Communication Officers

Are you a strategic communicator with experience working across large, complex communications campaigns? We're seeking dynamic, highly skilled communications professionals who want to make a positive impact and join our team

• Apply your corporate communications expertise across diverse subject areas and multiple communication channels.
• Provide specialist communications advice and manage stakeholder relationships in this high-impact role.
• Two permanent full-time roles available.

About the role

The Communication Officer plays a critical role in maintaining and enhancing Central Coast Council's reputation through high-quality communication and public relations efforts. You will be responsible for executing communication strategies that engage both internal and external audiences, ensuring that Council's messages are clear, effective and aligned with the organisation's strategic direction.

This position is required to provide quality service to our internal clients while demonstrating Council's work to our diverse and engaged community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• a Bachelor's degree in communications, media, marketing or a related field, or relevant equivalent experience.
• extensive experience in corporate communications and/or, public relations, including managing end-to-end communications campaigns.
• proven ability to provide strategic communications advice in a large, high-profile organisation.
• experience managing communication projects with clear objectives and competing deadlines.

To view our position description which provides more information for you to learn more about this role please click the Apply button.

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $92.9k per annum. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $107.7k per annum on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation
• Two permanent full-time roles are available.
• This role offers access to a 9-day fortnight.
• Hybrid and flexible working conditions are available for this role - 2 days from home and 3 days onsite.
• This role is based at the Wyong Administration Building.

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• free flu vaccination program
• time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• we reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• novated leasing partnerships.

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.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Want to know more?

The contact person for this role is Nicola Leggat, Team Leader Strategic Communications. You can contact Nicola on

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 19 October 2025.