The details:

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Team Leader within our Sport and Recreation branch, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

Leading a team of four, you will provide guidance and support on community, sport and recreation services, facilities, issues and needs. Additionally, you will: 

• Engage with community organisations to support governance & facility management
• Provide strong leadership & fostering a positive team culture
• Identify opportunities to renew or develop new facilities to meet changing community needs.
• Build strong relationships with internal & external stakeholders
• Participate in system, policy and process improvement initiatives
• Contribute to the development of master plans, concept plans & detailed designs for infrastructure
• Contribute towards the development and review of annual budgets, operational plans and other business planning activities

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Sport and Recreation

Our Sport and Recreation Branch aims to collaborate with the community to develop sustainable organisations, facilities and services that support healthy and active lifestyles for residents and visitors to the Moreton Bay Region.  

This is achieved through the delivery of services to the local community and organisations that build connection and provide active and healthy lifestyle opportunities and the delivery of recreation programs.  

About you 

We are seeking an innovative team leader with exceptional community engagement, project and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a rapidly changing environment.

With your passion for quality customer service, you’ll possess highly developed people and relationship skills with the ability to motivate at all levels of the organisation. You will also possess:

• Highly developed written and oral communication skills
• Experience in the development and implementation of complex community engagement strategies with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a demonstrated ability to forge and maintain collaborative partnerships
• A tertiary qualification in the social sciences, sports management, business, or other relevant field

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Caboolture and Strathpine offices have local parking on site and are close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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Applications close: 11:55pm Sunday 9 February 2025. 

Your Future City.
See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.