Administration Officer

**Role Description**:
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality services for the well-being of our citizens. Joining the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is an opportunity to challenge yourself - contribute your best and be inspired by the people and environment around you.

Urban Planning & Environment
Administration Officer
- Important position that plays a critical role in supporting and assisting the team that is shaping the City’s urban environment to align with the Council’s Vision
- Join a friendly and supportive organisation with excellent working conditions.
- Training and development opportunities available

Annual salary $81,260.43 - $95,298.62 + Statutory Superannuation
Permanent Full-time

The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is an inner eastern metropolitan Council, nestled on the outskirts of the CBD. The area enjoys a reputation as one of Adelaide’s most desirable places to live, work, study and visit. From a planning and development perspective, the city has a rich heritage fabric which is balanced with medium and high-density residential growth and vibrant commercial, retail and light industrial precincts. There is high demand for residential infill and commercial development, together with strong demand and vibrancy along some of the City’s premier retail strips.

An exciting opportunity has presented itself for an Administration Officer to join our Development Assessment Unit and contribute towards shaping our City, through supporting and assisting our Development Assessment Team.

The Role
Reporting to the Manager, Development & Regulatory Services, and working closely with the Authorised Officers, the Administration Officer is primarily responsible and accountable for the provision of a range of confidential secretarial and also administrative support services to the Development Assessment Team and from time-to-time to other staff and business units with the Urban Planning & Environment Department and to assist in the administration of the Council’s statutory responsibilities under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.

Other responsibilities include undertaking the administrative elements associated with the public notification of Development Applications, conducting Section 7 property searches, liaising with customers regarding the processing of Development Applications and enforcement matters and providing high level administrative support for other business units with the urban Planning & Environment Department.

About You
To be successful in this position you will be pro-active, outcome driven, emotionally intelligent, take pride in the work you do and possess the following skills and experience:

- Demonstrated high level administration and executive assistance experience in a fast paced and multidisciplinary team environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with staff, the public and Government Agencies both verbally and in writing.
- Well-developed negotiation and conflict resolution skills and ability to work well within a collaborative team environment.
- Demonstrated strong work ethic and integrity, including the ability to maintain confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy.

**Benefits**:

- Join a value-based organisation
- One (1) Rostered-Day-Off each month
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Study assistance
- Annual leave loading
- Confidential & free access to the Employee Assistance Program 24/7
- Healthy Lifestyles Program
- Income protection (illness, accident & injury)
- Work on cosmopolitan The Parade, Norwood

Specific enquiries may be directed to the Council’s Manager, Development & Regulatory Services Geoff Parsons on 8366 4567.

Applications close 5pm on Sunday, 23 February 2025.

**Additional Information**:
**Job Title / Number**:

- Administration Officer (Job # qA170643)

**Department**:

- Urban Planning & Environment

**Type**:

- Full-Time

**Location**:
Note: Maybe required to work at various office locations

**Supporting Document**:

- Position & Person Description

**Application Close Date**:

- 23/02/2025

**Application Close Time**:

- 5:00 PM

**Contact Details**:
**Position Title**:

- Manager, Development & Regulatory Services

**Department**:

- Urban Planning & Environment

**Name**:

- Geoff Parsons

**Phone**:

- 8366 4567