Senior manager premier events

Synopsis

• Lead the delivery of Melbourne's most iconic and high‐profile events!
• Permanent, Full‐time position
• $144,471 + 12% Super

About the role

The Senior Manager Premier Events sits within the Experience Melbourne Branch and offers an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of some of Melbourne's most iconic and high‐profile events.

You'll lead the end-to-end delivery of one or more major events, including New Year's Eve, Firelight Festival, Melbourne Fashion Week, Moomba Festival, Christmas and Now or Never, overseeing everything from creative production through to operational delivery and stakeholder engagement.

Working at a senior level, you will provide strategic direction, manage large‐scale budgets and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, innovative and high‐quality events that create meaningful impact for the community.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of major city events, including strategy, planning, production, operations and evaluation.
• Provide strong people leadership, coaching and direction to a high‐performing events team.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships across Council, government, contractors and industry partners.
• Oversee budgets, contracts, risk management and governance to ensure safe, compliant and successful event delivery.
• Lead the planning and delivery of crowd, safety and emergency management strategies, public transport integration and regulatory compliance across events.

About you

You are a strategic and collaborative leader with a passion for delivering large‐scale events that create impact. You bring strong judgement, creativity and the ability to lead teams in complex, high‐pressure environments.

• A confident people leader who builds high‐performing, engaged teams.
• A strong communicator who can influence and engage senior stakeholders.

What your experience might look like

• Extensive senior‐level experience delivering major events or festivals in complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and driving high‐performance outcomes.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including budget and contract management.
• Proven ability to manage risk, compliance and operational delivery at scale.
• Experience working in politically sensitive or complex stakeholder environments.

Benefits of working with us

• Attractive remuneration & benefits: Excellent pay package with a range of exciting benefits. Flexible working, study assistance & other great corporate discounts.
• Excellent leave entitlements: Enjoy up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers, in addition to the government‐funded parental leave, with no waiting period to access. Part‐time equivalents are also available for added flexibility.
• Career progression: Career development support and opportunities to learn new skills within a creative and exciting environment.
• Work‐life balance and hybrid working: We support flexible hours, alternative work arrangements (like ADOs), and hybrid work‐from‐home options.

Inclusion matters

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, and people of all ages and faith backgrounds. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our Careers team if you're contacted for an interview.