Community Safety Manager at Shire of East Pilbara in Perth

Job Title: Community Safety Manager

Location: Perth

Contract: 3 Year contract

Remuneration package: $ 163,000 per annum

Duties:

• He or she is responsible for the effective development and management of Community Safety and Ranger Services in ensuring the delivery of customer focused high standard I accordance with municipal law legislation and the shire of East Pilbara’s local laws and policies
• To monitor and report on community safety performance against agreed targets.
• To develop and implement the Unit Service Plan.
• To manage and monitor budgets allocated to the Unit.
• To develop data provision and information exchange between departments and partnerships.
• To keep abreast of developments and policy initiatives nationally and locally and formulate appropriate responses on behalf of the Authority.
• To represent the County Council in meetings with Government and regional agencies and other local public, private and voluntary/community sector organizations.
• To prepare and present reports to local and regional partnerships and Council meetings as required
• To lead the development and delivery of the County Council's Community Safety Strategy.
• To be the lead specialist community safety expert for the County Council, providing advice to elected members and Chief Officers.
• To be a lead advisor to the Derbyshire Safer Communities Partnership Board on resource allocation and strategic target setting.
• To lead work with partner agencies to reduce crime, the fear of crime and anti-social behavior.
• To develop initiatives and manage resources to support the delivery of community safety targets within the Local Area Agreement and the Public Service Agreement.
• To support the delivery of the "Safer and Stronger communities" block of the CPA and to provide support to other Chief Officers as appropriate.
• To manage the day to day operation of the Community Safety Unit.

Qualifications:

• Must have high levels of interpersonal skills and work ethic with the ability to foster, encourage and develop a participate team environment
• Relevant tertiary qualifications are essential along with demonstrated management experience in a busy work environment
• Previous Government experience although not essential will be well regarded

How to apply;

Applicants are requested to submit written applications in a sealed envelope marked “Private and confidential” quoting the relevant reference number 124/DTS and addressed to:

The Manager Human Resources

Shire of East Pilbara

PMB 22

Newman WA 6753 or via email to payroll1@eastpilbara.wa.gov.au

Deadline: 28/10/2013