Integrated Planning and Reporting Officer

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $26.43 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 34,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

This role plays a key part in strengthening our Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework and fostering a whole organisation commitment to its continuous improvement.

We are seeking a proactive and capable professional to join our high performing team on a permanent, full-time basis, supporting the development of our IP&R suite of plans and contributing to high quality corporate service reporting.

In this position, you will work collaboratively across all levels of the organisation and engage with our community to help embed a culture of excellence across more than 42 service lines. As a valued member of the team, you will provide expert guidance and practical support to staff and management, helping to shape the future direction of our organisation.

This is an exceptional opportunity to build your expertise, broaden your influence, and advance your career within a forward‑thinking council committed to becoming the best in Australia!

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Relevant diploma qualifications in an appropriate and related field
• Solid working experience and training in a similar capacity
• Demonstrated experience in corporate or integrated planning, reporting and performance measurement
• Solid experience in corporate reporting in a large organisation
• Sound understanding of the NSW Local Government Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework
• Highly developed computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and capacity to administer, train and support users in a corporate software system
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of key corporate documents, reports and spreadsheets, to a professional standard
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, including a proven ability to develop effective working relationships in a large and diverse organisation
• Highly developed organisation and time management skills and proven ability to meet challenging deadlines.

Desirable: 

• Broad local government experience
• Experience in business planning in a large organisation
• Experience with business planning and reporting tools or systems (for example Pulse, Microsoft Power Platform, Enterprise Resource Planning systems)
• Current class C driver’s licence.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $2,078.51 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.
   
   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 20 February 2026, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Carol Ashworth on 9839 6236

Internal ref:              BCC679