Strategic Planner Undergraduate (Cessnock)

**About the chance**: **About you**: To be successful in this position, you must:

- Be enrolled in and currently studying a degree in Town Planning or relevant discipline heading into your third or fourth year in 2025;
- Have successfully completed a minimum of two (2) years full-time study, or equivalent, in the above mentioned degree and satisfactory achievement in current undergraduate studies;
- Demonstrated organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and exercise initiative and innovation;
- Demonstrated sound research and analytical skills;
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Demonstrated experience in the use of Microsoft Office and other software/database programs relevant to the position; and
- Current class C drivers licence.

To find out more about your next career opportunity: Position Description

**Remuneration**: Salary as per the Local Government (State) Award plus 11.5% superannuation

**The Benefits**: You will be located in the picturesque Hunter Valley which is just 120 kilometres north of Sydney and 40 kilometres west of Newcastle. Our region is well renowned as Australia's oldest wine producing region and has a tourism industry worth an estimated $521 million.

Working at Cessnock City Council you will have access to a wide range of benefits including:

- 12
- 24 month opportunity relative to corresponding year of tertiary study
- Part-time, 14 hours per week, over 2 days (flexibility will be provided around University commitments)
- Tuition assistance program
- Supportive and engaging learning environment
- Generous corporate fitness program for you and your immediate family members
- Free parking onsite and picturesque Hunter Valley location!

**What's next?**: **Pre-Employment Screening**: **About Us**: At Cessnock City Council our success is built by our people and core values. We offer you a direct connection to the community, providing opportunities to both inspire growth and sustainability in our diverse region. We're committed to building a passionate and inclusive workforce.

We partner with the Veterans Employment Program and the NSW Government to implement recruitment practices dedicated to supporting veterans to pursue a career in local government. Our aim is to support veterans finding suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment.

**Applications Close: Thursday 3 October 2024 at 11:30pm**

**Who to Contact: Keren Brown, Principal Strategic Planner on (02) 4993 4127**
- Guided by staff values of integrity, respect, teamwork, accountability and excellence, Cessnock City Council is indeed an attractive, thriving Council and employer of choice._ Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qzp2u