Overview
$105K – $110K per year + Super + salary sacrifice
Lead the Team That Welcomes the World to Central Australia.
A senior leadership role covering operations, commercial growth and people — set against the Red Centre's biggest landscapes.
Tourism Central Australia is looking for a
Head of Operations
to run our commercial and visitor operations across Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Yulara, driving current growth, and fostering a positive corporate culture.
Why this is an amazing opportunity
Genuine seniority, real influence.
This is a true leadership-table role — a direct report to the CEO with the authority to deputise, shape strategy, and represent one of only two Regional Tourism Organisations in the Northern Territory.
Rare breadth in one role.
Operations, commercial development and whole-of-agency HR, all in a single mandate. It's the kind of varied, high-impact remit that's hard to find anywhere else in the sector.
A setting unlike any other.
Lead teams across Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Yulara, at the literal centre of Australia — working at the frontline of one of the country's most iconic visitor economies.
If you've led tourism operations before, know what it takes to run a visitor-facing business, and want your next role to actually matter — we want to hear from you.




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Apply now — and help lead the team that welcomes the world to the heart of Australia.
Responsibilities
Lead operations across Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Yulara, driving commercial and visitor operations.
Drive growth and foster a positive corporate culture across the organisation.
Directly report to the CEO with authority to deputise and shape strategy; represent Tourism Central Australia as one of two Regional Tourism Organisations in the Northern Territory.
Qualifications / Requirements
If you've led tourism operations before, you know what it takes to run a visitor-facing business.
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
How many years' experience do you have as a Head of Operations?
Have you completed a qualification in travel and tourism?
Do you have customer service experience?
How many years' experience do you have in the hospitality & tourism industry?
Have you completed a qualification in business administration?
Have you completed a qualification in operations management?
How many years of project management experience do you have?
How to apply
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📌 Head Of Operations (Australia)
🏢 Tourism Central Australia
📍 Australia