Manager City Futures

Join a leader in the Local Government Sector
Key transformational leadership role
Help realise future focused outcomes for the community
Attractive remuneration
The City of Boroondara is a contemporary, progressive and values driven Victorian Local Government Authority, located in the leafy inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The City is a vibrant, liveable city which fosters the cultural, environmental, economic and personal wellbeing of our community through the delivery of a range of services that positively impact the lives of our 175,000+ residents.
Our community and customers are at the heart of everything we do. Every day of the week we deliver services that contribute to the quality of life and wellbeing of our community. To deliver great services, we understand the importance of investing in our staff and empowering them to excel and make a positive impact on the community.
A bit about the role
Reporting to the Director Urban Living, the Manager City Futures leads the department to help the City of Boroondara in creating liveable, safe, sustainable, enjoyable and vibrant communities through visionary land use, development and placemaking strategies and plans.
As the organisation continues on its transformation journey, you will play a lead role in enhancing processes and systems; customer experience and future focused strategic planning while providing empowering and supportive leadership to enhance the culture of a professional team of Coordinators and staff focussed on land use, urban design, heritage, environment, housing, activity centres, strategic plans and place making.
The Manager City Futures is influential in guiding Boroondara’s strategic planning and placemaking at a regional and city-wide scale. The Manager facilitates and embeds a culture and environment that encourages their team and to perform at their best. They provide clear direction and expectations while coaching, mentoring and monitoring performance. The Manager leads the development of department objectives, monitors departmental budgets and promotes and ensures compliance with all relevant legislation.
A bit about you
To be successful in this instrumental role, the City of Boroondara is seeking a contemporary, strategic, and people-focused leader who has experience leading a planning function from within the Government sector. You will bring extensive knowledge, experience and relevant qualifications in land use planning, placemaking and development concepts and principles, including social, economic and environmental factors coupled with comprehensive knowledge and understanding of State, regional and local planning strategies.
You are adept at forming credible and collaborative relationships with your key stakeholders and you are known for your contemporary thinking, ability to identify improvement opportunities and your focus on enhancing systems, processes and services that place customer experience at the centre of everything to deliver exceptional outcomes for the community.
You can balance both strategic and operational priorities, bring strong financial acumen and demonstrate exceptional people leadership with a proven ability to cultivate high performing teams. Humility, a determination to make a difference and being emotionally intelligent are non-negotiables.
Don’t miss this opportunity to lead in an organisation focused on the future.
To gain further insight into this opportunity view the Position Description
Employment requirements
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
Preferred applicants will be required to undergo a National Police Record Check
How to apply
For any questions not outlined in the PD, please contact Scott Walker, Director Urban Living (during business hours) on 0412 257 537.
Who are we?
The City of Boroondara is a metropolitan council, representing more than 170,000 people in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. A leader in the local government sector, with a reputation for innovation and excellence, we believe in providing an environment where our staff thrive, both in the work they do and in how they learn and develop as people and professionals.
We like to challenge the norm and we are investing significantly in innovation and technology improvements in order to provide our customers with an even greater experience and engagement. We are putting our customers at the forefront of what we do with our organisation wide change initiative, the Customer Experience Improvement Strategy (CEIS).
You will be instrumental in driving this change across the organisation using best practice approaches to successfully support us from the now to our desired future state.
With so much going on it’s a great time to join Boroondara