Program Leader, Partnerships & Special Projects

Blue Mountains City Council; Sydney, Katoomba; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Mountains City Council is seeking an experienced executive support professional to assist the CEO with strategic partnerships and special projects. The role focuses on high-level coordination, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

You will work within a dynamic team supporting the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, leveraging grants and other revenue sources to advance sustainability and planetary health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-level executive support and assisting with complex coordination.
• Ability to coordinate strategic partnerships and special projects with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive support to the CEO and assist in implementing, managing and reporting on strategic partnerships and special projects.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement and grant-related revenue generation activities.
• Prepare reports, presentations and updates for senior leadership and Council.
• Support governance processes and contribute to strategic planning and outcomes.

Skills

Executive support

Project management

Reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Communication & presentation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Description

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This position provides high-level executive business support to the CEO and assists the CEO in implementing, managing and reporting on a range of strategic partnerships and special projects, at the highest levels.

It works as part of a dynamic team supporting implementation of a financially self-sufficient, well administrated, Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre – a Centre of Excellence providing local, national and international leadership for planetary health, through a Blue Mountains lens.

The role requires high-level capabilities in executive business support, project management and reporting, strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement, revenue generation through successful grants and other sources and high-level communication and presentation skills. It supports the Council’s focus, as a City within a World Heritage Area, on being an exemplar Local Government Area in sustainability (environmental, social and economic) and in taking action to restore health of the planet.

Remuneration

• base salary commencing at $118,950 gross per annum
• + 12% superannuation
• + annual performance-based salary increases / bonus (1-3.5%)
• + annual award increase

For further information contact: Rosemary Dillon, CEO, on 0414 195 679.

Closing date: 25 October 2026.

Applications must address the Essential Criteria.