Production Coordinator

Job No: NSYD485
Location: North Sydney

Are you a creative,  detail-oriented professional with a passion for large-scale event production? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at bringing people together to create unforgettable experiences? If so, we want you to be part of our team!

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.

 

The role 

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Production Coordinator to manage the planning, coordination, and delivery of major events, including the highly anticipated New Year's Eve celebration in North Sydney. This role involves overseeing the entire event lifecycle—from initial planning and stakeholder engagement to post-event evaluation—ensuring seamless execution within approved budgets and timelines.

This role involves conducting detailed risk assessments, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, securing necessary permits, developing contingency plans, whilst managing logistics includes overseeing site layout, crowd management, accessibility, procurement and environmental impact. 

You will coordinate the setup and operations of production, liaising with necessary stakeholders and suppliers, and developing and maintaining event safety documents, plans, schedules, maps and manuals. 

Partnering with Council’s communications team, you'll amplify event reach through strategic engagement and communications efforts. 

 
The person 

You are a dynamic and results-driven event coordination professional with a proven track record of orchestrating large-scale public events. Your expertise spans the full spectrum of event logistics, from meticulous planning to seamless execution, ensuring every detail aligns with strategic objectives.

We are looking for someone with outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and nurture relationships, engaging diverse groups, and fostering collaboration across various sectors. 

You thrive in collaborative environments, adapt swiftly to evolving circumstances and consistently deliver exceptional events that exceed expectations! 

 
Why work at NSC? 

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
  • 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 

 

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. 

it is an essential  requirement of this role that a Police Clearance and Working with Children Check (WWCC) is conducted. It is an offence under NSW legislation for barred workers to apply for or otherwise attempt to obtain, undertake or remain in child-related employment.

 

Salary from: $107,336 to $128,169 per annum + 11.5% superannuation + $1,000 pa transport allowance 

35 hours per week with access to flexi time 

 

To view the Position Description, Click Here 

 

Closing Date: 19 June 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. 

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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.

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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 strives 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