Urban Strategist

**Urban Strategist - Healthy Places**
- Temporary full time up to 12 months, 35 hours
- Salary package of $100,000 inclusive of super
- Work with Campbelltown City Council & South West Sydney Local Health District

An exciting role for an Urban Strategist - Healthy Places has been co-created between Campbelltown City Council and Population Health South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD).

The role is a great opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team while learning about high-level local government strategic planning and a systemic approach for promoting health and preventing disease. You will be at the forefront of a great career experience translating theory and strategy into a city designed for better health and wellbeing.

**About us**:
We are not your usual, we are upbeat, resourceful and determined. Our staff and community are at the core of what we do, looking for ways to work together and support each other. Naturally welcoming, we share good-natured humour and positivity. We aim to inspire a sense of possibility and create opportunities for all by rolling up our sleeves. Our workplace is agile and flexible, keeping ahead of the times. Be a part of it, let's get something started

The Reimagining Campbelltown City Centre Master Plan, along with significant population growth and development underway in the LGA and Western Sydney more broadly, presents new opportunities for Campbelltown to utilise its strengths and assets to evolve long-term benefits for the citizens of the city and region. The Strategist will take advantage of these opportunities to ensure that people's health and wellbeing are a key focus of strategies and projects for shaping the built environment.

**About the role**:
We are seeking the skills of an urban planning/design or health related professional who understands the principles of healthy place making and urban planning and how this influences human health. You will play an integral part in delivering Council's Vision for Campbelltown via developing working partnerships with key stakeholders, in particular SWSLHD Population Health Unit and strategic health planners for the Western Parkland City.

You will need to be expert at championing the relationship between the built environment and health and wellbeing outcomes and bring innovative ideas about integrating healthy design principles into city shaping, city design, planning and policy. As a collaborator, you will be skilled in engaging stakeholders in the co-design of Healthy Streets, planning strategies, policies and projects which enable better health outcomes for the diverse communities in Campbelltown.

You will be working across both the City Strategy team in in the City Growth Directorate at Council and the SWSLHD Population Health Healthy Places team. A number of key projects have already been identified for the first 12 months and you will be well supported by a steering committee and a cross sector project working group to get these moving.
- Tertiary Qualifications in a relevant discipline (Urban Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Public Health, Social Sciences or related fields).
- Knowledge of the impacts of city shaping, urban planning and urban and place design on community health outcomes.
- Experience in delivering city shaping and design projects with a focus on improving health and
- Well-developed understanding of the relationship between the built environment, urban design, movement networks and health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain successful strategic partnerships across multiple organisations and internally to deliver well-informed and coordinated outcomes.
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver city shaping and design projects, including engagement with the private and public sectors (Local, State and Federal).
- Ability to identify and work towards long-term strategic goals related to health and
- Ability to work independently to deliver the shared health priorities and objectives of Council and
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to use those skills to advocate, influence and negotiate effectively.
- Exceptional organisational, time management and prioritisation.
- Superior interpersonal skills in negotiation and teamwork.
- Experience in advisory and advocacy.
- COVID-19 Vaccination or medical contraindication upon commencement.
- Commitment to living our values of respect, integrity, trust, teamwork and optimism.

**As a member of our friendly and passionate team, you'll receive the following benefits**:

- Temporary full time up to 12 months, 35 hours
- Salary package of $100,000 inclusive of super
- Flexible work arrangements
- Generous leave provisions
- Generous professional development opportunities
- Weekly pay
- Staff car park

**Key contact**:For further information on this position, please contact Caroline Puntillo, Coordinator City Strategy on