Information & Records Management Officer

• 10 Month Temporary Contract
• 2 x roles available

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.

A permanent opportunity currently exists within our busy Information and Records Management team for an individual who is highly organised with meticulous attention to detail.

The role of the Information and Records Management Officer is responsible for processing, maintaining, and distributing documentation and information at Council in accordance with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, and the State Records Act (1998) and Council Policies.

Duties will include:

• Management of council’s electronic mailboxes, and including registration of emails, online forms and faxes and electronic media
• Processing of all hard copy correspondence (scanning, receipting, distributing), and including registration of legal documentation, development application lodgement
• Administering of tender opening, and including registration of submissions
• Administrating of incoming and outgoing correspondences
• Administering public access to information
• Off-site file and plan retrieval
• Data entry & audit as required

The position will involve utilising innovative electronic registration and auditing practices to enhance the functionality of our electronic document management system, Ci Anywhere.

Our culture

In 2023 we reviewed our organisational structure to increase leadership capacity and streamline decision-making, as well as increasing innovation, collaboration and communication. Our broader cultural transformation for 2024 and beyond includes a focus on staff engagement, investment in learning and development and improved systems and processes all working together to empower the broader workforce to perform at their best.

Joining North Sydney Council now will enable you to go on this cultural transformation with us and to make a meaningful difference to both the organisation and the community of North Sydney.

Why work at North Sydney Council?

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
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks, and a touch football team
• Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as Yoga, Pilates, Kick Boxing
• 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
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways

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Salary range: $73,088 to $87,273 pa + 11.5% super + $1,000 pa Transport allowance

35 hours per week with access to flexi-time

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume and answer the selection criteria questions.

Closing Date: 14 July 2024 - 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.