Head Of Festivals And Events

• Lead the Festivals and Events team ensuring successful, safe events
• Opportunity to collaborate, innovate and drive change and improve engagement!
• Strong people leadership and change management capabilities required.

The Head of Festivals and Events is responsible for ensuring all Moonee Valley City Council-run and Council supported Festivals and Events that run within the municipality are successful, safe and well-coordinated. This includes ensuring the Events team provides support and advice to other internal departments, as well as to external permit applicants. This position leads the Festivals and Events team to ensure that events and festivals align with the vision in Igniting Creativity, as well as other Events policies and frameworks.Key responsibilities and duties will be to;

• Work with the Head of Visual and Public Art and the Head of Performing Arts and Asset Development to realise the ambitions expressed in Igniting Creativity.
• Support the Cross-functional Public Arts Team to enable knowledge sharing, team building and efficiencies across the Arts Unit
• Develop an effective Festivals and Events team.
• Provide advice and recommendations to the Manager Arts, Culture and Place in all aspects of festival and event production and management.
• Lead innovative and continuous improvement processes in the management and administration of Festivals and Events operations and programming.
• Participate in industry forums, advisory committees and represent Council’s Festivals and Events arts unit.
• Produce service planning, prepare reports, develop budgets, establish annual workplans and provide quarterly and annual reports.
• Provide leadership and support in the day-to-day operations of the Festivals and Events team.
• Supervise and support staff and ensure annual staff performance plans and reviews are undertaken and training.
• Ensure operational budgets are managed effectively, including monthly forecasting and regular reporting and oversee accurate processing of invoicing, banking and all procurement processes.
• Regularly review the business to ensure best value is provided, with a view to increasing income and minimising costs.
• Prepare proposals, business cases and apply for grants related to new programs or projects.
• Oversee and lead Council events.
• Oversee the provision of support to other units within Council where other teams are producing and running events.
• Oversee the development and implementation of policies and procedures in Council events and festivals.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting systems, and regularly report on performance measures.
• Oversee and/or directly manage tenders and contracts associated with Festivals and Events.
• Liaise with and support marketing staff in the development of marketing and communications plans.
• Develop and maintain relationships with producers, event organisers, event sponsors and relevant networks.
• Oversee and contribute to the Council response to major external events in the municipality to manage the impact on residents.
• Oversee the provision of advice and the permitting process for community, private and commercial events organisers applying to run events on Council managed land.
• Work with the Economic Development team to support local business involvement in Council-run events and festivals, or in running their own activations

The ideal candidate will have proven capabilities in managing staff and developing teams, event programming, building new audiences and driving event attendance as well as demonstrated experience in developing, managing and reporting on operational budgets. Experience in occupational health and safety issues, risk plans and emergency plan implementation as they apply to Festivals and Events is essential. Tertiary qualifications in producing events or arts management, with several years of relevant experience in producing, managing and presenting events and festivals preferred.This is a unique opportunity to bring your Festivals and Events knowledge and expertise along with your energetic, innovative and creative thinking and strong change management and people management capabilities to develop and lead the team in the successful delivery of the Igniting Creativity strategy in this newly created role.To apply please click the “Apply” button and submit your resume. You must live in Australia or have current Australian working rights to apply for this role.At Lloyd Connect we recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings to our clients and encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply.Jenny Lloyd
Director of Connections/Founder
jenny@lloydconnect.com.au