$94K – $101K Total Remuneration Package (pro-rata)

$83K – $89K Base Salary (pro-rata)

Location: Sunshine Coast

Vacancy No: 6046

Permanent - Part time (3 days per week)(21.75hrs across the week)

Applications close: Sunday, 18 May 2025 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

Council’s Sport and Community Venues Branch, deliver and develop a diverse range of quality community facilities, optimising service outcomes and contributing to the social cohesion, economic viability and health and wellbeing of the Sunshine Coast community.

The Sports and Community Venues Systems Application Administrator facilitates and manages the local administration of the Event and Venue Management System and other application modules that support venues and events throughout the organisation. They also contribute to the knowledge management function of our venues and events, ensuring the availability of reliable data and supporting the range of reporting requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

Maintaining expert knowledge of the event and venue management systems including but not limited to the Event and Venue Management System, the Food and Beverage/Point of Sale System and the Ticketing System.

Maintaining knowledge of the Events and Venues operational and financial needs, correct practices and procedures

Being the first point of contact for problem resolution and operational issues to do with the Event and Venue Management Systems.

Maintaining strong relationships with system suppliers, provide support with contract management of these suppliers

Recording and monitoring requests for assistance so that training needs, system enhancements and Application Administrator workload can be identified and delivered.

Facilitating the development and approval of procedures that support the efficient and effective use of the systems.

Identifying opportunities for business improvement and enhancements to the systems.

Reviewing all modifications or enhancements to the systems proposed by the businesses for operational efficiency and impact.

Monitoring security access requests and make recommendations at the Application Support Group for additional or amended security groups.

Facilitating the development and approval of standards and procedures that impact on the integrity and confidentially of the data.

About you

As someone with substantial demonstrated knowledge of events and venue management, you will also have proven proficiency in computer system applications.

Our best candidate will have highly developed time management, project management, work prioritisation and organisational skills and the ability to research, problem solve and analyse data.

Demonstrated ability to manage own time, work independently, meet realistic deadlines and organise workload.

You will have high level interpersonal skills including the ability to work as an effective and positive team member in a customer focused and flexible environment.

As a requirement of this role, you must have a current “C” Driver’s Licence and a Positive Notice for Child Related Employment (Blue Card).

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Appointment to this position is also subject to the satisfactory completion of a Criminal History Check.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.

Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible work hours and a hybrid WFH optins.

Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and

A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2024-2028.

For specific enquiries contact Simon Ball during business hours on 07 5437 7666.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.