Corporate Strategy, Performance & Improvement Manager

Inner West Council; Inner West; Hybrid; AUD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Job summary

Inner West Council in New South Wales is seeking a Corporate Strategy, Performance & Improvement Manager to lead the council’s strategic planning, performance and improvement functions. You will work with leaders across the organisation to turn ambitious goals into practical outcomes, guiding strategic planning and change initiatives that strengthen services for the community.

The role offers a permanent, full-time arrangement with a remuneration range of $155,168.00 to $174,643.04 per annum

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, public administration, strategy, or related discipline.
• Experience in corporate strategy, planning, performance management, and improvement.
• Experience leading teams and influencing outcomes in complex environments.
• Ability to establish planning/performance frameworks and manage competing priorities.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with data-driven recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead council's corporate strategy, planning, performance and improvement functions.
• Collaborate with leaders to turn goals into practical outcomes.
• Guide strategic planning, organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure data-driven insights inform decisions and reporting to executives.

Skills

Corporate strategy

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Executive reporting

Education

Business/Public Admin degree

Job description

About Inner West Council Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community. The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity , Respect , Innovation , Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do. We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance. Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

As the Corporate Strategy, Performance & Improvement Manager lead Council’s corporate strategy, business planning, performance and improvement functions. You'll work alongside leaders across the organisation to turn ambitious goals into practical outcomes, guiding strategic planning, organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen services for our community. Remuneration $155,168.00 - $174,643.04 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Required skills

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, public administration, strategy, organisational performance, management, governance or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in corporate strategy, organisational planning, performance management, business improvement, service reviews or organisational development.
• Experience leading teams and influencing organisational outcomes in a complex environment along with leading organisational improvement, transformation or business excellence initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain planning, performance or improvement frameworks along with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes across multiple programs of work.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills along with demonstrated ability to translate data, insights and complex information into practical recommendations and actions.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills along with experience preparing executive reports, strategic advice and performance reporting.

Enquiries

Athena Stefanopoulos, EA to the Director Corporate. Email preferred [e-mail] or call 93925258

Closing Date Sunday 22 November 2026, 11:30PM

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification. For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers. This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, the following information is available.