Senior Licensing Officer

• Manage end to end event approvals for events on community land across the Newcastle Local Government Area

• Full Time, Temporary opportunity until July 2026

• Flexible working options available

City of Newcastle (CN) currently has a unique opportunity for an experienced and motivated Senior Licensing Officer to join our Media Engagement Economy & Corporate Affairs team until the end of July 2026. Through your work, you'll have a behind the scenes pass to Newcastle's evolution as you shape our future as a liveable, inclusive city.

A day in the life…

Your role as Senior Licensing Officer will see you secure and authorise major events in Newcastle, with a range of responsibilities including:

• Provide a concierge service to prospective event organisers to identify suitable locations to host future major events and showcase Newcastle as a major event City and tourism destination.

• Manage the end-to-end event approval process, with a focus on high impact events including liaising with and negotiating mutually acceptable outcomes with event organisers, internal and external stakeholders, assessing applications against all relevant legislation and CN policies, and authorising the event under delegated authority.

• Manage public notification and community consultation including mediation and negotiation with applicants and objectors to facilitate outcomes.

• Carry out site inspections to ensure compliance with conditions of approval and to assess damage to CN assets following events.

• Prepare reports and recommendations relating to strategic event matters.

• Coordinate the Interagency Event Coordination Group consisting of representatives from CN, emergency services and government agencies to consult and provide feedback on high impact events to ensure public safety can be maintained.

• Create and maintain full and accurate records which document activities and decision in accordance with CN's policies and procedures.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)

You'll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

You'll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

You'll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether we're planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it's what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most.

And we'll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

You'll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN?

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more, visit here

• 35-hour working week with flexible work arrangements available

• 4 weeks of annual leave, plus 2 additional paid public holidays

• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment

• Paid parental leave for primary carers

• Industry leading employment conditions

• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight

• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers

• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities

• Leading the CN Way leadership program

• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives

• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Don't just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 9 July 2025

Remuneration: $101, % annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week

Contact: Georgia Lazzari - Destination & Economy Manager or [email protected]

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.