2019-08-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               12 AUGUST 2019


Part -Time Project Officer
It is proposed to engage a part-time Project Officer to supplement the resourcing of the Transport
Strategy.
Position Title: Project Officer - Transport
Broad Role:
    To coordinate and monitor sustainable travel behaviour change programs with a range of
      stakeholders including schools, business associations, community groups, tourism
      operators, the general public and public transport providers.
    To coordinate a range of sustainable transport events and assist with community and
      stakeholder consultation and engagement.
Tenure: 3-year part-time position (3 days a week).
The position would be allocated to the Transport Strategy and be responsible for the following:
    Coordinating education/marketing and behaviour change programs in schools and the
      wider community and monitoring the effectiveness of the programs.
    Assisting with consultation and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
    Developing, managing and distributing educational and promotional materials that support
      Council’s sustainable transport strategies.
    Preparing and delivering public presentations to school groups and at community events.
    Preparing project reports and other promotional materials such as posters, factsheets,
      newsletters and social media content.
    Event management to organise a range of sustainable transport events and activities,
      particularly in schools across the region.
    Assisting with the implementation of other Noosa Council Transport Strategy 2017-2027
      initiatives as they arise.


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 15 June 2017, Item 3, Page 13
That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the Services & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 6 June 2017, and:
A.    Adopt the Transport Strategy 2017-2027, provided at Attachment 1 to the report and
      authorise the CEO to make minor changes as necessary;
B.    Adopt the amended Transport Policy provided at Attachment 2 to the report; and
C.    Request the Chief Executive Officer to report to a future Council meeting with an
      Implementation Plan for the Transport Strategy and Transport Policy to ensure that tangible
      actions can be undertaken in both the short and medium term following the adoption of the
      Transport Strategy and Transport Policy.
Finance
It is proposed that the L3.1 part-time resource would be funded from the Sustainable Transport
Levy which stands at $2.5million as of end of March 2019.
Level 3.1              = $63,328.13 per annum
Pro rata 3 days        = $37,997 per annum




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