Director City Community and Culture

City of Prospect; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace flexibility

Professional growth

Supportive team

Innovative culture

Job summary

City of Prospect seeks a Director City Community and Culture to join its Executive Leadership Team. You will lead communications, community development, customer service, arts, library services and event delivery functions to drive council outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, a strategic mindset, and a commitment to delivering meaningful community outcomes in a dynamic local government setting.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in local government or public sector preferred.
• Ability to drive community outcomes through collaborative partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to the CEO and Elected Members.
• Lead the Community and Culture Directorate to deliver Council objectives.
• Foster partnerships with government bodies, stakeholders and the community.
• Oversee communications, customer service, arts, library services and events delivery.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Community development

Strategic communications

Education

Tertiary qualification in communications

Tertiary qualification in community development

Tertiary qualification in engagement

Sociology (related discipline)

Job description

None other than one of South Australia's most progressive and innovative councils – City of Prospect! We're not your run-of-the-mill council; we're proudly dynamic and innovative, right next to the Adelaide CBD. Known for our progressive approach and dedication to our residents, we're on the hunt for a Director City Community and Culture to join our vibrant team.

City of Prospect is now looking to complete our Executive Leadership Team with a Director City Community and Culture, who will play a pivotal role in leading Council’s communications community development, customer service, arts, library service, and event delivery functions.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide strategic leadership and executive support to the CEO and Elected Members, including advice, relationship management, and enabling informed decision-making aligned with Council objectives.
• Lead and manage the multi-disciplinary Community and Culture Directorate to achieve the delivery of Council’s Strategic Directions
• Drive a culture of positive, innovative, and customer-focused service delivery across the Directorate ensuring high-quality outcomes for the community.
• Foster key internal and external partnerships, maintaining relationships with government bodies, stakeholders, and the community to support service delivery, innovation, and regional outcomes
• Represent Council on external boards, shared service organisations, and other external forums as required.

Is this role for you?

We are looking for someone with strong leadership experience, ideally leading multi-disciplinary teams and driving organisational performance and community outcomes.

You need to be a forward-thinking leader who is passionate about delivering outcomes in a complex and dynamic environment.

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have tertiary qualifications in communications, community development, engagement, social science, sociology, or a related discipline.

If you thrive in a diverse and creative environment and are committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for the community, we’d love to hear from you.

This role requires out of hours attendance of Council meetings, committee meetings and other functions.

What We Offer

City of Prospect is committed to having great culture by offering our staff:

• Workplace flexibility –work from home opportunities, and managing your time according to workload and your needs
• Professional growth –you will have real opportunities to learn all aspects of running a Council while making a tangible impact on our beautiful community.
• Supportive team –lead a strong team of dedicated professionals.
• Innovative culture –be part of an organisation that thrives on innovation and energy.

Applications close Midday, 12:00PM Monday 23 November 2026.

*City of Prospect is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from persons who identify as First Nations, living with disability, LGBTQIA+, and all other minority backgrounds (including all ages, religions, and ethnic, and cultural backgrounds).

City of Prospect reserves the right to interview applicants before the closing date and to close this advertisement early should a suitable candidate be identified.

Early applications are strongly encouraged.