Team Leader Corporate Planning and Risk

North Sydney Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 115,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Harbour view locations

Fitness Passport

35-hour week

Flexi-time

12% superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

North Sydney Council in Sydney's picturesque lower North Shore seeks a Team Leader for Corporate Planning and Risk to drive development and enhancement of our strategic planning and enterprise risk functions.

Reporting to the Corporate Governance unit, you will lead planning and performance reporting, embed strategic risk into decision making, and oversee IP&R processes and risk management, insurance, and business continuity for the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate planning and enterprise risk within local government NSW.
• Ability to work with executives and translate legislation into clear guidance.
• Proven capability to influence and grow organisational capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of Council's corporate planning and enterprise risk functions.
• Embed strategic risk into corporate planning and decision making; provide insights to executives and oversight bodies.
• Oversee IP&R processes (Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, Operational Plan, Annual Report) and risk frameworks, insurance, continuity planning.

Job description

Join North Sydney Council as the Team Leader for Corporate Planning and Risk, where you will drive the development and enhancement of our strategic planning and risk management functions.

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.

The role

Reporting to the Service Unit Manager Corproate Governance, you will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Council’s corporate planning and enterprise risk functions.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring Council has clear and effective structures for integrated planning, performance reporting and risk management, providing the Executive Leadership team and oversight bodies with meaningful insights to support informed decision-making.

A key focus of the role will be embedding strategic risk into corporate planning and decision-making, creating greater transparency around how Council identifies, manages and responds to risks on behalf of the community.

You will lead Council’s IP&R processes, including the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program, Operational Plan, Annual Report and quarterly performance reporting, ensuring these are developed collaboratively, meet legislative requirements and effectively communicate Council’s progress to the community.

You will also lead the enterprise risk function, overseeing risk frameworks, risk registers, reporting, insurance and claims management, as well as business continuity and crisis management arrangements.

The person

The ideal person is an experienced corporate planning or risk professional with strong judgement and high integrity.

You understand enterprise risk management and corporate planning in a local government in NSW. You are confident working with executives and can interpret legislation, translate it into clear advice, and apply it in real-world situations.

To be successful, you will have experience, influencing and growing organisational capability and improving corporate systems. You know how to balance compliance with good decision-making and culture.

You are organised, calm under pressure, and comfortable managing competing priorities through taking ownership and setting a strong example.

Why work at NSC?

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
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as skin checks, flu vaccinations, circuit and boxing classes
• 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
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways

Salary from: $114,979 to $137,295 per annum + $1,000 pa transport allowance + 12% superannuation

35 hours per week with access to Flexi time

Closing Date: 18 September 2026 - 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.