If you have knowledge and skills in sports and recreation, project management, community development or similar, we welcome your application.
This role requires a satisfactory police records check and employee Working with Children Check.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work options | Full time position | Secure and stable employment
- Contribute to our community | Work close to home | Come and work in beautiful Bendigo
- Annual salary increases | Work on a range of valued and interesting projects
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Access to a range of mental health and wellbeing supportive initiatives
Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Clement Daw, Acting Coordinator Community Projects, 0447 144 784.
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 11:59pm 26 April 2026.
