Directorate Support Officer

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

Join a Directorate at the heart of Council’s success. Supporting Finance, Procurement, Property & Commercial Partnerships, Asset Management, Legal and Audit, this role sits at the centre of a dynamic team that helps drive sound financial management, governance and service delivery across the organisation. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building relationships and love keeping things running smoothly, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

• Coordinate busy schedules, meetings and communications.
• Provide trusted support to senior leaders and managers.
• Prepare professional reports, correspondence and meeting documents.
• Support procurement, HR and business administration activities.
• Keep projects, priorities and deadlines moving.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems and ways of working across the Directorate.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and deliver great service.
• Provide professional and confidential support to senior leaders and managers.

About you

We're looking for a proactive, customer-focused professional who loves bringing order to complexity. You'll be an exceptional organiser and communicator, with experience supporting busy teams, managing competing priorities and building strong stakeholder relationships. If you're proactive, organised, adaptable and enjoy supporting leaders while building strong relationships,

we'd love to hear from you.

• Certificate IV in Business Administration, Local Government or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality administrative support in a busy, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication, customer service and problem-solving capabilities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and a range of business, finance, HR and document management systems.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative team.
• A current C Class Driver Licence.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Katrina Curley during business hours on 0488 749 848.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.