CEO Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
Job No:
PEAK468
Location:
Wujal Wujal
- Pivotal Role | 3 Year Contract
- ‘Step Up’ and use your LG and Indigenous Community experience and knowledge
- Salary circa $180K + Super + Car + Relocation Assistance + 5 weeks’ leave
The Organisation
Wujal Wujal is located in the beautiful Bloomfield Valley inside the World Heritage Area some 170km to the North of Cairns and 70km South of Cooktown. The present community of Wujal Wujal has existed on the site for many hundreds of years and is set around the highly sacred waterfalls of Wujal Wujal meaning ‘many falls’ in the local language.
The Council plays an important role in the provision of essential services, infrastructure and housing and has a strong commitment to ensuring that all other services such as health, education, law and order, land management, employment and training are available and accessible to all members of the community. Council will support you to lead a vision which is strongly focussed on community engagement and building a healthy, connected, inclusive and ultimately, prosperous community. Council operating budget is approximately $9.5M with a staff base of 30 and is led by the Mayor and four Councillors.
The Position
Council is seeking to appoint a community focused leader to drive the organisation forward on a trajectory of enhanced operational performance to ultimately deliver superior outcomes and services to the community.
Reporting to and working closely with Council, you will truly embed yourself within this small community. Developing an action orientated approach for Council, executing the recently released Corporate Plan that will contribute to the region's prosperity and managing the resources of Council effectively and efficiently ensuring sustainable performance will be underpinned by a high level of service delivery and evidence of a positive and engaged workforce.
Renowned for your strong leadership you will have a warm and engaging personality and the wisdom and empathy to deal with people from all walks of life and abilities up to the highest levels of Council.
The Candidate Briefing Document can be accessed HERE
About You
With a strong track record leading and managing in Local Government you are a ‘self-starter’, an independent thinker and renowned for your strong passion for and connection to indigenous communities. Your leadership capability will be underpinned by a solid and rigorous track record of growing the capability of your staff and for your passion to add value and motivate those around you to ‘come on the journey’.
Understandably, you have highly developed organisational skills including a demonstrated ability to effectively plan, program, organise and schedule several diverse tasks and projects. Preparing budgets, monitoring budget expenditure, and providing activity reports to Council will be underpinned by a flexible disposition and an ability to deal with complexity and the nuances of stakeholder management in a council environment. With strong writing skills you will confidently express yourself, construct a fair and reasonable argument when required and grasp with passion the unique opportunity to build inclusive and engaging relationships across this Indigenous Community and adjoining Councils.
You could be currently working at Director level in one of the larger Councils and keen to broaden out your skills and experience and ‘step up’ or alternatively come to the role with some CEO experience. Regardless, you will be known for your energy, motivation, and passion for getting things done and for your genuine empathy and ability to ‘connect’ with people.
Why this Role?
This is not a complex Council. If your goal is to become a CEO this is a genuine opportunity to build your CV and showcase your knowledge of good corporate governance and financial reporting. Living and working in the Wujal Wujal Shire offers a diversity of experiences both personally and professionally, that would be hard to equal anywhere else in Australia. You will enjoy living and working in a geographically beautiful location yet have the benefit of several regional centres close by including Cairns, Cooktown, Port Douglas, Palm Cove etc.
You will also be inspired by the chance to leave a legacy for Wujal Wujal and its community. Whilst Council has faced some challenges in recent times most of the heavy lifting has now been done so you can focus on prudently taking both the community and your professional career forward.
Relocation Assistance will be provided together with a salary of circa $180K, super, FMV, subsidised housing and 5 weeks annual leave.
Before you apply for this position, please read the position description carefully to assess your eligibility and suitability for the position. You will be required to answer a few questions that relate to the criteria on the online application below. Please note that you cannot submit your application without attaching your resume. A cover letter is not mandatory, but may be added if so desired. When uploading your Resume or documents please ensure file names should only include 'A-z', '0-9', '.' and '-' characters.
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Applications will close on Wednesday 13th July 2022 at 10pm. Please ensure you leave adequate time to complete you application before the closing date and time.
For a confidential conversation, please call Rona Horsfall at Peak Recruitment Services on 0438 943854.