Business Unit: Governance & Assurance Services

Title: Claims Officer, Permanent - Full time Role, 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $96,309.15 to $111,927.21 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

The Governance & Risk business unit provides a mix of professional, advisory and administrative services to our internal and external customers.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development. In this role you’ll enjoy -

- Being part of a supportive and professional Business Unit that fosters a culture of continuous improvement
- Variety, interesting, high impact work with access to working with teams from across the organisation
- Values based culture and a teams-oriented working environment

Our opportunity:

The key focus areas of this role include:

1)



Assisting in the annual placement of Council’s insurance to ensure the organisation has appropriate coverage.

2) Managing and determining public liability claims against Council to ensure a fair and equitable outcome for all parties.

3) Investigating and providing supporting information to all internal and external stakeholders including the Chief Executive Team and Councillors.

About you:

We’re looking for a adaptable professional with experience investigating complex matters to join our team. You will bring attention to detail, an intuitive mindset and excellent organisational skills. Previous knowledge of the local government sector and demonstrated experience using core Council systems would be advantageous.

Additional Information:

Position Description

Expected Interview Date: 10 November 2026

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

📌 Claims Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Northern Beaches Council
📍 Sydney