Closes: 30 June 2025
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C
Salary: $125,344 - $134,527 plus superannuation
Position No: 66286
Directorate: Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 June 2025
Contact Officer: Petra McNeilly Rutledge on or (02) 6207 9176
Details : Join the team behind one of Canberra's most iconic events – the National Multicultural Festival. Held annually in the city centre, the festival attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees and celebrates cultural diversity through food, music, dance, and community connection.
We're seeking an experienced Event or Program Manager with a strong background in delivering large-scale public events or programs. You'll lead the development and delivery of the festival's entertainment program, including artist engagement, grant management, scheduling, and program logistics.
The role also supports sponsorship, volunteer coordination, and year-round engagement with multicultural communities, businesses, and government stakeholders. Strong project, people, contract, and financial management skills are essential.
You'll supervise a small core team throughout the year and manage a larger workforce during the event period.
If you're passionate about events and thrive in a dynamic, government environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now to help shape one of the ACT's most loved cultural celebrations.
Community Services Directorate (CSD) is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.
Note: This is a permanent position. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
Community Services Directorate is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.
How to Apply: Please provide your curriculum vitae and a written pitch addressing the Selection Criteria. The pitch should be no more than two pages.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button below.
Important Information for Applicants
Effective from 1 July 2025, as part of the ACT Public Sector (ACTPS) 2025 Change Implementation Program, the ACT Health Directorate and the Community Services Directorate will amalgamate to form the new Health and Community Services Directorate. In addition, positions in the Digital Services Division in the Health Directorate will join the new Digital Canberra (DC) directorate. Further information about the Changes Implementation Program is available in the ACTPS 2025 Taskforce Report - Open Government Information.
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