Creative City Programs Lead

• Full time, Ongoing
• Band 6, Starting salary $88,418 plus superannuation

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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel. 

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney. 

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

In this new role, you will design and lead the delivery of a new Creative City program with a programmatic focus on activating the city centre to enliven public space.

You will work with community,  business groups and creatives to plan city centre activities to increase participation, civic engagement and sense of place. You will also produce programs, events, activations and place-making initiatives that position Greater Bendigo as a vibrant Creative City.

About You

To be successful in this varied position, you will have experience working within the Arts and Events sector with experience in producing traditional and contemporary programs that are delivered on time and within budget, high level skills and understanding of event planning and delivery and creative place-making. You will also have experience with technology, staging and other technical requirements to deliver events in a variety of settings, excellent communication and organisational skills and enjoy working in a team environment.

A satisfactory police records check and working with children check is required for this position.

Benefits

• Work on a range of valued and interesting projects | Support our community
• Annual salary increases | 17.5% annual leave loading
• Learning and development opportunities | Generous leave provisions

Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Maree Tonkin, Coordinator Creative Communities on 0407 529 392.

To Apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Wednesday 2 October 2024.