Inner West Council is an Inclusive Employer.

Inner West Council (IWC) is committed to Equal Employment, we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

IWC is dedicated to reflecting our community and strongly encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of diverse sexualities and genders, Veterans, young people, and mature aged workers to apply.

This is one of the many reasons why IWC was the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner and recognised as the most progressive council across NSW. We are also The Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice Winner for 2023

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. If you identify as a person with disability and require reasonable adjustments to support you in your application and throughout the recruitment process, please contact:

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance: 

• Julia Phillips, Disability Inclusion Programs Officer - phone: 02 9392 5819, email: julia.phillips@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
• IWC's P&C Workforce and Diversity team, email: diversity@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

*The above contacts are for reasonable adjustment assistance only. Click here for more information on reasonable adjustments

For any other enquiries, specific to this job advert and application, please contact the Hiring Manager. Details are listed under the Enquiries header below. 

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 $16.60/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

Reporting to the Director Planning and working as a member of the Planning Directorate and reporting to the Director Planning, the role of the Senior Manager Strategic Planning will provide subject matter expertise strong leadership of the Strategic Planning Service Unit, including the development and management of plans, budgets, operations and systems. The role is responsible for ensuring that all staff within the Strategic Planning work collaboratively towards meeting  Council’s commitments in the Council’s Strategic Plans.

The Senior Manager manages, motivates and provides direction to the managers and staff. The Senior Manager is expected to provide a consistent high-quality approach to service and project delivery and will coordinate divisional planning and implementation of divisional directions and systems.

The position is a member of the Senior Leadership Team which includes all Senior Managers, Directors, and the General Manager. The Senior Leadership Team has a collegiate responsibility to facilitate Council-wide outcomes that lead to better services for the community. 

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

Remuneration

An annual Total Remuneration Package (TRP) range in recognition of:

• Market relativity
• Additional hours worked required to meet position requirements and performance expectations
• Access to IWC motor vehicle lease back scheme for private use

The TRP includes the following components: 

• Base salary and superannuation (SCG) contribution (currently 11.5%), and may include:
• market premium
• cost of non-cash benefits
• cost of fringe benefits tax (FBT) 

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications 

1. Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in a senior management role, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and demonstrated experience
2. Extensive experience in undertaking innovative service delivery in one of the service areas or a similarly highly regulated environment
3. High level experience in strategic and business planning, and resource management including demonstrated ability to understand and monitor the true cost of services
4. Experience in working with managers, staff and stakeholders to resolve high priority, and often sensitive and complex matters 

Enquiries

Carolyn McIntyre, Senior People and Culture Business Partner on 9392 5242

Closing Date

Sunday 20 October 2024, 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.

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

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.