Business Improvement Lead

Description:

We seek people with community-first values who want to make Brimbank an even better place to live and work.

Exciting opportunity to join the second largest municipality in Melbourne’s metropolitan west. Located about 20 kms from the central business district, Brimbank City Council is culturally diverse.

We are currently seeking a staff member on fixed term (4 months) to join our team based at our offices in Sunshine, Victoria . Hybrid working arrangements are currently in place.

Reporting to Manager Projects and Innovation, this role heads up the innovation portfolio.

You will take the lead role in identifying and delivering ‘community first’ business improvement projects across multiple business units. This will be achieved through partnering with business in understanding key hot spots and utilising business improvement methodologies and change management techniques to turn ideas into tangible outcomes whilst achieving a ROI for innovation.

Take a lead role in renewing, reviewing and refreshing council’s innovation framework and program. Create a business improvement culture and mindset.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Qualification and experience as noted in the position description;
• Excellent understanding and application of business improvement best practices, tools and methodologies including project management and change management;
• Strong business analytical skills to determine the ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ including process re-engineering, value chain mapping, business impact matrices and ROI models;
• Ability to lead, negotiate and influence key stakeholders in the delivery of projects on time, to budget and specification, and delivering the quantified value;
• Experienced at managing cross functional project teams to achieve a common goal;
• Highly developed communication skills, particularly the ability to liaise and consult with key stakeholders, and colleagues and build networking relationships and to prepare summaries, reports and submissions across varying levels;
• Ability to work in accordance with our values and behaviours