TEAM MANAGER STRATEGY DEV AND GOVERNANCE

Brisbane City Council; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Free gym and wellness centre

Award-winning superannuation

Generous leave provisions

Job summary

Brisbane City Council is seeking a Team Manager, Strategy Development and Governance to guide the creation, delivery and monitoring of city-wide strategies. You will lead a high-performing team responsible for sophisticated modelling, forecasting and analytics that inform long-term planning and investment decisions.

Based in Brisbane, you will engage senior stakeholders, drive evidence-based decisions and collaborate across the City Strategy and Policy Branch to shape the city's future.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in leading enterprise and city-shaping strategies within large, complex environments.
• Experience in strategy development, governance design and lifecycle implementation.
• Ability to provide authoritative, high-quality professional advice to senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills with evidence-based recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and negotiation skills across levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, delivery and monitoring of Council-wide strategies and external plans.
• Oversee urban growth models, forecasting tools and information systems for land use and infrastructure planning.
• Provide strategic leadership and trusted advice to senior stakeholders.
• Foster innovation, continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making.
• Manage cross-disciplinary projects and a multidisciplinary project team.

Skills

Governance leadership

Strategy development

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Project management

Policy analysis

Job description

TEAM MANAGER STRATEGY DEV AND GOVERNANCE

Personnel Area: City Planning Economic Development Services

Branch: City Strategy and Policy

Salary Range: Band 8: AUD: $150,432 - $162,791 AUD per annum + Superannuation (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Permanent Full-time

Our Business

Brisbane City Council is Australia's largest local government and one of the nation's most diverse and dynamic organisations Guided by Brisbane Vision 2031, Council is focused on delivering innovative, high performing services that provide exceptional value for residents, businesses and visitors while shaping Brisbane as Australia's lifestyle capital.

The City Planning and Economic Development Services Group manage development applications, provide planning and development advices, develops strategic planning policy and economic strategies. Our work supports sustainable growth, helps shape Brisbane's future and ensures the city continues to be a great place to live, work and visit.

Our Branch

The City Strategy and Policy Branch is Council’s centre of excellence for strategy, policy and local law development.We shape Brisbane’s future by leading the development of city-wide strategies, policies and local laws, and providing the research, analytics and insights that inform Council’s priorities and decision-making.

Through collaboration, expertise and a focus on long-term outcomes, we develop the frameworks that guide evidence-based decisions, strengthening strategic and policy capability across the organisation, and help deliver a thriving, prosperous and sustainable city for our community

The Role

Brisbane is one of Australia's fastest-growing cities, and we're looking for an experienced governance and strategic leader to support the city’s growth.

As the Team Manager, Strategy Development and Governance, you will have carriage and leadership of the development, delivery and continued monitoring of Council-wide and city-shaping strategies, external plans and initiatives relative to Brisbane. You will lead oversight of strategiesto ensure that they are aligned, integrated and work towards the achievement of Council’s strategic priorities.

As Team Manager you will lead a high-performing team delivering sophisticated modelling, forecasting and analytical capabilities that support Council's long-term planning and investment decisions. Working within a centre of excellence model, you will oversee the development and maintenance of urban growth models, forecasting tools, research programs and information systems used to support strategic land use and infrastructure planning across Brisbane.

As an experienced professional you will utilise your strategic leadership, technical expertise and trusted advice to senior stakeholders while fostering innovation, continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making.

To be successful you will have:

• demonstrated expertise in leading and collaboratively developing enterprise and city shaping strategies within a large, complex, or matrix organisational environment, including the ability to balance strategic priorities and organisational constraints
• demonstrated experience in strategy development, enterprise strategy framework and governance design, and implementation including embedding strategic and policy disciplines and lifecycles driving continuous improvement and transformation
• demonstrated experience and ability in providing authoritative, high quality professional advice, providing interpretation and analysis across a broad range of strategic, policy, and corporate initiatives to senior leaders
• highly developed analytical, research, and problem solving skills, including synthesising complex information, identifying emerging and contentious issues, assessing strategic risks and opportunities, and providing evidence based recommendations
• excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills, with a proven success in communicating complex strategic issues clearly and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders at all organisational levels towards the achievement of key work priorities
• advanced skills and experience in managing complex projects, including the ability to lead, collaborate and participate in multidisciplinary project teams
• strong strategic leadership capability with proven experience leading and manage teams by setting clear strategic direction and expectations

This role requires a Criminal History Check.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

For more information:Please contact Dim Amarandos via ***************@brisbane.qld.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with 'Gold Employer' status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.

Council and its employees must follow the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld) and the Code of Conduct. This means employees are expected to act with honesty, fairness, and always prioritise the public interest over personal or private gain. The Code of Conduct requires employees to openly disclose any other work they do outside of Council — includingpaid or unpaid employment,operatingtheir own business or volunteering in certain circumstances — and to manage any conflictsof interest or other risks (such as fatigue)in a way that puts the public interestfirst.Maintainingemployment outside Council does notpreclude you from being considered for roles within Council.