North Sydney Council

Coordinator Coal Loader Sustainability Centre

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.

North Sydney Council’s historic Coal Loader site on the Waverton Peninsula has been transformed from an industrial coal loading facility to a regionally significant sustainability centre. Completed and launched mid 2011, the 2.3ha Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability showcases innovation, enables hands-on learning about sustainability, and serves as a community meeting hub for Council's extensive range of environmental and sustainability programs.

The Coal Loader site features the Caretakers Cottage, community garden, Bushcare nursery, Indigenous bush foods garden, historic coal loading tunnels and platform, café, Mess Hall and the North Sydney SES headquarters. 

The purpose of the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability Coordinator position is to effectively and efficiently oversee and manage all associated operational and educational functions of the site. This includes the identification, development and implementation of new strategies, programs and projects; coordinating staffing requirements of the Centre; managing the booking systems, overseeing and coordinating facilities management and technical operations; third party liaison and daily activities and bookings.

Essential Criteria 

• Degree in Environmental Science or related discipline or demonstrated experience relevant to the role
• Demonstrated understanding of sustainability issues
• Demonstrated experience in environmental education
• Proven project management skills including budget and contract management
• Proven ability to develop, implement and evaluate programs and projects
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated high level of skills in leadership and motivation
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Demonstrated competence in the use of computers and computer packages
• Demonstrated experience in volunteer management, training and development skills
• Demonstrated team and customer service skills
• Demonstrated experience in working with and gaining cooperation from community members and groups, multi-disciplinary teams at all professional levels
• Willingness and ability to work outside normal business hours including weekends and evenings
• Current NSW Working With Children Check

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience in the operation of a sustainability education centre.
• Class C driver’s licence.
• Experience in staff management.
• Demonstrated experience in volunteer management, training and development skills.

Our culture

In 2023 we reviewed our organisational structure to increase leadership capacity and streamline decision-making, as well as increasing innovation, collaboration and communication.  Our broader cultural transformation for 2025 and beyond includes a focus on staff engagement, investment in learning and development and improved systems and processes all working together to empower the broader workforce to perform at their best.

Joining North Sydney Council now will enable you to go on this cultural transformation with us and to make a meaningful difference to both the organisation and the community of North Sydney.

Salary Range: $104,209.99 to $124,435.93 per annum + $1,000 pa Transport allowance + 11.5% superannuation  

Why work at North Sydney Council?

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport 
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations and skin checks
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways 

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It is essential for applicants to submit their WWCC number with their application. It is an offence under NSW legislation for barred workers to apply for or otherwise attempt to obtain, undertake or remain in child-related employment.

Please note that this role is fully on site and WFH is not an option.

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions. 

Closing Date: 16 February 2025 - 11.55pm

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to  provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council  also adheres  to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.