Are you organised, detail-driven, and ready to thrive in a role where your admin skills truly make a difference?
North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 71,000 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.
The role
We’re seeking a motivated Business Support Officer to join our friendly and collaborative Business Support team. This permanent position offers a dynamic and varied workload, delivering essential administrative support to the Planning and Environment Division, with a particular emphasis on Development Services. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing records related to Development Applications and post-consent applications across our software programs; ECM (Ci Anywhere), Authority (Civica), and the NSW Planning Portal.
Key duties also include preparing correspondence and certificates, coordinating meetings, delivering high-quality customer service, and assisting with a range of general administrative tasks. If you're highly organised, detail-focused, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, this is a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution within a supportive team.
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 and skin checks
- 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
Salary range: $73,088 to $87,273 pa + 12% superannuation + $1,000 pa transport allowance
35 hours per week with access to flexi time
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a resume and provide a brief summary of how your skills and experience meet the key requirements of the role.
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Closing Date: 07 November 2025 - 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.
