Corporate Planner

Corporate Planner

Primary Work Location: Gosford  NSW 

• Corporate strategy and integrated planning at its best!
• Live and work on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW
• Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight 
• Permanent full time position 

The health and well being of our employees and our community is of utmost importance to us. Please note that during the current COVID-19 situation the successful candidate may be required to work from home where appropriate instead of from the primary office location.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. 

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

This role will see you responsible for the monitoring of Council’s Integrated Planning and Reporting framework and looking after Council's corporate planning documents, in relation to but not limited to, the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program and Operational Plan, and Delivery Program Progress Reports.

Your role is to assist employees and management in building capacity and knowledge to support corporate planning, ensuring an alignment to strategic, operational and organisational objectives within business units.

Key activities of this role include:

• Contribute to the implementation and ongoing development of Council’s corporate planning processes and reporting;
• Ensure Council meets its statutory reporting obligations under the Integrated Planning and Reporting guidelines;
• Assist in building capacity and knowledge to support corporate planning across all areas of Council.

About You:

• You will be able to work autonomously and have excellent strategic reporting skills, coming from a combination of high data analysis and systems skills;
• You will have highly developed interpersonal skills used for the engagement of all business units across the organisation;
• You enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others;
• Having a work/life balance is important to you.

About Us:

• We are a large and progressive organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community;
• You’ll be joining a team of Corporate Planning professionals who excel at what they do;
• We offer a secure and supportive work environment with opportunities for career development;
• We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation.

Please refer to the Position Description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

This role provides a salary range of between $76k to $91k per annum + superannuation.

A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role. This arrangement may be subject to change. 

Please note: Due to the current COVID-19 situation interviews will now be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete additional assessments. 

Enquiries: Sharon McLaren, Section Manager, Corporate Planning and Reporting on ph: 0437 580 018.

If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Closing Date:  Applications close at Midnight on Monday, 5 October 2020.