About Inner West Council
Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.
The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.
We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.
Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.
About the role
The Risk Coordinator is a new role that reports to the Risk and Claims Manager and manages a Risk Officer. In this dynamic role, you will be mainly responsible for coordinating Council’s enterprise risk framework including ensuring business continuity and incident management capabilities are effective across Council.
The position is accountable for contributing to the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of a robust enterprise risk management framework covering strategic and operational risks including fraud and corruption risks, and our business continuity and incident management capabilities.
To do this you will assist the Manager deliver improvements to risk management or related systems, champion an effective risk management culture throughout Council and conduct risk based investigations and audits, implement corrective actions, provide support and advice to continuously improve risk performance and assist the business resolve audit actions.
To succeed in this role you will need technical experience and expertise, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, and project management and leadership skills. You will need to be highly engaged, confident working closely with external and internal stakeholders, and comfortable problem-solving and navigating strategic and operational challenges and landscapes. You will manage another person and together you will support the Manager to deliver high quality risk management services.
This is a unique opportunity within a large progressive Council that embraces innovation, diversity and collaboration and celebrates its vibrant community. You’ll be supported encouraged to grow your own leadership journey while contributing to an organisation that aims to make its community a great place to be.
Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.
Remuneration
Salary Point 56 ($115,437.92 ) - 65 ($128,100.96) + 12% Superannuation
Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications
Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary risk management models, developing key performance metrics, assessing control effectiveness and developing, management and Committee reporting.
Enquiries
Justin Lucas, Risk and Claims Manager on (02) 9392 5790 with any queries in relation to this role.
Closing Date
Friday 24 July 2026, 11:30PM
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How to Apply
We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.
Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.
For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.
Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.
This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.
Reasonable Adjustment Assistance
IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please Click here for more information on reasonable adjustments
