Executive Director, Development and Partnerships

3 days ago

Council of the City of Sydney, Australia Australia Council Full time

Executive Director, Development and Partnerships

Location: Sydney

Department: Development and Partnerships

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Executive Director, Development and Partnerships

- Lead Australia’s creative intelligence agenda and shape how the nation understands and invests in the creative industries.

- Drive how Creative Australia communicates impact and public value through evidence and storytelling.

- Grow investment and strategic alliances across government, industry, philanthropy.

- Turn audience and market trends into clear strategy and action.

As Executive Director, Development and Partnerships, you will shape how creativity is understood, measured, and celebrated across Australia.

You will lead a high-performing directorate of six senior leaders across research, evaluation, marketing, audience insight, partnerships, and investment. Together you will deliver major national initiatives, including the State of Culture 2026 project, and turn evidence into strategy, strategy into influence, and influence into results.

You will guide how Creative Australia measures and communicates public value. You will oversee data and research systems that reveal audience trends and sector performance, lead a national marketing and engagement agenda that tells the story of creativity’s impact, and build partnerships that expand opportunity across the country and internationally.

You will represent Creative Australia with government, business, and cultural leaders shaping the national conversation about creativity’s contribution to Australia’s economy, identity, and communities.

Success will be defined by stronger partnerships, credible insight, and a clear national narrative about why creativity matters.

To be considered for this role, you’ll bring:

- Executive experience leading multidisciplinary teams in marketing, research, and/or data-driven strategy.

- A record of turning evidence and audience insight into action that has influenced decisions, engagement, or investment.

- Experience leading research, evaluation, or market‑intelligence programs with measurable outcomes.

- Strong communication and influencing skills.

- A record of building and sustaining partnerships across government, industry and philanthropy.

- Commercial and financial capability to deliver complex, high‑impact programs.

This role suits senior leaders from creative industries, data and research organisations, public policy, or major marketing and communications environments who want to use evidence and storytelling to drive national outcomes.

CreativeAustralia

CreativeAustralia is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment and advisory body. We invest in creative talent and stimulate the market for Australian stories to be told on a national and international scale, sharing our rich culture with the world. We do this because art and creativity define us, recording what we have been and what we might yet become. As a nation, creativity connects us and benefits us all.

Our Purpose

We champion and invest in arts and creativity for a dynamic, creative Australia.

This role requires regular national and international travel. For further details on the role, please refer to the full position description on Careers – Creative Australia. To discuss this opportunity, contact Anita Ziemer, Executive Director at Slade Group 0412 461 469 or send your resume with a cover letter outlining your suitability to ehawley@sladegroup.com.au

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