Role Title: Project Intern, Local Government Elections
Organisation: City of Cockburn
Internship Period: Semester 2 (July – October)
Location: City of Cockburn - office located in Spearwood
The City will conduct a local government election for the Mayor and half its ward Councillors in October 2025. The intern will assist the Legal and Compliance Team with the following projects:
- The process for conducting the election including nomination of candidates, campaigning and vote counting.
- Updating the project plan for the election.
- Organising the candidate information session.
- Organising the induction for new Elected Members
- Providing secretariat support to the cross functional team managing the election.
The City of Cockburn is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 8 kilometres south of Fremantle and about 24 kilometres south of Perth's central business district.