Senior Sport and Recreation Leadership Role
Fixed Term - 12 month term
BAND 8 salary from $113,068 to $125,539
An exciting and challenging opportunity exists within the Recreation Services team at City of Ballarat to lead the City's Recreation Planning Program in a 12 month fixed term contract. The opportunity arises to cover an extended period of leave of the incumbent officer. Along with your four direct reports, you will be responsible for leading our structure that oversees sporting clubs and associations and the implementation of reviews of Council's Recreation Strategic Plan "Active Ballarat" that will encompass an update of Council's Active Women and Girls Strategy and the implementation of the Fair Access Policy Action Plan.
The successful candidate will join an experienced team of recreation officers and planners.
The successful candidate will have experience in Recreation Planning and stakeholder management along with proven people leadership skills at Coordinator or manager level within a local government environment.
Key Selection Criteria
Strong knowledge and experience in Recreation Planning within the local government sector.
Experience in leading and supervising a team of people.
Experience in developing or supervising a planning process.
Experience in community consultation and stakeholder management.
Strong report writing and knowledge of Council decision making processes.
Key Work Areas
Strategic reviews of existing Recreation Strategies.
Oversite of Growth Areas Sporting Infrastructure Development.
State and Local Sporting Association Relationship Development.
Local sport and association relationship development.
Apply
To apply for this position please click on the Apply button and submit your application. The closing date for this position is
Thursday 10th October 2024 . Please ensure you provide a
cover letter, current resume , and
response addressing the key selection criteria.
For any additional questions, please contact Mark Patterson – ******
The City of Ballarat is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and inclusive working environment that embraces and values diversity, flexibility, and child safety. We welcome applications from all walks of life and celebrate the diversity and richness this brings to our workplace, and reasonable adjustments will be made to the process to ensure equitable access. We undertake an employment screening process to ensure this commitment is upheld, this includes ensuring the successful candidate holds a valid working with children check and satisfactory criminal history record check.
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