MANAGER CULTURAL SPACE & SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

at  City of Sydney

Division: CITY LIFE
Unit: Creative City
Section: CULTURAL SPACE & SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Salary: AUD $163,771.00 per annum plus Superannuation
Employment status: Permanent
Employment arrangement: Full Time
Location: Sydney CBD

CARING FOR OUR CITY, CREATING A FUTURE FOR ALL

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
The City of Sydney is seeking a Manager, Cultural Space and Sector Development to join the dynamic Creative City Unit. The Manager, Cultural Space and Sector Development is responsible for the development and implementation of cultural initiatives that respond to the strategic needs of the City and our stakeholders to facilitate and support a vibrant and diverse cultural, artistic and creative city. The role aims to provide affordable and subsidised space for creative use throughout the City as well as providing support and resources for the sector as required.
We are looking for an experienced people leader who will develop and manage the Cultural Space and Sector Development team. The role and the team manage a broad range of projects, programs and initiatives that support affordable cultural venues, creative spaces and associated cultural sector support programs for the City. The role and the team also provide advice on cultural venue and creative spaces issues within and external to the organisation, and coordinate across the organisation to ensure the delivery of specific projects and cultural initiatives within specified timeframes. Examples of current areas of work include senior oversight of the City of Sydney Creative Studios, the City’s cultural Accommodation Grant and Creative Live/Work Space programs, the City’s significant cultural grant investment across its Grants and Sponsorship programs, Making Space for Culture and Creative Leadership initiatives in sustainability, accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion.
To be suited to the role, you will need to have extensive people leadership experience, as well as tertiary qualifications at degree level, or wide-ranging knowledge of and experience in, the cultural and creative sectors, policies, programs and services, in particular in cultural infrastructure and programs; knowledge of, and experience in, current and best practice approaches to the development of, and different management models, suitable to run a wide range of creative spaces and sector programs for the City and a comprehensive understanding of and experience in researching, developing, implementing and monitoring strategic creative space and sector initiatives in a local government environment.
At the City of Sydney you’ll join a dedicated team where individual effort is part of something much bigger – creating great things for our city’s dynamic future.
Select ‘Apply’ to complete your online application.
The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration and national criminal history check.
Position description: View or download the position description
Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Monday 12 August 2024.
For further information contact: Sasha Baroni, Executive Manager, Creative City on 02 9265 9389.
A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.
We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave. You’ll have the opportunity to work a 19-day month with flexible working options.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.
We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.

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