Food Systems Project Officer

About the role

Food Systems Project Officer

**Closing date:** 31/07/2026 11:45 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location:** Brimbank Community \& Civic Centre

**Department:** Community Strengthening and Social Planning

**Compensation:** Band 6A 36 Hour Week AUD $99,873\.81 \- $108,307\.45

**Employment type:** Temporary Full Time

**Work Arrangement:** Hybrid

**Food Systems Project Officer**

**Band 6: $99,873\.81 \- $108,307\.45 per annum \+ Superannuation**

**Fixed Term Full Time Opportunity \- until 30 June 2028**

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne’s largest municipalities. Located just 10 kilometres west of the CBD, Brimbank City Council sits at the heart of Melbourne’s fast\-growing west and serves a vibrant, diverse community of more than 196,000 residents across 25 suburbs, with over 160 languages spoken.

Being community\-first underpins everything we do. Innovative, future\-focused and proud, we’re working together to shape a transforming City and make our community the best it can be.

Brimbank is situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be!

Reporting to the Team Leader Health and Social Justice, we are seeking a collaborative, values\-led staff member to deliver place\-based prevention and food systems reform.

**The role**

Based at our offices in Sunshine, this role will lead and drive partnership work to strengthen Brimbank’s food system, with a focus on culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) communities.

The position will work collaboratively across Council and with external health and community partners, lead and influence collective impact initiatives, and generate learning and evidence to inform system change:

* Seek to understand the existing food system in Brimbank through consultation and collaboration with organisations and partnerships. * Identify and collaborate with partners, community leaders and Council staff to use strategic levers to drive collective action in Brimbank’s food system. * Lead the design, implementation and embedding of long\-term place\-based prevention initiatives that address structural barriers to the food system and health equity, with a focus on CARM communities. * Champion and embed health equity principles into planning and decision\-making, ensuring meaningful involvement of CARM communities and genuine collaboration with coalition members to drive coordinated prevention efforts. * Lead multi\-faceted project management, including planning, stakeholder coordination, risk management and delivery of outcomes. * Lead and contribute to capacity strengthening and collective learning, and deliver on internal monitoring, evaluation and learning requirements to cultivate change and continuous improvement. * Provide strategic advice to inform and influence organisational policies and practice to support Brimbank’s food system. * Participate in forums and networks to inform best practice approaches.

As a result, Brimbank will have a better coordinated, resilient and equitable food system filled with reliable, affordable, fresh food that our CARM communities are empowered to access.

**To be considered you will have:**

* A tertiary qualification in community development, health promotion, food, nutrition and/or dietetics, agriculture, environment or a relevant discipline. * Demonstrated experience leading health promotion or community wellbeing initiatives, including implementation and evaluation. * Experience applying systems thinking, evidence and partnership\-based approaches to complex social or public health issues. * Ability to manage and sustain partnerships and networks with a range of service providers from different sectors. * Demonstrated experience engaging with communities, including culturally and racially marginalised communities, using inclusive and culturally safe approaches. * Well\-developed written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing reports, briefings and project documentation. * Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and contribute to organisational outcomes. * Current and satisfactory Police Records Check.

The following attributes would be highly desirable:

* Previous experience working in local government, place\-based prevention and/or collective impact initiatives. * Knowledge of food systems, food security and the social determinants of health. * Experience contributing to monitoring, evaluation and learning processes to support continuous improvement and systems change.

**Benefits of working at Brimbank include:**

* Rostered day off * 36 hour working week * Flexible work practices including hybrid working arrangements * 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE) * 20 weeks paid parental leave (FTE) * 8 weeks partner leave * Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please view Council's Employee Values Proposition

To view a copy of this Position Description, please go to https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/careers and click on the Job Listing. To apply, please include your Resume and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you can deliver on the key aspects of the role and how you will assist Brimbank in 'becoming the best it can be'.

Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA\+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 92494000\.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All applications should be submitted online.

Direct any queries regarding the role to: Jacinta Martin \- jacintam@brimbank.vic.gov.au

Don’t meet every single requirement for this role? Studies have shown women and those of underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every criterion. At Brimbank City Council, we recognise that different experiences make for great community outcomes. If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly align to the criteria we encourage you to click the APPLY button now and submit your application.

If you want to know more about what we do or why you should work for Brimbank City Council check out our web page: https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/careers

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