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

The Leasing and Property Officer will develop and implement best practice property portfolio management services to ensure that Council property contributes to the development of strategies, plans and budgets and is managed to optimise the performance of the portfolio assets and maximise financial and other benefits to Council, the community and facility users.

This position requires commercial and business acumen and a high level of negotiation skills. This position is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the management of Council’s property portfolio including affordable housing, disposals, acquisitions, land management, leases, licenses, air space and community agreements, accommodation subsidies and grants, easements/ rights of way, regular property portfolio inspections and including WHS reports, debtor and arrears management, proactive tenant relationship building and management and developing and implementing policies and procedures.

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role. 

Remuneration

$99,115.12 - $117,368.68 + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications 

1. Tertiary degree level or industry-specific qualifications or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field of Property or Asset or Strata or Leasing Management and coordination.
2. Demonstrated skills and experience in project management along with contract administration and negotiation skills with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and competing deadlines (including demonstrated time management).
3. Experience in managing diversified property portfolios, including direct tenancy management and CRM initiatives, preparation and review of legal documents, monitoring of leases/ licenses/ agreements, easements/ rights of way, deeds and other forms of agreements, land classifications and zonings, property valuations, disposals and acquisitions.
4. Well-developed high level communication, liaison and negotiation skills including being conversant with MS Office suite products for financials, report writing and presentations.
5. Ability to establish and maintain respectful and professional interactions with members of staff
   1. and of a diverse community and provide advice/ services, trouble-shoot and problem solve and handle a range of issues including difficult or challenging customers.
6. Current Driver’s Licence.

Enquiries

Scott Mullen, Strategic Investment and Property Manager on 9392 5741

Closing Date

Sunday 28 June 2026, 11:30PM

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How to Apply

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

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, please Click here for more information on reasonable adjustments