Group Manager Community Partnerships

About Us :

Kempsey Shire Council (KSC) is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW, known for its genuine hospitality, pristine beaches, sub-tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, rock river gorges, sprawling farmland and peaceful villages.

We are a progressive, proactive and dynamic organisation, and we pride ourselves on the respectful and supportive workplace we have cultivated.

With 360+ dedicated staff managing $1.8 billion worth of assets across many sites throughout the Shire, KSC works closely with our community to build an inspired, connected Macleay Valley.

Your New Role :

Are you an experienced and energetic people leader passionate about building and maintaining strong community partnerships?

An exciting opportunity has become available for the position of Group Manager Community Partnerships, leading a team by creating the conditions for efficient, effective and coherent customer, communication, and engagement services on an internal and external basis.

If you are interested in a key leadership position with an opportunity to showcase and grow your skills, submit your application today!

As the Group Manager Community Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in leading the teams responsible for delivering communications, community engagement, community development, and customer experience (libraries and customer service) functions across council.

This role forms part of our Senior Leadership Team, where you will be responsible for fostering our positive team culture, building strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders, leading the Department to deliver high quality outputs.

For a full list of the Key Accountabilities of the role, please refer to the Position Description.

About You :

As the successful candidate, you will possess :

Relevant (tertiary) qualifications and / or extensive work experience relevant to the role

Ability to influence, motivate and coach multi-disciplinary teams to achieve organisational goals

Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills with experience fostering and developing a positive team culture using a values-based leadership approach

Experience working as a senior leader in a multi-disciplinary environment

Ability to develop and implement cohesive reporting across a range of different business functions

Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives

Conflict resolution and negotiation skills

Ability to apply a strong focus on customer experience, communications and engagement and working collaboratively with the community

Advanced stakeholder and relationship management skill

Leadership qualifications and / or training (desirable)

Experience working in a local government environment (desirable)

IAP2A Certificate of Engagement (desirable)

Current Class C Drivers Licence

Benefits of working for Kempsey Shire Council :

As the successful candidate, you'll enjoy :

A permanent full-time position, 35 hour work week

Monthly RDOs

A competitive remuneration Package

Generous leave entitlements, including access to Long Service Leave after five years

A working environment focused on wellbeing, including flexible work arrangements, rostered days off, EAP access, social club, and health and wellbeing programs.

Fitness Passports for discounted access to a range of gym and pool facilities.

Career development and learning opportunities, access to study leave if required.

Novated Leasing and salary packaging options (for eligible roles).

A supportive, collaborative working environment designed to help you grow!

A fantastic lifestyle and work life balance, on the beautiful Mid-North Coast.

Interested?

Please apply via Council's website / .

Note that you will be required to prepare and submit :

A short statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities will enable you to achieve the key accountabilities of the role (as listed in the Position Description); and

Your current resume.

Applications Close : COB, Monday 17 November

Please note : Interviews will be conducted in the week commencing 24 November

Please note that Council reserves the right to close this job advertisement before the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is found.

Therefore, we encourage all interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Have questions?

Please contact Daniel Thoroughgood – Director Corporate and Commercial for a confidential discussion on Ph :

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Please ensure your email is correct before submitting your application to avoid missing crucial updates.

If you experience any difficulties applying online, please contact the Recruitment team on

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Thank you and good luck with your application.

Kempsey Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our diverse, inclusive and values-led workforce.

We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with a disability.

In addition, Kempsey Shire Council will provide reasonable adjustments for suitably qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you require additional assistance to participate in the recruitment process, please discuss with the advertised contact person.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments to be made at any time during the recruitment process.

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