INTERNAL ONLY - PROGRAM AND PROJECTS LEAD

Personnel Area: Community and the Arts Services

Branch: Sport & Recreation

Salary Range: Band 6 $112,055 – $128,453 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for full-time positions)

Work type: Temporary Full-time

Duration: Up to 24 months

Location: Brisbane Square

Our Business

Community and the Arts Services, through sport, recreation, arts and community development, we build wellbeing, belonging and connection across Brisbane.

Our Branch

The Sport and Recreation Branch plays a key role in supporting active, healthy and connected communities across Brisbane. The Branch works across planning, partnerships and service delivery to enable inclusive access to sport and recreation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.

Through collaboration with community organisations, clubs and internal stakeholders, the team helps create welcoming places and programs that encourage participation, wellbeing and social connection, while supporting the sustainable use of Council’s sport and recreation assets.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery and expansion of community programs that encourage Brisbane residents to live active, healthy and connected lives. Working across a diverse portfolio, you will oversee program planning, delivery, evaluation, reporting and continuous improvement while ensuring services remain accessible, inclusive and responsive to community needs.

The role combines program and project management, staff and financial leadership and stakeholder engagement. You will manage competing priorities, coordinate suppliers and contractors, oversee procurement and invoicing activities, and build strong relationships across Council and the community to achieve positive program outcomes.

To be successful you will have:

• demonstrated experience leading and delivering health and wellbeing programs or projects in a complex environment
• strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence positive outcomes
• experience managing procurement, contracts, supplier relationships and associated financial processes for large scale health and welling initiatives
• ability to manage competing priorities, make sound decisions under pressure and respond effectively to changing business needs
• High level proficiency using Council's Supplier Management system Ariba.
• High level proficiency using Council’s website program Trumba.

Benefits of working for Council include:

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

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

Eligibility for internal only roles includes external applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or as a person living with a disability. Applicants from these groups are required to complete the diversity and inclusion questions on the application form to enable Council to determine eligibility.

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please call Jade Lee on 07 3178 4278.

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.

Application Closing Date: Monday 20^th July 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 — including paid or unpaid employment, operating their own business or volunteering in certain circumstances — and to manage any conflicts of interest or other risks (such as fatigue) in a way that puts the public interest first. Maintaining employment outside Council does not preclude you from being considered for roles within Council.

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