• Play a key role in shaping vibrant, sustainable places for current and future generations.
• Work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to drive positive, community-focused outcomes.
• Full time permanent position with flexible work options

About Glen Eira City Council

The City of Glen Eira is a dynamic municipality located within the southeast metropolitan region of Melbourne, approximately 10 kilometres from the CBD. Council provides a range of services to over 155,000 residents from more than 160 cultural backgrounds and over 16,000 businesses.

Glen Eira City Council is a collaborative, values-based organisation that strives for innovation. Our 1,400 employees bring their diverse backgrounds and varied experiences and perspectives to an inclusive and flexible work environment, creating a unique and vibrant culture that is representative of the municipality it services.

Recognised as an Employer of Choice, we seek people who share our community focused values and have a desire to create positive local impact.

About the role

We are seeking an innovative and dynamic Manager to lead our dedicated team in delivering high-quality parks and recreational services to our community. This role plays a vital part in maintaining our existing parks and open spaces while helping to create vibrant, sustainable new places that meet the current and future needs of our community.

As Manager Parks Services, you will be responsible for providing strong leadership, clear direction, and expert guidance to your team, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s strategic objectives. A key aspect of this role involves working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive, community-focused outcomes.

Other responsibilities include:

• Managing contracts and agreements to ensure services meet expected targets, outcomes and financial requirements.
• Providing strategic advice on future parks, open space and recreational requirements and proactively deliver priorities as aligned with Council’s strategies and plan.
• Developing the necessary policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to deliver cost effective, quality and reliable services.
• Leading, coaching and inspiring the Department in an environment where people’s competencies, attributes and behaviours are strengthened, and their behaviours align with Council Values.

About you

We are looking for someone who can bring innovation, experience, and a fresh perspective to truly make this role their own and is genuinely passionate about creating better outcomes for the community of Glen Eira.

You will have proven people management skills, technical expertise, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Your capacity to lead, coach, and inspire a team, while fostering partnerships and delivering on strategic priorities, will be essential to your success in this position.

The following is also required:

• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline.
• Significant relevant portfolio experience at a senior leadership level.
• Highly developed political acumen and empathy with the challenges and opportunities in a municipality such as Glen Eira.
• Expertise in strategic change management with the proven ability to drive and manage significant cultural, process and system changes within a complex portfolio.
• Excellent business management skills with the ability to lead the development, preparation and negotiation of realistic budgets with agreed parameters as well as management funding agreements.

Pre-employment checks

Progressed candidates must undergo pre-employment screening as a standard procedure which will include:

• Employee Working with Children Check
• New National Police Record Check
• Evidence of right to work in Australia.

Pre-employment checks are not used by Glen Eira City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Position Description

Manager Parks Services - Position Description - April 2025.pdf

Apply NOW!

All applications must be submitted online by clicking the ‘Apply’ button. As part of your application, you will need to:

• Attach your resume
• Attach a cover letter (no more than one page) outlining your expression of interest and relevant expertise for the position.

Closing date: 1 May 2025 at 11.55pm

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact Niall McDonagh, Director Sustainability, Assets and Leisure on 9524 3418 or email NMcDonagh@gleneira.vic.gov.au