Monday, January 7, 2019

Geographic Names Project Officer is sought

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Position purpose

The purpose of the Geographic Names Project Officer is to support the Geographic Names Victoria team withdelivering initiatives surrounding the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages. This will see engagement with key contacts across the Victorian Government, assisting departments and authorities in naming of roads, feature and localities. There will also be an opportunity to assist in researching, writing letters, drafting promotional material and assisting in organising events.

About the Department

The department is tasked with ensuring that Victoria has the right conditions to enable economic growth, while delivering liveable, inclusive and sustainable communities.
We bring together planning, local government and infrastructure, environment, climate change, energy and water functions, to ensure an integrated approach to the development of long-term State and regional strategies that build on social, environmental and economic opportunities to provide for future population growth and change.
We build community resilience by adopting an all-hazards, all-emergencies approach across our built and natural environments to improve protection against natural disasters and other emergencies. For further information about the department, please visit our website www.delwp.vic.gov.au

Geographic Names Project Officer

• Facilitate the naming of DELWP meeting rooms with Aboriginal names, working in partnership with Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL), Traditional Owners and Geographic Names Victoria.
• Assist in the running of Aboriginal place names workshops, working closely with the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and associated organisations such as the Registered Aboriginal Party’s, VACL and the facilitator. This will also include welcome to country, venue, catering booking, payment of invoices, managing attendee registration and welcoming on the day.
• Assist in managing relationships with government departments and authorities who wish to name and or rename infrastructure and assets.
• Draft promotional material, including letters and flyers, seeking appropriate approval and managing printing and mailout.
• Assist in managing relationships with Traditional Owners who wish to have Aboriginal language names captured in VICNAMES – the Register of Geographic Names.
• Maintain a list of initiatives on the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages web portal.
• Maintain relationships with external organisations to achieve the goals of the initiatives.
• Assist the Project Manager Geographic Names as required.


Department:Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
Work Type:Fixed Term - Flexible
Job Function:Projects
Classification:VPSG4
Work Location:Melbourne - CBD
Reference:VG/932508
Closing Date:21-Jan-2019
Salary Range:$84,019 - $95,329
Job Duration:Twelve months
Attachments:932508 - Project Officer VPS G 4.1 PD January 2019.pdf (PDF, 174KB)
Job Specification
Contact:Rafe Benli (03) 9194 0281
Project Manager - Geographic Names

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