Senior Coordinator – Policy and Partnerships (Job Share)
Temporary, part-time 15 hours per week (job share) to 12 August 2026
Band 8: $125,815.32 (pro rata) + super
Why You’ll Want to Join Us
- Award-winning organisation-wide Health and Wellbeing initiatives
- Work in a dynamic, values-driven organisation
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements and an emphasis on work/life balance
At Yarra City Council, policy is how we turn evidence and community insight into practical action. This is an opportunity to lead work that influences real decisions, shapes Council priorities and delivers tangible outcomes in one of Melbourne’s most socially diverse and complex municipalities.
We are seeking an experienced leader to jointly guide the Policy and Partnerships Unit and ensure Council receives high-quality, strategically aligned policy, research and partnership outcomes across a broad community wellbeing portfolio.
This is a unit leadership role delivered through a job share arrangement. Working in close partnership with your counterpart, you will provide visible, trusted leadership, support staff performance and ensure coordinated delivery across a demanding and high-profile work program. You are accountable for the quality, integrity and coordination of policy, strategy, research and engagement activities, and for fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
The unit leads Council’s work across social policy and strategic advocacy, community safety, social and affordable housing, population health planning and applied social research. It brings together policy development, data and evidence, community insight and partnership building to help Council respond to complex and highly visible issues affecting the municipality. From health equity and inclusion to public safety in busy activity centres, the team works at the interface of community, government and decision-makers to shape practical responses and long-term change.
The role works closely with Executive, Councillors and senior officers, and regularly represents Council with government, sector and community stakeholders. Your work will help shape how Yarra responds to complex challenges such as public safety in activity centres, health equity, housing affordability and inclusion for diverse communities.
You will bring tertiary qualifications in social sciences, public policy, community development or a related discipline, and extensive experience leading policy or strategy functions in local government or a similarly complex environment. You will be confident exercising professional judgement, working with ambiguity and supporting decision-makers in politically sensitive contexts. Experience working successfully within shared leadership models will be highly regarded.
We offer flexible working arrangements, a supportive team environment, and a strong organisational commitment to health, wellbeing and inclusion.
For further information, please refer to the Position Description or contact the Senior Coordinator Policy and Partnerships, Julia Bennett-Mitrovski, at julia.bennett-mitrovski@yarracity.vic.gov.au using the subject line ‘Senior Coordinator Policy and Partnerships enquiry’ or phone (03) 9205 5490.
In your application, please address the key selection criteria in your cover letter. The selection panel will assess your cover letter and CV against the technical skills, abilities, and qualifications of the Position Description.
At Yarra Every Job is a Climate Job! Acting on the climate emergency requires that we change the way we think, make decisions, and prioritise action. We must embed proactive climate responses in the ways we govern, live our lives, and conduct our work. Every choice we make today and into the future will have an impact; this is true for Council and the community.
Acknowledging the scale of this crisis, at Yarra we are committed to ensuring that every job is a climate job meaning that each staff member will play a key role in shaping our climate response.
Yarra's Commitment to Diversity
Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer.
We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.
