CITY SPACES/Social City/City Life
Full Time/Term Contract up to 31 January 2028
$149,833.00 per annum plus superannuation
Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
Our City Spaces contribute to the City of Sydney’s vision for a socially just and inclusive city by providing the community with access to a variety of public facing Community Centres and Venues for hire, as well as a range of other community buildings used for a diverse range of programs and activities.
The City Spaces team is looking for highly skilled and motivated leader to manage the Community venues team. A fixed term (up to end of January 2028) Area Manager position is available.
The Area Manager Community Venues will be responsible for managing and leading a team to provide access to over 40 community hire spaces across community venues, community centres and libraries, setting the strategic direction for this team and leading on the implementation of a new online booking portal.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Highly developed problem solving and project delivery skills, including the ability to manage multiple, high priority and often competing tasks which are required in a short timeframe. Excellent time management is essential
- Exceptional leadership skills, resilience, the ability work with complex and competing work priorities at high volumes.
- Experience in leading and developing diverse teams through a complex change process.
- Experience in delivering challenging projects in a time constrained and politically sensitive environment.
- Experience of establishing or maintaining robust systems to capture and report service related data
- Experience of working on the delivery and implementation of online booking software or a similar project.
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This role has the option of a rostered day off each month, known as a 19-day month.
The recommended applicant must complete a pre-employment health declaration, criminal history and working with children check.
Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Thursday 23 July 2026.
For more information, contact Chris Sipidias, Manager City Spaces, at [email protected]
You’ll work with passionate, welcoming and supportive people who care for our communities and create a future for all.
- 3 days of care and cultural leave each year for health and wellbeing activities, cultural and religious days or events of significance
- Collaborative approach to flexible working
- City centre head office, with many public transport options.
- Leadership and management development program
- Further education program providing reimbursement of course fees, and study and exam leave
- Opportunity to attend external courses and conferences
- Long service and employee recognition awards
- Employee assistance program offering free, confidential counselling
- We provide 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents, supporting diverse and inclusive families
- Paid and unpaid adoption and long-term fostering leave
- Paid superannuation for up to 52 weeks of parental leave
- Part-time and job-sharing options available
- Supportive return-to-work environment
- Recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
- Active employee networks including City Women, City Pride, DiverseCity, Inclusive City, Young Professionals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander network
- Recognised family inclusive workplace
- Veteran employment supporter
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.
All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, are encouraged to join us.
We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at [email protected] or 02 9265 9333.
