Information Management 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:

As part of the Digital & Information Services Branch, you’ll help deliver data and information management solutions that support Council’s operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support Council’s information management framework, ensuring information, data and records are treated as strategic assets.
• Provide advice and assistance to staff on best-practice use of eDRMS and other information systems.
• Assist with the administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Council’s electronic document and records management systems.
• Provide advice on best practice information management.
• Perform data analysis, validation and cleansing to assist with system migrations.
• Help improve systems and tools for managing information assets.

About you:

• Certificate IV in Information or Records Management or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of eDRMS applications (Content Manager or Technology One ECM preferred)
• Experience in data analysis, validation, and cleansing
• Good Microsoft skills (Excel, Word, CoPilot)
• Understanding of relevant legislation (Qld Local Government Act, RTI Act, Public Records Act)
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

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 Brett Fleming during business hours on 0408 478 547.

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.