General Manager Corporate Services

3 days ago

South West Coast VIC, Australia McArthur Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

'Strategic Executive leadership role, great career and lifestyle opportunity.'

McArthur are proud to partner with Colac Otway Shire Council to lead the recruitment of their General Manager Corporate Services. This key executive role offers the opportunity to join a collaborative, high-performing leadership team and make a meaningful impact across the organisation.

About Colac Otway Shire:

Located just two hours south-west of Melbourne and one hour from Geelong, Colac Otway offers a unique lifestyle, combining career opportunity with the natural beauty of the Great Ocean Road, Otway rainforests and northern lakes. With a strong economy built on primary industries, tourism, and community services, it's a fantastic place to live, work, and grow your career.

Benefits to you:

  • Senior Executive Leadership Opportunity
  • Lead initiatives that shape community outcomes
  • Supportive and inclusive work environment
  • Unique work and lifestyle location

About the Role:

As the General Manager Corporate Services, you are a strategic and accomplished leader with a strong focus on governance, financial stewardship, technology development and organisational performance. Your leadership will guide diverse corporate functions, ensuring robust systems, compliance, and resources are in place to support Council's operations. With a commitment to service excellence and collaboration, you will enable the organisation to deliver strong outcomes for the community.

Key areas of executive leadership responsibility include:

  • Financial Services
  • People and Culture
  • Procurement, Property and Contracts
  • Information Services

To succeed in this role: You will bring a track record of driving innovation and achieving high-performance outcomes across strategic and business planning, risk and project management, people leadership, technology, and customer service. You will also demonstrate:

  • Strong capability to provide strategic direction and informed financial advice
  • Well-developed strategic and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyse complex issues
  • Proven leadership experience managing and inspiring multi-disciplinary teams
  • Expertise in leading organisational change and building a positive culture
  • Sound knowledge of legislative frameworks and the ability to apply them effectively
  • Extensive experience in developing organisational strategy and policy
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels

Extensive experience at a senior level in the application of high-level governance principles and government administration are relevant to this position.

Experience in the Victorian local, or state government sector would be highly regarded.

If you're ready to lead with clarity and purpose, enhance Council's corporate capability, and cultivate strong partnerships across the organisation and community, this is an exciting opportunity to join Colac Otway Shire's committed executive team.

To apply, please go to and quote job reference number J8248 in the search bar.

For a confidential discussion, please contact: Danielle Jupp on Ph: or M:

Applications will close by Thursday 25th September 2025.

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