Sustainable Business Officer

Job Description

Temporary Contract until end of June 2026 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. Purpose of Position • To facilitate a reduction in the environmental footprint of the business community in the North Sydney Council area.• To increase business community participation in sustainable business practices and programs, including the Better Business Partnership and CitySwitch programs.• To increase business community performance in sustainable practices in the North Sydney Council area.• To promote, reward and celebrate local business success through sustainability.• To develop, implement and evaluate the sustainable business programs aligned with Council’s strategic priorities. This is a temporary opportunity until the end of June 2026 . Minimum Requirements Tertiary qualifications in sustainability/ environmental studies/ environmental management/ environmental education/ business/ property management/ or extensive relevant knowledge and experience. Demonstrated experience in providing technical advice on business sustainability. Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering educational content in a sustainability context. Proven ability to collate, analyse and report on sustainability data. High level of communication, interpersonal, presentation and report writing skills. Ability to use various computer applications such as word processing and spreadsheet applications effectively, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Demonstrated experience in Project Management including ability to deliver projects on time and on budget and be able to balance and respond to competing priorities. Ability to work both independently and as part of a busy multi-disciplinary team. Willingness and ability to work outside regular business hours. Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining productive relationships with individual businesses, commercial building managers, commercial strata organisations and business stakeholders. Experience with undertaking energy and/or water and/or waste audits. Current NSW Class C driver’s licence and ability and willingness to drive. 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 2025 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. Salary from: $92,588.71 to $104,209.99 pa + 11.5% superannuation + $1,000 pa transport allowance 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 harbor view work locations Excellent work life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor workers or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor workers Flexible working hours with access to Flexi time Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund 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 Invitations to Local Govt events, training and planning sessions Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations How to apply Applicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions below. Closing Date : 03 February 2025 at 11:55pm 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. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply. North Sydney Council fosters the concept of equity and fairness across all facets of employment including recruitment, promotion, training and equity of access to benefits for staff. About Us With a cohort of approximately 400 permanent (full time and part time) employees, we consider ourselves not too big, not too small - just right! At North Sydney Council we're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams value the unique contribution each member makes, and genuinely strive towards making North Sydney Council a fun place to work! The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing. Our commitment to our staff at North Sydney Council is: To optimise employee performance in an enjoyable, safe, fair and equitable workplace. Privacy Acknowledgment North Sydney Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Council is committed to protecting your personal information and our policy on privacy and personal information represents local government best practice. North Sydney Council is an agency under definition of the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Council will also comply with the Health Privacy Principles in the following ways: Your vaccination status will only be used for business purposes and for application as required under Council’s COVIDSafe Plan/s. To ensure accuracy, Council will only accept information regarding your vaccination status from you. Your vaccination status may be shared with other Council Officers for work purposes such as ensuring compliance with the Covid Safe Plan, ensuring compliance with legislation and for the allocation of work tasks and locations. Your vaccination status will be held in Council’s HR System. This will be recorded in a similar way to how we record other information such as medical certificates. Where Council does not know your vaccination status you may be required to comply with certain restrictions that apply at the time and as required by Council Policy or COVIDSafe Plan. Yes I agree to the privacy statement * Personal Details * Required field First name * Last name * E-mail * Digits only or add + for international numbers Phone * Street * Street Cont. City, Town or Suburb * Postcode or Zipcode * Country * State, Region or Province * LinkedIn URL(Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.) Questions Are you a Permanent Resident of Australia or an Australian Citizen? * Do you require any reasonable adjustments to undertake the duties of the position for which you have applied? If yes, please specify:* * Please detail your tertiary qualifications in sustainability/ environmental management or relevant knowledge and experience relating to business sustainability? Outline your experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships particularly with businesses. Please detail your experience in undertaking environmental audits, undertaking sustainability performance data or produced technical advice on business sustainability. #J-18808-Ljbffr