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Recreation and Open Space Planner

Mitchell Shire Council has embarked on Victoria’s last great story of growth.

Located just 40 minutes from Melbourne where the city meets the country, we’re renowned for our scenic beauty that’s rich in both history and heritage.  We’re home to a mix of beautiful natural landscapes, townships and emerging communities in some of Australia’s fastest-growing suburbs.

Come join a Local Government Organisation offering a fantastic opportunity for Community, Opportunity and Growth for the right applicant.

This is your opportunity to join a supportive organisation in an area with rapid population growth. In 2025 Mitchell Shire is home to 64,175 residents, it is forecast to grow to 221,636 by 2046.

SEEKING RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE PLANNERS, STRATEGIC PLANNERS OR URBAN PLANNERS WITH AN INTEREST IN OPEN SPACE AND SPORT AND RECREATION PLANNING

• Lead the development and implementation of policies, strategies and plans for Active Recreation and open space services to meet the needs of Mitchell’s current and future communities.

• Foster strong, effective partnerships with key stakeholders to support and maximise recreation and open space participation, access and infrastructure delivery focused on enhancing community health and wellbeing.

• Play a strategic leadership role in shaping the provision of active recreation services in Mitchell’s growth areas, ensuring planning aligns with long-term population growth and evolving community needs.

Permanent Full Time Band 7 Position: $102,719 – $114,794 p.a. plus superannuation and monthly accrued day off
Flexible working arrangements are encouraged to meet your lifestyle needs with excellent remote working capabilities

Do you have a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of your community? Maybe participation in physical activity has provided you with the lifelong benefits of good physical and mental health as well as social connectedness? If so, would you like to support your community through participating in sport, fitness, recreation or leisure activities? If you answered YES to these questions, we want to hear from you.

Mitchell Shire Council recognises the importance of an active, healthy and engaged community and strives to offer a range of high-quality facilities, programs and opportunities to encourage lifelong participation in physical activity.

We are seeking a passionate, collaborative, inclusive strategic thinker to develop strong relationships across the community and Council to establish, develop and deliver the strategic direction of recreation and open space programming, services and facility provision in the municipality.

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans, policies, projects and services. You understand and can manage diverse and competing stakeholder needs and you provide innovative solutions to deliver community focussed outcomes. Undertaking research and data analysis, following industry trends, engaging with and understanding your community and reporting your evidence-based research on sport, recreation and leisure trends is what you do.

Ideally, you will have relevant and diverse experience in a similar role in Local Government or the broader sector with a transferable skill set to meet the needs of this position.

If you are passionate about data driven research with an ability to create and implement strategy, programs and services that supports Council’s vision, download the position description and follow the application process as outlined.

Applications close on Monday 7 July 2025, 9.00am AEST 

How To Apply

If this is your passion and you are an inclusive and collaborative strategic planner who can create and implement strategy, programs and services that supports Council’s vision, download the position description here: https://recpeople.com.au/mitchell-shire-recreation-and-open-space-planner and follow the application process as outlined.

For any further information including the application process, please refer to the Position Description here: https://recpeople.com.au/mitchell-shire-recreation-and-open-space-planner or contact Mandy Nolton, 0400 679 433 or send an email to mandy@recpeople.com.au

Please submit your application directly to Rec People by following the application process outlined in the position description by Monday 7 July 2025, 9am AEST

Mitchell Shire Council are a Child Safe Organisation. The successful applicant will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, prior to commencement.

Applications close at 9am Monday 7 July 2025.