We are seeking a Senior Information Officer to join our Corporate Governance Team, the role provides record and information management support to Tweed Shire Council.
Candidates with a high level of transferable administrative skills will be considered, direct records management experience is not essential.
- Provide high-quality records and information management services by implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving records management policies, procedures, and guidance to support compliance, accountability, and effective business operations.
- Assist with Council’s obligations under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act)
- Provide records and information management support to Council.
- An attractive base salary ranging from $64,608 per annum with competency based increments up to $74,025 per week, plus 12% super
This rate includes the 2026 Award increase, which is effective from the 4 July 2026.
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- Generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
- Ability to collaborate with staff and Council stakeholders
- Understanding of Records Management within a corporate business environment
- Experience using computer technology to access information including retrieval and data entry
- Team player - ability to work within a team environment, share knowledge and provide support in times of increased workloads.
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Friday 17 July 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
You may wish to prepare your responses in a Word document. You can then COPY and PASTE your answers from Word into the below fields:
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
- Please describe your experience managing records in an electronic record keeping system, including using computer technology to access relevant information, retrieval and data entry
- Please detail your knowledge and experience implementing policies, protocols or procedures in records and/or information management
- Please describe your experience in an administrative role and how these skills have assisted you with record management principles and practices within a business environment
- Please detail your capacity to work within a team environment, and experience sharing knowledge and providing support in times of increased workloads.
SK97188A
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Employment Type
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