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Yass Valley Council – An executive leadership role for those wanting to live the good life.
Located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, just one-hour's drive from Canberra and 3 from Sydney, the Yass Valley region is renowned for both its food and wine, helping to celebrate a rich agricultural heritage.
In recent years the region has transformed into a growing, modern regional community, with access to a wide range of services and facilities to meet the social, recreational, educational, cultural and family needs of residents and visitors to Yass Valley. Being just a stone's throw from Canberra, you have unique work and education opportunities whilst living in a country environment, with a well-established and convenient transport system.
An exciting opportunity now exists for a leader who is passionate about community and local government, to lead Yass Valley Council into the future.
The Role
This is a unique opportunity in a unique lifestyle location.
The role of
Chief Executive Officer
supports councillors, staff and the community in developing and delivering a clear vision for a vibrant and sustainable Yass region. This role will embed a culture of continuous improvement in the organisation and will provide leadership, foster and drive local economic development at every opportunity, and demonstrate a commitment for the Yass region, its people and the future. An understanding and exposure to the challenges surrounding local government and financial sustainability is essential.
Functionally the role of Chief Executive Officer exercises overall responsibility for the operations of Council. As such, the role supports the development and implementation of Council's Strategic Plan, the development of policy, oversight of and financial management of the Council, together with communication and promotion of Council's policies and procedures to the community which it serves.
About You
Yass Valley is a thriving region which whilst presenting great opportunities brings with it associated challenges. As a highly regarded leader of people, you will have a history of leading organisations and communities through periods of change, building cultures that both you and the organisation are proud of and being firmly focused on outcomes. As would be expected of such a role, highly developed communication and advocacy skills are essential, as is the ability to develop effective partnerships with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholder groups.
Familiarity of relevant legislation within the Local Government context is preferable, as is knowledge and understanding of the changing social, political, and economic issues facing the local government sector.
Yass Valley Council is continuing on a path of growth and change of which the Chief Executive Officer will play a pivotal role. Be part of its success.
To access a copy of the comprehensive candidate brochure, please visit our website, locate the advertisement under the job search function, and then directly request the brochure.
For any questions or queries, please contact Gareth Broadrick or Tamar Aslanian at ******
Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: Midnight Friday 7th February 2025.
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