Engagement Officer

**About Inner West Council**

Inner West Council is among Sydney’s larger local government agencies looking after a vibrant community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable and diverse suburbs.

As we continue to deliver quality, innovative and inclusive programs and services, we would love it if you can join in our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity, WHS, sustainability, continuous improvement and business excellence. The community is at the heart of the organisation and Council puts its values of **Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration **at the centre of everything that we do. We are here to be of service to the community and make Inner West a great place to be. We expect commitment to these values from all employees in performing their respective roles.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. **We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options** (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value **gym membership from $15.50/week** giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

**About the role**

The Engagement Officer supports the organisational focus on strategic engagement at all levels of Council, across multidisciplinary project teams, to strengthen local participatory democracy in the inner west. For this role 'engagement' means the process by which the community/ stakeholders participate in and influence Councils decision making through consultation.

This position is part of a high-performance team that develops, implements and evaluates Council's Community Engagement Framework, policy, guidelines and tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of stakeholder, community and internal engagement at Inner West Council.

Working as part of the Communications, Engagement and Corporate Strategy service unit, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to plan, prioritise and build relationships, and be a team player.

You will advocate for best-practice engagement across Council’s projects, programs and service delivery, and work collaboratively to ensure the success of the team.

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

**Remuneration**

$82,660.76 - $92,580.28 + Superannuation

**Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications**
- Appropriate tertiary qualification in communications, social sciences or related discipline, or relevant industry experience.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating and delivering engagement events such as community pop-ups and public meetings.
- Demonstrated practical experience in planning and partnering with project teams to execute engagement projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex and technical information into clear, concise messages and prepare high quality communications materials.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating and delivering engagement events such as community pop-ups and public meetings.

**Enquiries**

Annie Coulthard, Engagement Coordinator on 9392 5328

**Closing Date**

Sunday 25 September, 11:30PM

**How to Apply**

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

**Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks**

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the **Department of Home Affairs** website.
- Council is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers to apply._