Manager Strategy and Performance

Frankston City Council; City of Frankston; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

Paid parental leave

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Frankston City Council is seeking a dynamic leader for the newly created Manager Strategy and Performance to shape a unified planning and performance function across strategy, service delivery and asset planning.

The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and will drive evidence-based decision making, benefits realisation and long-term sustainability for the community.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior leadership experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience across integrated planning, corporate performance, asset and capital planning.
• Ability to translate vision into practical priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to align strategic, financial, service and investment planning frameworks.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen for prioritisation and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated strategic planning and performance function aligning long-term vision with service delivery.
• Strengthen planning, reporting and evidence-based insights to improve organisational performance.
• Oversee asset, capital planning and project governance to ensure value delivery.
• Guide organisational improvement and benefits realisation across the council.

Skills

Senior leadership

Integrated planning

Strategic planning

Financial acumen

Governance

Project governance

Stakeholder engagement

Change leadership

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in business/finance/planning/engineering

Job description

Frankston City Council is entering an exciting new phase, with a refreshed leadership structure and a strong focus on strengthening collaboration, organisational capability, strategic alignment and service delivery.

As part of this next phase, we are seeking a dynamic and influential leader for the newly created position ofManager Strategy and Performance.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role offers a rare opportunity to establish and shape a new department that uniquely brings together the full spectrum of strategic planning. From Council’s long-term vision and corporate planning through to service planning, asset strategy, capital planning, project governance and organisational improvement, this role will ensure our strategies, resources, investments and services are aligned.

This is a complex and influential leadership opportunity that will help shape organisational direction, guide investment decisions and drive Council’s improvement agenda. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening organisational performance, supporting financial sustainability and ensuring planned benefits translate into meaningful outcomes for our organisation and community.

About the position

The Manager Strategy and Performance will lead a multidisciplinary department responsible for:

• Integrated strategic and corporate planning
• Service planning, reviews and optimisation
• Strategic asset and capital planning
• Project management governance
• Organisational improvement and benefits realisation

The position will lead the integration of Council’s strategic, financial, service, asset and project-planning frameworks, helping ensure organisational priorities are clear, investments are evidence-based and resources are directed towards initiatives that deliver the greatest community and organisational value.

Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team, Council, leaders across the organisation, government agencies and key stakeholders, you will provide strategic insight and analysis that influences priorities, organisational performance and long-term investment decisions.

Your key areas of focus will include:

Integrated Planning and Organisational Performance

• Lead Council’s integrated strategic planning and performance function, connecting long-term vision, organisational strategy, resources and service delivery.
• Strengthen organisational accountability through meaningful planning, performance reporting and evidence-based insights.
• Lead service planning, reviews and optimisation to improve service effectiveness, efficiency and alignment with community needs.
• Drive Council’s organisational improvement agenda and ensure initiatives deliver measurable and sustainable benefits.

Strategic Asset and Capital Planning

• Lead strategic asset, infrastructure and capital planning to support sustainable service delivery and sound long-term investment.
• Integrate asset planning with service priorities, financial planning, risk and future community needs.
• Strengthen asset information, planning frameworks and lifecycle decision-making to optimise performance and community value.
• Provide strategic oversight of Council’s property portfolio to support service delivery and long-term value creation.

Project Governance and Investment

• Shape and govern Council’s project, capital and organisational improvement portfolios.
• Strengthen project management frameworks, organisational capability, governance and reporting.
• Support effective strategic prioritisation so resources are directed to initiatives that deliver the greatest value.
• Monitor project performance and benefits realisation to ensure approved investments achieve their intended outcomes.

Across these areas, you will bring together strategy, services, assets, projects and performance as one integrated and future-focused organisational function.

About you

You are a strategic, collaborative and influential change leader who can translate organisational vision into practical priorities and measurable outcomes.

You are comfortable navigating complexity and competing priorities and bring the credibility, insight and judgement required to influence senior stakeholders. You understand how strategy, financial sustainability, asset investment, organisational performance and service delivery connect, and you can bring people together around a shared direction.

You will bring:

• Extensive senior leadership experience in a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience across integrated planning, corporate performance, service planning, asset management, capital planning, project governance or organisational improvement.
• The ability to think strategically while translating vision into practical organisational outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience aligning strategic, financial, service, asset and investment-planning frameworks.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to support sound prioritisation and investment decisions.
• The ability to analyse complex issues, identify opportunities and provide clear, evidence-based advice.
• Highly developed relationship-building, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• The ability to build trusted partnerships across executive leaders, Council, employees, government and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success leading transformational change and building organisational capability.
• A collaborative leadership style that inspires multidisciplinary teams and fosters accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Sound judgement and the ability to operate effectively within a complex and politically accountable environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, finance, engineering, planning or a related discipline.

Most importantly, you will be motivated by the opportunity to shape a new department, influence organisation-wide outcomes and help position Frankston City Council for long-term success.

Why join Frankston City Council?

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant organisation-wide contribution during an important period of renewal.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Establish and shape a newly created department reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.
• Bring together the full spectrum of strategic planning within one integrated function.
• Influence organisational direction, investment priorities and long-term sustainability.
• Lead Council’s integrated strategic planning and performance function.
• Drive organisation-wide improvement and ensure planned benefits are realised.
• Shape Council’s project and investment portfolio and strengthen project-management capability.
• Lead strategic asset, infrastructure, capital and property planning.
• Partner closely with the Executive Leadership Team, Council and leaders across the organisation.
• Lead and develop an experienced multidisciplinary team.
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, strategic thinking and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to an organisation focused on becoming Kinder, Fairer and Smarter.

As an employee of Frankston City Council, you may also have access to benefits including:

• A flexible and hybrid working model
• Flexible working hours
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Purchased leave
• Paid parental leave
• Paid Christmas shutdown leave
• Free onsite parking at the Civic Centre
• Employee assistance program
• Salary sacrifice gym membership at Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre

Remuneration and further information

This is a full-time Senior Officer contract position based at Council’s Civic Centre in Frankston.

To learn more about this opportunity or to discuss the role confidentially, please contact Marion Greig, Chief Operating Officer at [e-mail]

Applications close on Monday, 5 October 2026 at 11:55pm.

Culture at Frankston City Council

Frankston City Council respectfully acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work and pays respect to their Elders past and present.

Council is committed to building a culture that values diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from people of all ages, backgrounds and identities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally diverse people, LGBTQIA+ people and people with disability.

We encourage candidates to speak with us about any workplace adjustments or additional support they may require during the recruitment process, as well as how the role may support flexibility.

Child safety

Frankston City Council is a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child-safe environment where all children are valued and protected from harm and abuse.

Pre-employment requirements

The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in Australia, certified copies of relevant qualifications and a current Victorian driver licence. They must also be willing to complete a pre-employment health declaration and undertake the applicable pre-employment checks.