Leisure Contracts Coordinator

1 week ago


Darebin, Australia City of Darebin Full time

Permanent, full time
- Salary $106,654.08 - $119,167.08 plus super
- Preston Council Office, 274 Gower Street, Preston

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City**
Council Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**
- Oversee management contracts for major leisure facilities in accordance with tender specifications to ensure continuous service improvement at Council’s leisure facilities.
- Management of the preparation, documentation, tendering and evaluation of public tender processes for externally contracted leisure facilities and related maintenance contracts in consultation with Council’s procurement team.
- Liaise internally and externally regarding asset renewal and maintenance of contracted facilities as required.
- Research and prepare, briefing papers, policy documents and reports making informed recommendations to the Coordinator Recreation and Leisure, Manager Recreation and Libraries, General Managers, Executive Management Team (EMT) and Council.
- Undertake project management of capital works and other Council initiatives.

**Skills & Experience**
- A tertiary qualification in Recreation Management, Leisure Planning (or related discipline) and/or relevant experience in contract management of facilities in a Local Government environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement service level agreements, tender specifications and contracts, business plans, asset renewal programs, capital works programs and manage associated performance of agreements and associated budgets at major leisure facilities.
- Ability to develop key performance indicators and closely manage and monitor major facilities’ performance.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of leisure and community facility-based issues within Local Government.
- Ability to develop strong and professional relationships with user groups representatives and contractors and facilitate collaborative outcomes for the benefit of the community.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Suranga Dissakarunaratne, Acting Senior Coordinator Recreation and Leisure on 0427 692 652 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on Wednesday 15 May at 12.00pm**.

Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.

To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.

Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.



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