Place Management 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**

Inner West Council is prioritising a master planning and main streets approach to the public domain. We seek a Place Management Officer to take the lead role in consulting with local business and the community and liaising with the public domain design team and infrastructure delivery team to deliver a place based collaborative approach to ensuring the social and economic well-being of main streets, centres and precincts within the Inner Westward.

You will have or will be nearing completion of a tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as urban design or project management or other. The key purposes of the role is:

- To deliver place based improvements that enhance the public domain and contribute to local economic activity
- To enhance and encourage economic and development opportunities in accordance with Council’s strategic objectives and Economic Development Strategy.
- Provide direction and specialist advice and professional support on place making activities to Council.
- Support the development and implementation of Council’s place making and economic development strategy.
- Analyse and evaluate place making and local economic development initiatives and programs

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

**Remuneration**

$94,298.88 - $112,896.16 + Superannuation

**Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications**

1. Qualifications in a relevant field such as planning, urban design, project management, commerce, business, economics or other relevant discipline. A suitable applicant who is close to achieving a relevant qualification may also be considered for this position.
2. Experience or interest in the field of place making, public domain design and project delivery.
3. Proven experience with community or businesses consultation and networks.
4. Project management skills and experience, particularly to develop and deliver projects through external engagement and partnerships.

**Enquiries**

Simone Plummer, Director Planning on 9392 5568

**Closing Date**

Sunday 9 October, 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._