Communications Officer

North Sydney Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harbour view locations

Fitness Passport

Flexible hours with flexi-time

12% superannuation

Transport allowance

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

North Sydney Council invites applications for a temporary Communications Officer role covering parental leave until January 2028. You will craft and share stories across digital and traditional channels, advise on community engagement, and measure campaign impact.

You’ll partner with internal teams and stakeholders to deliver compelling content and successful media opportunities. You should bring strong writing and storytelling skills, experience across digital and traditional channels, and

Qualifications

• Qualified in communications, journalism or marketing.
• Proven ability to turn complex information into clear, engaging content.
• Experience delivering end-to-end communications and engagement campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging campaigns across digital, social, media and traditional channels.
• Provide strategic communications advice and manage media opportunities to improve outcomes.

Skills

Communications

Content creation

Media relations

Social media

Education

Qualifications in communications/journalism/marketing

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Content Management Systems

Job description

Parental Leave Cover to January 2028

We currently have an exciting temporary opportunity for a creative and proactive communications professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.

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.

The role

As our Communications Officer, you'll play a key role in shaping and sharing the stories that connect our organisation with the community. Working across digital, social, media and traditional communication channels, you'll develop and deliver engaging campaigns that promote programs, services, projects and achievements.

Partnering closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, you'll provide strategic communications and community engagement advice, create compelling content, manage media opportunities, and measure campaign effectiveness to continuously improve outcomes.

The person

We are looking for a skilled communicator with a talent for turning complex information into clear, engaging content that resonates with different audiences. With qualifications and/or experience in communications, journalism or marketing, you've successfully delivered end-to-end communication and engagement campaigns and can demonstrate strong writing, editing and storytelling capabilities.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across digital and traditional channels, confidence in media relations, and proficiency with social media, content management systems and design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.

You excel at managing multiple priorities and enjoy building positive connections with a diverse range of stakeholders.

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, skin checks
• 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

Salary from: $102,155 to $121,983 pa

+ 12% superannuation

+ $1,000 pa Transport allowance

35 hours per week with access to flexi time

This position is designated as child related. If you currently hold a clearance, please submit your WWCC number with your 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.

Closing Date: 13 November 2025 - 11.30pm

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.