• 35 hours per week – Permanent full time role
• Potential for a 9-day fortnight
• Lead a high performing team delivering exciting projects
• Work within a directorate that is innovative, customer centric and caring

Waverley is a diverse and innovative Council located in the heart of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. With a broad range of services, programs and initiatives, Waverley is one of the leading local government areas in NSW. Taking in some of Sydney’s most beautiful beaches including world famous Bondi Beach, and encompassing part of Sydney’s global economic corridor at Bondi Junction, Waverley Council is an amazing place to broaden your career.

Waverley’s Arts and Culture team is changing and modernising to deliver hyper local and world class arts and culture programming to the community, elevating what our community expects and loves. From Bondi Pavilion to the soon-to-open Boot Factory in Bondi Junction and across the entire local government area, Waverley’s Arts and Culture team deliver year-round, contemporary arts and culture programming spanning performing arts, music, cabaret, comedy, visual arts and public art, talks and ideas, festivals and special projects.

You will manage a team of ten to deliver exciting existing and new arts and culture projects. Customer experience and excellence are at the forefront of everything we do, and we are determined to be active leaders in the arts sector and enable our local creative community.

Projects are diverse and dynamic, and alongside arts and culture programming include audience development, process improvement and a lot more. This role will lead the team to deliver projects, harness innovation and most importantly, put people at the forefront.

Please refer to the position description for detailed information on the role and required skills and experience. For more information contact Tanya Goldberg, Executive Manager, Arts, Culture and Events. Email: [email protected]

Please include in your cover letter your experience in Local Government arts and culture programming, project and people management and process improvement. 

Waverley Council is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates. We encourage applications from people from diverse groups, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people; people from culturally diverse backgrounds; young people; older workers; people with disabilities; LGBTQIA+; and other minority groups. If you require accommodations or assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Human Resources team at [email protected]

CLOSING DATE: 24 March 2024