EA to CEO and Community Services Manager
Job No:
PEAK654
Location:
Wujal Wujal
2 Roles to Help this Beautiful Community move forward!
- Community Services Manager and EA to CEO & Mayor
- Accelerate Your Career in these Interesting and Diverse Roles
- Generous Salaries + Super + 5 weeks’ Annual Leave + Accommodation + Relocation assistance
About the Organisation
The Wujal Wujal community is in the Cape York region on the banks of the Bloomfield River and is surrounded by high mountains, waterfalls, river tributaries and creeks. The area’s boundaries are the Cook Shire to the north and Douglas Shire to the south. They are located about 4 hours north of Cairns or 1 hour south of Cooktown by road. Wujal Wujal covers an area of 64 Hectares and the Shire has a tropical climate with both dry and wet seasons.
Located between two UNESCO World Heritage sites, Wujal Wujal is where the rainforest meets the reef – a haven for nature-lovers, photographers, and travellers. Population of the Wujal Wujal Community is approximately 400 people. Wujal Wujal is accessible by road via the coastal road across the Daintree River and by inland road. There is a private airstrip 20km from the Shire and flights in and out of Cooktown.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper caused extreme rainfall in December 2023, resulting in severe flooding across the region. Many homes were completely inundated, forcing residents to evacuate. With the help of the army, Red Cross, and numerous other supporting organisations, Wujual Wujal is rebuilding and looking forward to reuniting its strong community. Needless to say, these could be incredibly rewarding opportunities and a chance to demonstrate your resilience, tenacity and ability to truly make a difference.
Community Services Manager
As Community Services Manager, you will report to the CEO and be responsible for providing leadership, insight, and innovative thinking to promote the strategic direction in alignment with the Council's objectives for the Wujal Wujal community. The role requires an experienced and resilient leader who can build internal capacity, and balance both strategic and operational imperatives. You will lead a range of key development projects designed to strengthen the approach to supporting the community, developing, and growing their economy together with tourism, events, and visitation. As a member of the Council's Executive Leadership Team, you will provide whole of organisation strategic thinking and people leadership, and advice to Council, as well as driving high performance across your areas of responsibility which includes:
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Aged Care
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Centrelink
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Cultural Advisors
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Remote Broadcasting Services (radio)
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Sport and Recreation
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Local Thriving Communities
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Events Management
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Kindergarten
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Indigenous Knowledge Centre
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Arts Centre
Further details can be found in the CANDIDATE BRIEFING DOCUMENT
Executive Assistant to the CEO and Mayor
You will report to and primarily work for the CEO, providing her with assistance and high-level administrative support as well as to the Mayor ensuring the effective, timely and smooth operation of each role.
Anticipating necessary actions and effectively coordinating and managing varying expectations and daily workflows as well having an adaptive communication style will be essential to success in this role. You will liaise with multiple stakeholders to effectively contribute to Council’s goals, and proactively manage their schedules, prioritising activities based upon importance and impact to the business and coordinating internal requests for time and information to minimise interruptions.Being a small Council everyone assists where required and as a result your days will never be the same, and your duties will be more varied than you may have experienced in previous roles. One day you may be booking travel and accommodation or reconciling the CEO’s credit card and the next you will reviewing corporate policies or drafting the CEO’s report to council or assisting the team with formatting their reports.
This role also serves as secretariat to Council and as such is responsible for more than just the preparation of the council agenda and minute taking and is responsible for assuring council complies with Local Government legislative requirements, including accurate records management. As a part of this you will also be responsible for the management of the council’s public webpage, ensuring council documents are uploaded in a timely manner.
Further details can be found in the CANDIDATE BRIEFING DOCUMENT
About You
Both roles represent an opportunity to bring your energy, enthusiasm and focus to support this beautiful community and contribute to the long term sustainability of the services provided by Council.
The variety of work you will be involved in and the opportunity to work with different entities in State, Federal and other Councils will build your skills and experience to an extent not possible in larger organisations. You will enjoy living and working in one the most geographical beautiful areas of Australia yet have all the benefits of several regional centres close by including Cairns, Cooktown, Port Douglas, Palm Cove, etc.
The accommodation for both roles is newly refreshed and in settings that are unique compared to other communities and in good condition. Wujal Wujal has an undulating topography which gives it character and with the river running along the bottom of the community it truly is a place of peace and tranquillity. The magnificent Bloomfield Falls are walking distance from your property.
Why these Roles?
Both these roles represent a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within the Council and the community. You will contribute to practices that facilitate Council's growth and development. If you are ready to embrace either of these opportunities and showcase your skills in driving organisational success, you are invited you to apply and become a valued member of their team.
Generous salaries will be negotiated for both positions with the successful candidate’s dependent upon experience plus superannuation, subsidised accommodation, a 4.5 day week and 5 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading and relocation assistance.
PEAK Services is working in conjunction with Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council, exclusively on these positions. We offer local government expertise across a wide range of professional fields, providing tailored solutions for councils and other similar organisations. We work with our clients to deliver meaningful outcomes in the recruitment and contracting services.
How to Apply
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 at 10pm on Thursday 16th May 2024. Please ensure you leave adequate time to complete your application before the closing date and time.
For a confidential conversation, please call Rona Horsfall at Peak Recruitment Services on 0438 943 854.