Title: Community Manager - Impact and Safety
Location: Sutherland Shire, New South Wales
Description
Sutherland Shire Council is seeking a strategic and experienced Community Manager – Impact and Safety to lead programs that enhance community wellbeing, safety and resilience. This role is central to the delivery of critical community services, including Ocean Safety and Lifeguards, the Animal Shelter and broader community initiatives implemented through a Community Impact Team. You will combine strategic vision with operational expertise, managing multidisciplinary teams and implementing programs that improve public safety and community outcomes. With a focus on risk management and business improvement, you will ensure Council services are safe, effective and aligned with our long‑term strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, inspire, and manage multidisciplinary teams, promoting a culture of safety accountability, and excellence.
- Oversee public safety programs, including emergency response, ocean safety and animal welfare services.
- Implement strategic initiatives and business improvements to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Drive risk management practices, ensuring safety, compliance and best‑practice standards across all programs.
- Manage budgets and resources responsibly while delivering measurable community outcomes.
- Engage stakeholders and build partnerships with government agencies, community organisations and the public to achieve shared objectives.
- Support and enforce child‑safe practices, workplace safety and ethical conduct.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven strategic leadership experience, managing teams in public safety or related community services.
- Robust track record in risk management, operational oversight and business improvement initiatives.
- Experience delivering programs in community safety, emergency response, or animal welfare.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Application Information
- Apply by addressing the selection criteria and submitting your resume outlining why we are a great fit.
- Deadline: 11:59pm Wednesday 3rd December 2025.
- Interview date: Interviews will be facilitated in the week commencing 8th December 2025.
- Package: Competitive salary will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
- Hours of work: Permanent Full Time.
- Benefits: fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.
- Pre‑employment screening: Reference Checks, Work Rights Verification, Identity and Functional/Medical History Checks, Criminal History, Qualification and Working with Children Check. Employment subject to clearance of all these checks.
- Contact: Hayley Barnes, Senior Manager Community Impact & Innovation, for job specific enquiries, or Jodi Johnson, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, for recruitment enquiries.
Legal Statement
Council is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to ensuring the NSW Government’s Child Safe Standards are incorporated in our procedures, practices, programs, and events.
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