Executive Director, Development and Partnerships
2 days ago
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, and
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.
Creative
Australia
Creative
Australia 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 the further details on role, please refer to the full position
description on Careers - Creative Australia.
To discuss this opportunity, contact Anita Ziemer, Executive Director at Slade
Group or send your resume with a cover letter outlining your
suitability to
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