Manager Community Safety & Regulation

Council Jobs; Geelong; On-site; AUD 169,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

The City of Geelong is seeking a values-driven senior leader to guide Emergency Management, Parking & Animal Management, Environmental Health and Amenity, and related services. This 5-year fixed-term, full-time role reports to the Chief Executive Officer and drives strategy, service delivery, and performance across the department.

Key responsibilities include leading multi-resource programs, ensuring OH&S compliance, and providing high-level strategic advice to councillors and the Executive

Qualifications

• Qualified in regulatory services or business management with leadership experience.
• Proven leadership in a large organisation managing complex projects.
• Ability to contribute strategically and operationally.
• Experience delivering outcomes in sensitive, time-pressured, political environments.
• Strong analytical skills with concise high-level advice.
• Strong financial acumen with budgeting and reporting skills.
• Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Foster a values-based culture aligned with City strategies.
• Lead department managing resources and service delivery.
• Oversee food/health, parking, local laws, animal management, prosecutions, and school crossing services.
• Proactive risk management to ensure safety.
• Provide strategic, high-level advice to CEO and Councillors.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial management

Regulatory services

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in regulatory services

Job description

Job no: 500890
Work type: SPL Contract
Classification: SPL
Categories: Management, Community Safety & Regulation

We are the City
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.

Child Safety Responsibilities

We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read ourChild Safe Standards Management Policy.

Diversity and Inclusion

At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.

About you

We are seeking a values based leader, experienced in people leadership, who can drive efficiencies and system improvements and is comfortable working through complex issues and legislative frameworks. Being creative in the way you identify and resolve issues, having a continuous improvement mindset and an ability to engage with a diverse range of people will be highly valued.

About the role

In this senior leader role, you will provide proactive and values based leadership to the Emergency Management, Parking & Animal Management, Environmental Health and Amenity, Protection & Review Service teams and oversees all aspects of the Department, including OH&S, service delivery, strategy development, business planning and overall performance.

Work type: 5 year Fixed Term. Full time
Classification:SPL $198, 852 pa plus super

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and drive a values based culture in line with City strategies.
• Lead the Department through the effective and efficient management of human, financial and physical resources.
• Manage Council’s responsibilities with respect to food and health assessments and programs, parking infrastructure and compliance, local laws compliance, footpath trading, animal management, prosecutions and school crossing services.
• Adopt a proactive risk management approach to ensure risks are identified, quantified and controlled, and that employees, contractors and the community are safe and protected.
• Provide high level, strategic and comprehensive advice to the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Team and Councillors to ensure they are fully briefed on issues.

What you need to bring

• Relevant qualifications relating to regulatory services or business management and extensive experience in a leadership position.
• Proven leadership in a large organisation, including collaborative management of complex projects, programs and issues.
• Demonstrable ability to contribute to an organisation at both the strategic and operational level.
• Experience and achievement in successful outcome delivery in a sensitive, time pressured and political environment.
• Highly developed conceptual and analytical skills with experience in providing authoritative, timely and concise advice of the highest level.
• Strong financial acumen with well-established business planning and management skills including budget development, financial management, resource management and complex reporting.
• Working with Children Check.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

Advertised: 09 Nov 2026 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 13 Nov 2026 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time