Director of Operations for Redland City Council

1 day ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sharp And Carter Full time

About the Organisation

Redland City Council is a progressive local government organisation situated on the naturally wonderful Redlands Coast near Brisbane, home to the crystal blue waters of Southern Moreton Bay with 335km of coastline and beautiful hinterland.

The region enjoys a strong heritage and connections to the oldest living culture on Earth, with island gems just a short hop from Brisbane. With a current population of almost 160,000 and strong population growth forecasts, the Council is forward-thinking, engaged, and focused on enriching community lifestyles operating under the four principles of sustainability: balancing decisions through consideration of environmental, community, economic, and governance impacts.

For an overview of Council's Vision, Mission, and Values

About the Position

The Director of Operations will be primarily responsible for leading and driving the future success of Redland City Council through visionary, inspiring, and strategic leadership with a focus on safety, performance, and continuous improvement. Specifically, this will involve developing short and long-term strategies, policies, and plans as set out in Council's Corporate Plan, including leading more than 1,000 employees across diverse departments and a geographically dispersed workforce.

Critical to your success will be delivering exceptional customer experience and cost-effective services to the Redland's community in a manner that is transparent, accountable, and compliant with relevant legislation, laws, regulations, and policies. In addition, the Director of Operations will collaborate and provide advice to the Mayor and Councillors to achieve organisational objectives by communicating a clear vision in a compelling and meaningful way.

About the Person We are seeking a highly experienced Director (or equivalent) who has overseen a large and complex organisation delivering a diverse range of services.

You will possess transformational experience reviewing and implementing operating models to deliver bespoke services to the community and have a strong understanding of contemporary workplace dynamics to maximise employee productivity and satisfaction levels. It is essential you have demonstrated high levels of commercial thinking across revenue generation opportunities and cost management practices to achieve financial sustainability objectives and excellent stakeholder management and networking skills across three levels of government, council investment corporation, community, and business groups.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement strategic initiatives focused on financial sustainability, essential services to the community, delivery of critical and legacy infrastructure projects
  • Collaborate and provide advice to the Mayor and Councillors to achieve organisational objectives
  • Lead and manage a team of over 1,000 employees across diverse departments and a geographically dispersed workforce

Salary Range: $250,000 - $350,000 per annum, depending on experience

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