Senior Sponsorship and Grants Officer

Ourmob.com.au Chemistry Pty; Perth; Presencial; AUD 113.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The City of Perth is seeking a Senior Sponsorship and Grants Officer to lead transparent, best-practice grants and sponsorship programs delivering community, cultural and economic outcomes across Perth. You’ll work with senior stakeholders, funding partners and internal teams to maximise value for the City and community.

Reporting to the Coordinator Sponsorship and Grants, you’ll build high-value relationships, identify opportunities, strengthen governance and drive continuous improvement across

Formación

• Extensive experience managing diverse sponsorship and grants programs.
• Strong understanding of marketing, communications, and sponsorship practices within commercial or government environments.
• Sound knowledge of governance frameworks, funding processes, and policies relating to community investment and grant administration.
• Well-developed research, analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Excellent written communication and report-writing skills.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Build and manage strategic partnerships that deliver strong community and commercial outcomes.
• Lead the administration of grants and sponsorship programs with a focus on governance and customer experience.
• Identify and maximise marketing, communications and sponsorship opportunities across funded initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of systems, processes and policies to enhance program performance.

Conocimientos

Grants management

Marketing & communications

Governance knowledge

Research & analytics

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

• $113,369 to $120,094 per annum, plus superannuation
• Full-time, permanent
• CBD Location

As the capital city of Western Australia, the City of Perth is a Local Government that is ambitious for the future. To achieve our aims, we recruit the very best people who understand the City exists to enable and deliver the aspirations of the community.

Play a key role in delivering funding programs that create lasting impact for the City and community.

As Senior Sponsorship and Grants Officer, you’ll lead the delivery of transparent, best-practice grants and sponsorship programs that support community, cultural and economic outcomes across Perth. Working with senior stakeholders, funding partners and internal teams, you’ll build high-value relationships, identify commercial opportunities, strengthen governance and drive continuous improvement, ensuring every investment delivers maximum value for the City and community.

Reporting to the Coordinator Sponsorship and Grants, your responsibilities would primarily include:

• Build and manage strategic partnerships that deliver strong community and commercial outcomes.
• Lead the administration of grants and sponsorship programs with a focus on governance and customer experience.
• Identify and maximise marketing, communications and sponsorship opportunities across funded initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of systems, processes and policies to enhance program performance.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will possess:

• Extensive experience managing diverse sponsorship and grants programs.
• Strong understanding of marketing, communications, and sponsorship practices within commercial or government environments.
• Sound knowledge of governance frameworks, funding processes, and policies relating to community investment and grant administration.
• Well-developed research, analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent written communication and report-writing skills, with the ability to provide clear and insightful advice to support decision-making.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, including the ability to negotiate outcomes, resolve issues, and influence diverse audiences.

Above all, you will live our values of Commitment, Teamwork, Courage and Respect that allow us to come together to lead and support the community.

Eligibility

To be eligible to work for us, you will need to demonstrate:

• A right to work in Australia (e.g. a birth certificate, current passport or current visa);
• A current ‘C’ class Australian drivers licence; and
• A satisfactory National Police Clearance (dated within 3 months).

Applications for this position will close at 5PM AWST on Sunday, 25th October 2026. Applications may be considered, and interviews conducted prior to, the closing date.

Applicants may also be considered for similar positions within the City of Perth.

We’re continuing to build a gender-equitable team and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the City of Perth Community. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.