Framework Resources
Climate & Sustainability Capability Framework
The Climate Capability Framework is a companion on that journey. The framework sets out the core capabilities councils need to deliver on climate and sustainability goals. It helps councils understand where they stand today, where they want to go, and how to get there. Practical enough to use every day and visionary enough to inspire lasting change, it turns ambition into action across leadership, governance, operations, and community life.
RESOURCES
Access tools, templates, and guidance to help turn the Framework into everyday action and support your council’s journey toward becoming climate-ready and sustainable.
Example Position Descriptions
Climate and Resilience pressures are rising and councils need a workforce that can respond. Climate Jobs modernises PDs, maps capability gaps and creates focused performance plans and learning pathways that accelerate skills and empower staff to deliver on your goals.
These examples show how climate, sustainability, resilience and disaster-risk considerations can be embedded naturally into everyday council roles without changing job titles. Each example aligns with the Climate & Sustainability Capability Framework to demonstrate practical, achievable capability uplift across the organisation.
Director Infrastructure
Integrates climate risk and resilience into long-term infrastructure planning and delivery.
Senior Strategic Planner
Applies hazard, growth and environmental insights to shape resilient land-use decisions.
Procurement Adviser
Ensures procurement reflects value, sustainability, supplier risk and whole-of-life considerations.
Community Engagement Officer
Supports clear, inclusive engagement that builds community understanding of council projects and local risks.
Project Engineer – Roads & Drainage
Designs and delivers road and drainage projects informed by local hazards and resilience needs.
Parks & Natural Areas Officer
Maintains and restores natural areas with safe, sustainable and resilience-focused land management.
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