Assets, Risk & Information Officer

About Us

Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.

The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 1,000 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.

What’s on Offer

• Work Life Balance – Based at our Rosebud office, we offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.
• Culture – Positive, fun and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect and Excellence.
• Opportunity – Full-time role, fixed term contract, 12-months from date of appointment. Band 5 - $82,384.77 per annum (excl. super).
• Job Satisfaction – Meaningful work that supports governance, risk management and improved customer outcomes for the Mornington Peninsula community.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Officer – Assets & Infrastructure, this role coordinates and manages the directorate’s response to audit recommendations, claims, insurer requests, legal enquiries and Freedom of Information (FOI) matters. The core responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and tracking directorate responses to audit recommendations, ensuring timely action and closeout.
• Gather, validate and coordinate accurate information for claims, insurer requests and legal enquiries.
• Prepare and coordinate responses to FOI requests and Special Investigation Requests in line with statutory obligations.
• Work closely with internal teams, Governance and external stakeholders to gather, verify and clarify information.

About You

You are a detail-oriented and collaborative professional with experience in supporting legal, FOI or claims-related environments. You have strong communication skills and bring a governance-focused continuous improvement mindset.

• Demonstrated experience in legal, FOI or claims-related roles within a complex organisation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, concise and accurate documentation.
• High attention to detail and the ability to source, analyse and validate information from multiple stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships across teams and work collaboratively to deliver outcomes within timeframes.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply'.

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.

Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks.  This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC). 

Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For further information about the role, you can download the Position Description by clicking 'Apply'. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Jane Piotrowski, Executive Officer – Assets & Infrastructure on (03) 5950 1***.

Applications Close: 11:59pm, Friday 04 September 2026.