Job Description

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $129,747 pa + 12% super (level 8) - with a 4.5% increase coming 1 July
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Location: Brendale + onsite visits to all venues

Join City of Moreton Bay as the Heritage and Museums Coordinator, and play a key role in shaping how our community connects with its rich history, culture and stories.

This leadership role is responsible for driving the strategic direction and delivery of Museum and Heritage services, ensuring they are contemporary, engaging and aligned with community expectations. You will lead high-performing teams across museums and heritage, bringing together people, programs and places to deliver meaningful cultural experiences and long-term community value.

In this role, you will:

• Provide leadership to the Museum teams to deliver dynamic venues, exhibitions and programs that enhance visitor engagement
• Manage staffing resources, collections, budgets and facilities to ensure effective service delivery
• Guide the Heritage team to deliver integrated services and programs, including Local Studies, across our Museums and Libraries
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to achieve optimal services
• Lead and develop a high-performing team culture focused on innovation, continuous improvement and accountability

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a passionate team and make a lasting impact on how our community experiences and celebrates its heritage.

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Please note, this role is required to participate in Council's 'After Hours On-Call' arrangements.

About you

You are a strategic and collaborative leader with a strong background in Museum and Heritage services, bringing both vision and operational expertise to the role. You’re passionate about delivering meaningful cultural outcomes for the community and have a proven ability to lead complex services, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement through people, projects and partnerships.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

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  Substantial knowledge of and experience in the strategic direction and operations of Cultural Services
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  Extensive experience developing and implementing strategy, policy and budgets, including projects and facilities, in line with financial and legislative requirements
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  Highly developed relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, advocate and build support for Museums and Heritage across the region
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  Demonstrated success in leading and developing high-performing teams within complex service and technical environments

You will also have:

• A tertiary qualification in Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies, or substantial relevant experience
• A current C class driver’s licence

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4.5% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, leader support hotline and Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.