Senior Leisure Facilities Officer

Senior Leisure Facilities Officer

You will be responsible for the supervision of Council’s leisure facilities contracts and supporting leisure facilities planning, policies and development.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Contract monitoring, supervision and administration of all leisure facilities in the Shire
• Support contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally
• Develop effective procedures and practices for ongoing development of quality contract documentation and supervision
• In partnership with community sporting and recreations groups, inform capital works and maintenance programs for leisure facilities
• Inform specific capital work scopes based on an understanding of facility needs
• Support relationship management during capital works projects
• Develop and implement procedures to ensure effective review and implementation of Council’s policies, plans and strategies related to the Major Leisure facilities
• Identify funding opportunities and prepare grant applications aligned with leisure facility objectives
• Develop policies, plan and/or other documentation to support the delivery of leisure facility services

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications relevant to contract and business management.
• Significant demonstrated experience in recreation and leisure facilities planning and management
• Highly developed relationship skills
• Demonstrated experience in contract performance management including negotiation skills, budget monitoring and reporting on the progress of managed projects.
• Sound administrative and financial management skills
• Sound knowledge of the leisure facilities industry
• Highly developed communication, report writing and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in the operation of Windows based software packages
• A current Victorian driver’s licence.

This is a permanent full time Band 7 position.