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A key leadership role within the Chief Financial Office will involve collaborating with like-minded leaders to strengthen the organisation's corporate support services. This position will lead a team of a dozen IT professionals, known for their supportive culture and who also prioritise a fun and collaborative work environment. The team is primarily located at our Corporate Centre in Goonellabah.
What we can offer you
- Attractive salary dependant on skills and experience
- Full private leaseback vehicle
- Be part of our success story whereby we as an organisation are undergoing significant transformation
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Develop and implement the ICT strategic direction, using technology to enable innovation and advance Council’s IT and organisational agenda
- Perform as a senior leader to drive, collaborate and achieve Council’s strategic priorities, with a particular focus on continuing to lead the organisational uplift of technology, protect, and ensure data security and maximise operational effectiveness and efficiency
- Lead and inspire a high-performing and engaged workforce, promoting a customer-focused, values-based culture within the team, where staff are engaged and empowered to be high performing
- Lead, coach and inspire the team to design, implement and support the organisation’s technology solutions. You will design Council’s Enterprise Architecture and Technology Roadmap to ensure the organisation’s technology platforms, systems, data, software, and equipment are in line with the direction of these plans
- Specialist knowledge and extensive experience in developing and delivering ICT strategies and technologies in a complex environment to support business objectives
- Proven experience in senior leadership roles that have delivered change and improvement to organisational performance
- Proven experience leading teams that aligns to workplace culture, organisational purpose, vision, and strategy, where people perform at their best
- A customer focused mindset with the ability to deliver outcome-based partnerships and an understanding of the relationships and structures in a government setting
- Tertiary qualifications in a discipline related to the service areas. Leadership qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded
- Demonstrated ability as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team, ICT Steering Committee & Audit and Risk Committee
Please review the and utilise your resume and application responses in the application form below to illustrate your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of the position
Applications close on Monday 18 March 2024 at 9am.
Additional details
If you want to know more about this opportunity, please contact Kristian Enevoldson, Chief Financial Officer, on 02 6625 0***.
Prior to employment, a series of pre-employment evaluations may include but not limited to; health assessments, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history verification, psychometric assessments and reference checks.
Lismore City Council is a proud employer of a diverse workforce, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities. We are dedicated to creating a diverse, flexible, and accessible workplace that mirrors the community we serve. We also welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.
Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process to support applicants with a disability. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact People and Culture team on 02 6625 0*** or email ******@lismore.nsw.gov.au
