Project Officer

$73K – $79K Total Remuneration Package (pro-rata)

$65K – $70K Base Salary (pro-rata)

Location: Caloundra

Vacancy No: 4849

Temporary - Part time (until March 2025)

Applications close: Monday, 4 March 2024 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy. 

About the Role

We are very proud of our region and the development we are a part of. The Arts, Heritage and Libraries branch enlivens and enriches the lives of residents and visitors through the provision of library services, creative, cultural and heritage programs.

The festival Project Officer will assist the team and Program Lead in the design, development and delivery of the Horizon Festival and arts development initiatives including, but not limited to:

• Providing scheduling and logistics support for the festival program of events, including coordination of volunteers and other staff, ticketing/box office support.
• Assisting in business administration functions such as processing financial transactions, internal/external correspondence, compiling of reports and contracting.
• Conducting research and assisting senior officers to forecast production related expenses.
• Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with all stakeholders including artists, festival partners, other council departments, arts and tourism bodies.

About you

You will succeed in this role if you are an arts and events professional, who can hit the ground running and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. 

You will possess a positive can-do approach and the initiative to progress tasks will be critical. 

You will have demonstrated strong creative vision and organisational skills. 

As a requirement of this role, you will possess relevant qualification, or the equivalent level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation in arts, creative industries or event management.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2023-2027.

For specific enquiries contact Daniel Flood during business hours on 07 5420 8***.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team *********@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. 

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.