Communications Assistant
Job No:
NSYD612
Location:
North Sydney
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.
The role
This is a great opportunity for an early-career communications professional to build their skills across a broad and varied role. As Communications Assistant, you'll help bring Council's work to life for our community, creating and publishing content across our website, e-newsletters and social media channels.
You'll write and proofread plain English content, keep our website current and accessible, and support the delivery of communications campaigns from planning through to publishing. You'll also monitor social media, prepare reporting on community sentiment and campaign performance, and get hands-on with design, producing social media graphics and short-form video using Canva and similar tools. Working closely with the Communications & Engagement team, you'll enjoy the variety of a role that spans content, design, reporting and campaign coordination.
The person
You are a clear and confident writer with a good eye for detail, able to turn complex information into plain English content that engages a broad community audience. You're comfortable creating social media content and basic graphic design using Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite, and keen to build your skills further.
Well organised and able to juggle competing deadlines, you take direction well and are always looking to improve.
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
- Health and Well-being programs for all employees such as skin checks, flu vaccinations, circuit and boxing classes
- 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
- 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.
We will review applications and interview suitable candidates as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the recruitment process may close early if the position is filled.
It is an essential requirement of this role that a 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: $83,062 to $99,181 per annum + $1,000 pa transport allowance + 12% superannuation
35 hours per week with access to Flexi time
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Closing Date: 18 August 2026 - 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.
