Manager Strategic Communications

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 your chance to lead the storytelling for one of Sydney's most iconic harbourside communities. As Manager, Strategic Communications, you'll head a talented team of seven and drive the content strategies and campaigns that bring Council's work to life across every channel.

From concept to delivery, you'll plan and manage complex, multi-stakeholder campaigns on the projects and issues that matter to our community, shape our social media strategy and act as Council's first point of contact for media. Working closely with the Executive Manager, Corporate Affairs, you'll enjoy the variety of a role that spans campaign management, digital content, media relations and issues management.

The person

You are a creative and strategic communicator who knows how to cut through, with exceptional writing and storytelling skills and a proven record of planning and delivering campaigns that engage diverse audiences. Confident managing media in a political or high-profile environment, you provide trusted advice to executives and elected officials and stay calm when the pressure is on.

As an experienced people leader, you build capable, collaborative teams and juggle competing priorities without dropping the ball. Tertiary qualifications and/or extensive senior experience in communications, marketing or journalism are essential; local government experience is a bonus, not a must.

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

If you're ready to step into a role where your expertise will make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

This position requires a Police Clearance and is a requirement of the recruitment process.

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.

Please note:

attendance at meetings and events outside of office hours may be required, along with participation in an on-call media roster.

Salary up to $150,000 per annum \+ $1,000 pa transport allowance \+ 12% superannuation

35 hours per week with access to Flexi time

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Closing Date: 12 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.***

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