General Manager Pools and Leisure

• Senior leadership role reporting to Director Community
• Foster a culture of innovation to meet the changing needs of Aucklanders
• Contribute strategically and operationally through experience and leadership

He angitūtanga: The opportunity 
 

Pools and Leisure play an important role in ensuring Tāmaki Makaurau has healthy, active and thriving communities. As a department consisting of the largest network of Council owned pools and leisure centres in Australasia, we are committed to fostering wellbeing and providing an outstanding service for our communities. 

As General Manager, you’ll be taking on the challenging, yet exciting and hugely impactful role of leading this department of up to 1,000 people and delivering outstanding value for money services across both council-run and contracted pools and leisure sites for the benefit of Aucklander’s.

You’ll be making a difference on a significant scale with the opportunity to lead operational enhancement and optimisation, and identify trends and opportunities for innovation, improvement and efficiencies.

He kōrero mōu: About you
 

Coming from a similar GM level or senior leadership role, an integral component of what you’ll bring is experience in running a complex multi-site, and geographically dispersed operational service or business.  You are experienced in ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of customers, kaimahi and contractors. You’ll understand contract management, and having managed in a diverse political environment will be beneficial.

 
Commercially astute, and with a track record of customer focus, delivery, service enhancement and business improvement, you’ll also bring inspiring, inclusive and engaging leadership with the ability to create a positive and high performing culture, and pride yourself on building trust and strong collaborative partnerships. 

Ngā āhuatanga kei aātou: What we offer
 

It’s a large role, with the size, scale and resources available for you to be able to make a difference to a city of over 1.7 million residents and in doing so impact the overall health and wellbeing of New Zealanders. When you add to that a supportive and enabling council who prioritise our customers, communities and people, you have an amazing opportunity to see the impact you can make.

If you are driven and excited by making a difference, leading and inspiring a large and passionate team, lifting service standards, adapting service delivery models, and embracing the challenge of working in a complex and evolving environment, then this could be your ideal next career opportunity. 

Please find a copy of the position description here.  

Applications close Sunday, 6th October 2024

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.