Engagement Officer

"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: WyongNSW

• Perfect opportunity to build your career in Community Engagement
• Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
• Permanent full time position

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

The role of Engagement Officer is responsible for supporting the implementation and evaluation of Central Coast Council’s Engagement Framework. This will be achieved through actively building and promoting strong community networks and links to encourage participation and engagement within Central Coast Council (CCC) and the local community.

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Key activities of this role include:

• Act as a central resource point to support staff across CCC in the development and implementation of public consultation and community engagement strategies for Council initiatives and projects, looking to enhance and maximise the level and quality of community participation and ensure legislative compliance
• Provide assistance and support to the Communications and Engagement section’s service delivery including administration, records management, process development, report writing and promotion
• Assist to effectively manage and maintain a range of engagement channels including the content for website, intranet and other online platforms and e-consultation mediums
• Attend community meetings, forums and workshops relating to initiatives and projects and prepare and distribute relevant material, agenda, and minutes as required (noting this will require some out of business hours activity).

About You:

• You ideally hold Bachelor Degree qualifications in either Communications, Public Relations, Public Participation, Social Planning or Strategic Planning, or other related field
• Your interpersonal, influencing and communication skills are first class, ensuring you can draw out quality information, and balance the needs of multiple internal stakeholders and external community groups
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others
• It is desirable if you have, or are completing IAP2 Certificate in Public Participation.

About Us:

• We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community;
• You’ll be joining a team of communications experts who excel at what they do;
• We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development;
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation;
• We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees.

Please refer to the Position Description through the 'apply' button for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

This role provides a salary range of between $69.5k to $83.4k per annum + 11% superannuation.

A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available.

Enquiries: Rebecca Ius, Team Leader Engagement and Digital, 0437 764 171

Please note:Due to the current COVID-19 situation interviews may now be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Closing Date: Applications close at Midnight on Sunday 31 March 2024.