Place Activation

**This is a fulltime permanent position.**
- The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people. _

PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains. Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.

We work_ Better Together _to deliver meaningful outcomes, we _Grow & Improve_ our work every day, to ensure we _Make a Difference_ for our community. Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people.

With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city.

You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people.

Diversity at PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths. We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for you to lead the Place Activation and Events Team.

The Place Activation and Events Leader plays a critical role in leading a team that is focussed on creating places that people love to be Places that are interesting, vibrant and connected, and deliver social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits and that opportunities to participate in place activation and arts and cultural activities are accessible to all PAE residents. This is achieved through leading a diverse and specialised team that delivers:

- Place Activation through a variety of major, medium and small-scale events and public art outcomes
- A creative arts ecology that enhances the rich cultural heritage of our city
- Community capacity building through the city’s funding and partnerships programs

**Key responsibilities of the position include**:

- Provide leadership, direction and oversight to the Place Activation and Events Team, responsible for the delivery of Council’s major events and activation program, arts and cultural outcomes and community funding program
- Designs, leads and oversees the development, implementation and review of Council’s place activation principles and arts and culture strategies
- Oversees the effective and efficient management of Council’s Community Funding Program
- Build strong relationships with artists, community groups, peak bodies, professional associations, property owners, businesses, government, education and other stakeholders
- Work some out of hours, evenings, and weekends to support events and activations.

**The successful applicant will have**:

- Tertiary qualification or commensurate experience in a field relevant to place activation, arts and culture, or event management
- Comprehensive knowledge of placemaking and place activation principles and practices
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in best practice major public event management and planning
- Knowledge of arts and cultural development with an understanding of its contribution to connection to creativity and place.

More information can be found on the Position Description located below.

This is a Level 7 position which has a current salary range of $124,098 - $131,904 per annum (plus Superannuation).

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Paul Zimny Community Development Manager (Acting) on 0427 411 877.

**Applications close on Sunday 2 February 2025.**

PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace. We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.

**#bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference