Team Leader Community Planning

at  2 Shellharbour City Council Active Recruitment

Are you an experienced leader and social planner with a passion for community wellbeing? Do you enjoy social research and analysis and taking an evidence based approach to delivering positive community outcomes?
We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and sophisticated Team Leader Community Planning to join Shellharbour City Council’s Community Development Team.
Reporting to the Manager Community Development, this role will coordinate the delivery of Council’s Community Planning services, including a wide range of social planning, data analysis and social research functions, all with the aim of enhancing evidence based outcomes for Community, Council, Councillors and Customers. Working closely with the Community Programs Team and other teams across Council, the role will help to identify and understand key community needs, wants and opportunities; research and design effective strategies, policies and practices; and guide and support program evaluation. The role is also heavily involved in Council land use planning functions such as assessing master plans, development applications, and other key policies and strategies.
The successful candidate will have a strong background in rigorous social research and planning and will have demonstrated leadership capabilities, as well as an ability to bring innovation and forward thinking to the Community Planning Team.

ABOUT US:

Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 76,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres. It’s an area of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment.
Our dedication to be financially sustainable in an evolving environment, while striving for a great organisational culture and committing to employing staff who embrace our Core Values, has made Shellharbour City Council an employer of choice.
We have been recognised with a wealth of state and national awards in 2019, 2020 & 2021 including our 5 star Civic Centre building, Museum space and City Library, Winner in 2021 for Small Regional Airport of the year, and recently being presented an AR Bluett Memorial Award for Most Progressive Metropolitan and Regional Council in NSW.

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