Events & Communications Support Officer

• Permanent Part-Time- 17.5 hours per week
• Don't just work for the city, co-create it!
• Newly created opportunity with flexible, hybrid working

City of Newcastle (CN), Lord Mayor's Office (LMO) has a newly created permanent part-time opportunity for a driven and detail-oriented Events & Communications Support Officer. 

As a member of our team, you’ll have a behind the scenes pass to Newcastle's evolution as you shape our future as a liveable, inclusive city.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff- (LMO), you will support the planning and delivery of a diverse range of events and functions hosted or attended by the Lord Mayor. You will contribute to the Office of the Lord Mayor’s communications efforts by assisting with the creation and scheduling of social media posts and help to establish and manage LMO social media pages.

Key to your ongoing success will be your exceptional communication, strong time management abilities whilst ensuring a high level of discretion. You will work independently on projects and handle sensitive information with professionalism.

This role requires someone who can collaborate effectively with internal teams as well as external stakeholders and organisations to ensure the smooth execution of events and communications. If you are a proactive individual with a passion for event coordination and public communications, we want to hear from you!

This opportunity offers flexibility across days and hours of work- you choose! With the expectation that you can be flexible with your availability during peak event periods.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Life at CN

You’ll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

You’ll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

You’ll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether we’re planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it’s what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most.

And we’ll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

You’ll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN? 

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more, visit here! 

• 17.5-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays (pro-rata)
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Don’t just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 3 August 2025

Remuneration: $39,306.60 + 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 17.5-hour week

Contact: Gina Hanson- Chief of Staff - Lord Mayor's Office - 02 4974 2101

Short-listed candidates will be contacted to attend an interview week commencing Monday 18 August 2025.

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.