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Fixed Term Contract (Up to 5 Years)

Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity exists to join the City’s Executive leadership team in the critical role of Director Corporate Services.

Rockingham, Western Australia

About The City

The City of Rockingham is an award-winning local government located 40km south of the Perth CBD and, with 37km of spectacular coastline, including sandy beaches and protected bays, is known as the place where the coast comes to life.

The City of Rockingham is one of the largest and fastest growing local governments in Western Australia, and growth is set to continue with AUKUS bringing huge investment into the City.

The City delivers high-quality services to its residents, including meticulously maintained parks and gardens, state-of-the-art sporting venues, libraries and community centres, and major annual events such as Celebrate Australia Day, Symphony on the Green, Performance in the Park, Castaways, Christmas Lights Launch and New Year’s Eve.

About The Role

The City would be unable to deliver its services and community initiatives without the Director Corporate Services, an integral member of the Executive Team who plays a pivotal role in supporting the City’s future growth through strong financial management and responsive, customer‑centric services.

The role is responsible for shaping and driving the strategic direction of Corporate Services, bringing together a range of functions to collectively achieve the City’s objectives as set out in the Strategic Community Plan 2023‑2033 and overseeing the delivery of the City’s Corporate Business Plan.

The role provides high‑level, strategic, credible and evidence‑based advice to the Chief Executive Officer,



Council and Executive on corporate services and the City’s overall strategic direction and financial stability, and leads the delivery of corporate service functions and strategic projects to ensure operational excellence.

About You

You have high business acumen, demonstrated through a proven track record in leading multidisciplinary teams in complex and dynamic environments.

You will be a contemporary leader who fosters and role‑models safe, inclusive and respectful behaviour, promotes governance, integrity, compliance and continuous improvement.

Critical to the role will be your ability to build and maintain productive relationships with City staff, Council and community stakeholders.

What We Offer

The City will offer a competitive remuneration package commencing from circa $290,000 per annum to our ideal candidate, commensurate with the skills and experience brought to the role.

In Addition, We Also Offer

- Up to 5% additional superannuation (subject to co‑contribution)
- A variety of health and wellbeing programs including a physical health reimbursement subsidy, free flu vaccinations, free skin cancer checks, mental health programs and Employee Assistance Provider (EAP) services
- Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per annum
- A culture of learning with training/development opportunities including paid study leave and study fees
- Salary packaging

Supporting Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal chance employer and proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Recruiter by the Australian Disability Network.

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.

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📌 Director Corporate Services (City of Rockingham)
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