The Suburban Land Agency (SLA) is established under section 37 of the City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Act 2017 (the Act) and regulated by Parts 8 and 9 of the Financial Management Act 1996, section 50 of the Planning Act 2023 and the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
The functions of SLA include:
* To buy and sell land on behalf of the Territory;
* To ensure a mixture of public and private housing in new suburbs;
* To increase the supply of affordable and community housing; and
* To meet affordable, community and public housing targets.
The SLA Board is responsible for governance, strategic advice and financial sustainability to support the delivery of the agency’s vision.
Job description
The ACT Government is seeking applicants with skills, experience and professional expertise in leadership roles gained through serving on boards or in senior executive leadership positions. It is also expected that an expert member must have knowledge of or experience in at least one (1) of the following disciplines and areas of expertise:
* Urban design and planning
* Social inclusion and community building
* Civic engineering and civil works
* Real estate sales
* Property development
* Law, public administration and governance
* Affordable housing, community housing, public housing
* Environmentally sustainable development
Experience in governance and financial management would be viewed as desirable. These areas include:
* Geographic experience
* Accounting
* Capital management
* Corporate finance
* Risk management
* Information technology
* Human resources
* Work Health and Safety
* Communications
* Strategic thinking
* Stakeholder management
How to Apply: For further information regarding the position and to apply, please visit the ACT Diversity Register Board here.