Recreation and Community Development Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Penrith Municipality, Australia Penrith City Council Full time

About the Position

The Penrith City Council is seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our team as a Community Facilities and Recreation Planner. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and high-achieving environment that has successfully delivered over 100 open space, recreation, sport, and play projects in the past four years.

The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing Council's Sport and Recreation Strategy, contributing to the strategic planning of organisational initiatives, and providing advice on community facility and recreation infrastructure requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage with user groups, key agencies, and the community in the planning, design, and development of open space, recreation, sport, and play infrastructure.
  • Develop, lead, and contribute to the delivery of complex sports, recreation, open space, play, and community facility planning, policy, and infrastructure projects.
  • Lead the transition from strategy and facility development into facility operation, including the development of business and governance models.

Essential Criteria

  • A tertiary qualification in open space planning, sport, leisure, or recreation, or a related field.
  • Extensive experience in recreation, open space, sport, play, and community facilities planning, project development, and delivery.
  • Proven ability to lead and contribute to project teams and deliver project outcomes.
  • Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to assess and develop strategies, policies, masterplans, grant applications, business cases, and benchmarks and standards.

Desirable Criteria

  • Current Class C driver's license.


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