68008

Closes: 14 January 2025

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $124,103 - $133,195 plus superannuation
Position No: 68008
Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 December 2024
Contact Officer: Please submit enquiries via email due to the holiday shut down period on Jayne.Simon@act.gov.au or Please submit enquiries via email due to the holiday shut down period

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Details: We are seeking an Assistant Director, Event Systems and Framework Review to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality events across our diverse indoor and outdoor venues at the National Arboretum Canberra and UC Stromlo Forest Park. In this position you will review our event management framework to improve efficiencies and information management, ensure compliance with WHS, emergency, risk, and security protocols, and manage commercial and third-party operator involvement.

Key responsibilities include developing effective event and venue policies and procedures, managing cross-government coordination and risk, and ensuring the customer journey aligns with best practices. You will handle procurement, continue implementing the CRM system, and report on program deliverables.

This role requires excellent coordination and interpersonal skills. If you are detail and safety-oriented, enjoy problem-solving, and have a passion for event management, apply now to help us deliver exceptional events at our venues across the National Arboretum Canberra and UC Stromlo Forest Park.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements:

Essential:

• ACT Working with Vulnerable People registration.
• Possession of or the ability to acquire a first aid certificate.

Desirable:

• Driver’s License
• Tertiary qualifications in event management, project management, business management or a related field is highly desirable.
• Ability to work flexible hours including outside core business hours, extended hours, weekends and public holidays during event delivery periods is required.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: Submit:

1. A two-page written pitch stating your claims against the position requirements.
2. A current curriculum vitae and the contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below.

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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.