Director Organisational Performance

Future Leadership Pty; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Hume City Council in Melbourne is seeking a Director Organisational Performance to lead a diverse enterprise portfolio underpinning performance, sustainability, and transformation. Reporting to the CEO, you will guide strategy, performance reporting and service reviews while ensuring strong governance and risk management across Finance, IT, and Strategy.

The role requires a values-led, emotionally intelligent leader who can build credible relationships with Councillors and drive change in a

Qualifications

• Broad fiscal management experience in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong strategic financial planning and income diversification capability.
• Proven ability to lead service planning reviews for efficiency.
• Experience integrating procurement and managing property portfolios.
• Leading change and digital transformation to improve citizen outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Finance, IT, Digital Transformation, Governance and Property, and Organisational Performance and Strategy.
• Oversee Council’s strategic planning framework, performance reporting and service reviews.
• Ensure governance, risk management and integrity across the organisation.
• Build credible relationships with Councillors and senior leadership to influence decision-making.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & risk management

Digital transformation

Job description

Director Organisational Performance

Hume City Council

Melbourne

Melbourne Close Date: November 16, 2026 23:59 AEDT REF: HCCdop1026 Share:

• Join one of Australia’s fastest growing and most dynamic Councils
• Shape financial strategy to drive sustainable growth and long-term organisational performance
• Bring your skill to build a compelling business narrative to influence decision-making

The Position

Hume City Council is seeking to appoint a highly driven Director Organisational Performance to lead a diverse enterprise portfolio that underpins the performance, sustainability and transformation of one of Australia’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse municipalities.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Director Organisational Performance is a member of a collaborative Executive Leadership Team that drives Council’s vision of being a leader in achieving social, environmental and economic outcomes for the community.

The position provides strategic and operational leadership across Finance, Information Technology, Digital Transformation, Governance and Property, and Organisational Performance and Strategy. Leading a professional and committed team, the role oversees Council’s strategic planning framework, performance reporting and service reviews, while ensuring strong governance, risk management and integrity across the organisation.

The successful appointee will have broad fiscal management experience in a comparable medium to large organisation, with demonstrated success in:

• Strategic financial planning and identifying alternate income opportunities
• Leading service planning reviews that deliver organisation-wide efficiencies
• Integrating procurement and managing commercial and community property portfolios
• Leading change and digital transformation to support best customer/citizen outcomes

Exceptional communication and engagement skills are essential, including the ability to build credible relationships with Councillors, and to build compelling narratives that influence decision-making. You will be a values-led, emotionally intelligent and accountable leader who brings integrity, agility and a calm, steady presence to a complex political environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a people first leader to shape the enterprise foundations of a rapidly growing city and ensure Council remains well governed, strategic and trusted as it delivers for its community now and into the future.

The Organisation

Hume City Council is a values-driven organisation guided by the Hume Community Vision 2045 for ‘a thriving community with a strong sense of belonging’. The Council Plan 2025–2029 sets four clear priorities: a liveable city of well-designed and connected places; a climate resilient city with a healthy natural environment; a healthy community that is inclusive and proud; and a well-governed Council that is strategic and trusted.

Located on Melbourne’s north-west fringe, between 15 and 45 kilometres from the CBD, Hume City is one of Australia’s fastest growing and most culturally diverse communities. Its population of almost 280,000 is forecast to exceed 410,000 by 2046, with residents from more than 170 countries speaking more than 155 languages.

Council’s culture is underpinned by its values – We’re better, every day; We’re in it together; We show up; and All for Hume – and a strong commitment to advancing social justice, health and wellbeing across the city.

Hume City is located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people, including the Gunung-Willam-Balluk clan.