Coordinator Strategic Planning

**Closing Date***:15 June 2023

**Status**:Permanent Full-Time (35 hours per week)
- **Vibrant Eastern Suburbs location**:

- **Create a sense of community**:

- **Work-life balance with a 9 day fortnight**:

- **Lease back vehicle or sustainability allowance**:

- **Join a high performing team**

Randwick City Council has a proud history of being innovative and progressive in local government, committed to serving our vibrant community on the stunning eastern beaches of Sydney. We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic coordinator to join our Strategic Planning department and to lead the review, development and implementation of policies and plans.
In addition to rewarding work, we offer great employee benefits including competitive wages / salaries, flexible work, day off per fortnight, additional leave entitlements, health and wellbeing days, professional development opportunities, fitness passport, option to novated lease private vehicle and much more.

**What we value**:

- We have a high-performance culture fostered through our values of Integrity, Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our culture encourages and supports equity, diversity, and inclusion for our employees and our community.

**We will trust you to bring**:

- Tertiary qualifications at degree level in planning, architecture or urban design, or a related discipline
- Extensive relevant experience with demonstrated expertise in managing the planning process
- Highly developed skills in preparing planning proposals
- Well developed skills in project management
- Demonstrated leadership success and supporting a team to achieve outcomes and evolving goals
- High level oral and written skills
- Extensive experience in community engagement
- Commitment to achieving excellent customer service and building relationships
- Demonstrated commitment to EEO, WH&S and principles for a culturally diverse society

**Things you will do**:

- Supervise, lead and develop a small team of staff and consultants including the allocation of work tasks, work programs and performance reviews.
- Provide briefings and presentations to Councillors, other Council divisions, stakeholders and the community
- Assist the Manager and contribute positively to the effective operation of the Strategic Planning department.
- Develop strategic and statutory policies and plans to ensure that there is an effective planning framework for the management of the built, natural, social and economic environment of Randwick City.
- Actively liaise and consult with local committees, residents and resident groups and Government departments in the development of appropriate Council responses.
- Actively liaise with staff across Council departments to ensure that planning issues / priorities are reflected in the delivery of Council services and facilities.

**Further information**:

- contact Stella Agagiotis, Manager Strategic Planning on 02 9093 6954