Community Property Officer

Community Property Officer

About Our Council

Georges River Council is a leading, people-focused organisation with approximately 600 staff members. Our people are working to make the Georges River area an accessible, green, diverse and innovative community and economy. We are dedicated to providing vibrant public places, sustaining and developing a thriving creative culture, helping protect our natural environment, and making our suburbs more liveable.

About the Opportunity

• Permanent, Full-Time (70 hours per fortnight) - eligibility for working 9-day fortnight
• Salary from $71,549.49 - $82,900.99 per annum plus 10% superannuation
• Wellness perks including flu vaccinations, health-checks, gym subsidy and more
• Deliver innovative services that promote and support our community

We currently have an opportunity for a Community Property Officer to join our dynamic and busy team. This role will work with the Coordinator Programming and Operations to assist in the management of leases and licenses for community properties, and others as directed. This role will also:

• Assist in the management of all Council leases and licences for community properties, commercial car parking and others as directed.
• Assist with property transactions including leases, licences, caveats, easements, encroachments - ensuring transactions comply with relevant legislation.
• Assist with statutory land matters such as road closures, re-zonings, reclassifications.
• Process and respond to property enquiries and complaints.
• Provide service to internal customers as a regular part of the job, including answering queries, providing documentation and sourcing advice

Selection Criteria:

Qualifications, Certificates & Licences

• Tertiary or professional qualifications in the property field (or working towards) such as valuation, land economics, commerce, project management, urban planning, real estate or related disciplines.

Essential

• Demonstrated experience in the property sector, ideally in the management of property asset portfolios and / or in property development / urban planning.
• Exceptional (and demonstrable) attention to detail.
• Sound understanding of legal documents such as contracts, leases, licences and land title.
• Sound knowledge of statutory requirements and legislation applicable to the management of a government property portfolio.
• Excellent problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be fully vaccinated (minimum 2 doses) with an approved COVID-19 vaccine and provide Council with evidence of vaccination, or an accepted certified medical contraindication. Council reserves the right to confirm the validity of contraindications in accordance with NSW Health guidelines, and to direct a Worker to undertake an independent medical examination in relation to the issuance of a medical contraindication certificate.

If you have made a positive commitment to further your career and you possess the attributes located in the Position Description essential criteria, then please submit your application today. Applicants are asked to ensure that they provide responses to the targeted questions, failure to do so may result in your application not being considered.

If you would like further information on this role, please contact Andrew Williams, Coordinator Programming and Operations  on 02 9330 6081.

Applications must be completed and submitted via our website. Closing Date: 3 February 2022 at 5:00 PM AEST

Offers of employment at Georges River Council are contingent upon satisfactory results of a thorough background check.

Georges River Council aims to be a leading, people-focused organisation delivering outstanding results for our community and city. We foster our values of Accountability, Professionalism, Unity and Honesty and take pride in promoting the image of Council in the community.

Georges River Council is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident or have unlimited working rights (with no Visa restrictions) in Australia to apply for this position.