Northern Beaches Council

Executive Assistant to Executive Manager

Division: Planning & Place

Business Unit: Environmental Compliance

Title: Executive Assistant to Executive Manager, Permanent - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $89907.72 to $104487.69 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community.

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

The Planning & Place Division is responsible for a range of functions which support the whole of Council to deliver high quality services to our Northern Beaches bush land, rural and coastal community. The Division comprises of the following business units – Development Assessment, Strategic & Place Planning and Environmental Compliance.

The Environmental Compliance Business Unit delivers regulation, enforcement, and education services that protect the public, the environment, and groups such as residents, tenants, workers and businesses. This Business Unit undertakes investigations and enforcement of legislation, council policy, and manages customer requests in relation to parking and companion animals, public health and pollution matters, building/development, land use and fire safety, as well as providing private certification services.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  

In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Rostered days off scheme and flexible hours
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 

Our opportunity :

The key focus areas of this role include:

1. Providing comprehensive administrative support to the Executive Manager, including management of calendars, email, handling of records and correspondence and scheduling and supporting meetings, to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency within the business unit.
2. Preparing, and managing the finalisation of formal correspondence and documents to support the Executive Manager and Business Unit respond to customer concerns.
3. Assisting in the coordination and execution of projects, and providing support as required, to ensure successful project completion.

About you:

We’re looking for an experienced, self-motivated executive assistant to join our team to support the Executive Manager Environmental Compliance. You’ll bring your people-oriented enthusiasm to a team which is passionate about making a difference to our community.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth running of the team by managing sensitive and high-priority tasks, providing high-level executive support, and supporting key senior internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 23 February 2025. 
• Expected Interview Date: 13 March 2025. 
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Azmeena Kelly on 8495 6425

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.