Vacancy Details

Technical Manager – St Kilda Festival 

  • Salary Range Band 7 $98,730 - $110,484 plus 10.5% Super
  • Temporary Full Time – 4 Month Contract position
  • Located at St Kilda Town Hall or with flexible working arrangements possible.

About the Organisation 

The City of Port Phillip is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more.  

About the Role

Working alongside the Festivals Production and Operations Managers, the Technical Manger will form an integral part of the production management team for the 2023 St Kilda Festival.  The role will take control of the broad technical deliverables required to ensure the event meets the organisational objectives and the wider council requirements.

We are looking for an experienced Event Technical Manager to join the team in this exciting time as events continue to thrive. You will have worked across the full production process for live events and festivals and have a strong knowledge of specific technical elements needed to stage outdoor music festival style events, particularly in a local government context.

This is a temporary full time 4 month contract only 

Duties:

  • Management of all technical related elements required for staging the event.
  • Oversight of Staging, Audio and Lighting design for festival performance areas.
  • End to end management of technical contractors.
  • Providing technical advice to external event participants and Festival partners involved with activating at the event

Skills and Experience 

  • Strong event and production management experience.
  • Solid understanding of technical production required for staging outdoor music festivals.
  • Current Victorian Drivers Licence
  • Provide First Aid certificate desirable
  • CAD or Vectorworks skills.

Culture 

People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace.  We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation.

Benefits

  • We offer a workplace which accommodates your working style and needs. 
  • Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
  • Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working conditions, paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program, and a well- regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Security Requirements and Professional Obligations      

Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments.  

Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:

  • Evidence of mandatory evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences
  • Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia                                                
  • Sufficient proof of their identity. 
  • Evidence of COVID-19 Vaccination or valid medical exemption in line with City of Port Phillip Vaccination Policy 
  • Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
  • Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).  

How to Apply

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All applicants must provide a Cover Letter in response to the key selection criteria located on the last page of the position description. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and include each heading in the Key Selection Criteria.

Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be provided feedback.

Further information can be obtained by contacting David Farmer, Coordinator Programming and Production, via phone: 03 9209 6437 or email: david.farmer@portphillip.vic.gov.au 

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 16 October 2022

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.

The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued.

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact David Crichton (HR Business Partner- Recruitment) on 0466 859 533 or email: recruitment@portphillip.vic.gov.au