About the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT WA)

ACT WA manages and operates some of Western Australia's most iconic cultural venues. Our vision is to inspire, welcome and connect people through exceptional performing arts and cultural experiences across the State.

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About the role

ACT WA is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation.

As ACT WA expands its role from venue manager and service provider to cultural infrastructure steward, creative economy champion and strategic leader, we are seeking an exceptional executive to help shape our next chapter.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Director Transformation, Strategy and Partnerships leads ACT WA's strategy, transformation, partnerships, programming, marketing and activation functions. The role is responsible for ensuring the organisation is positioned to deliver on its purpose, respond to emerging opportunities and maximise its impact for Western Australia.

This is more than a strategy role. It is an opportunity to help shape how cultural infrastructure, audience engagement and creative industry development are delivered across Western Australia.

Working across strategy, partnerships, programming, marketing and activation, you will lead the initiatives, experiences and collaborations that strengthen ACT WA's relevance, extend its reach and grow its contribution to the State's cultural and creative life.

You will drive organisational transformation, champion innovation and emerging technologies, build influential partnerships and lead the functions that connect audiences, artists, communities, government and industry. Through this work, you will help strengthen cultural participation, activate cultural places and contribute to a vibrant and sustainable creative economy.

Key responsibilities

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• In partnership with the Chief Executive Officer, lead the development, implementation and evaluation of ACT WA's long-term strategic direction and alignment of the organisation against clear enterprise priorities linked to our governing legislation, purpose, function and powers.
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of ACT WA's long-term strategic direction and alignment of the organisation against clear enterprise priorities linked to our governing legislation, purpose, function and powers.
• Drive organisational planning, research, reporting and evaluation functions to support evidence-based decision making and continuous improvement.
• Lead ACT's transformation agenda including the development of new service models that support broader organisational purpose.
• Represent ACT WA in strategic forums and lead negotiations, collaborations and initiatives that support organisational growth, impact and sustainability.
• Provide strategic leadership of the programming and marketing functions to maximise cultural, community and commercial outcomes.
• Drive adoption of emerging technologies including AI and data-informed decision making to inform ACT WA’s purpose, functions and governing legislation.
• Identify opportunities that strengthen ACT WA's role in the development of Western Australia's creative economy.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Detailed information about this opportunity and its key responsibilities is available in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For further information about the role, please contact David Goyder, People and Culture Manager via email: David.goyder@artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au.

Location
This role will be based at one of our metropolitan venues with regular travel between other metropolitan sites required.

Additionally, you must be available to undertake Intrastate travel on an as needed basis to work from ACT’s regional sites as required.

About you

You are an accomplished executive leader with experience driving organisational transformation, building influential partnerships and delivering meaningful outcomes in complex environments.

You will be expected to demonstrate;

1. Lead collectively
   High-level strategic leadership experience overseeing complex, multi-disciplinary functions, such as partnerships, programming, marketing, business development, and corporate operations.
2. Think through complexity
   Inspires a sense of purpose and direction and focusses strategically by establishing goals that align with the organisation’s strategic direction; harnesses information; considers opportunities and risks and identifies innovative solutions.
3. Dynamically sense the environment
   Achieves results by building effective teams and creating a flexible environment that enables people to meet changing demands; Implements continuous improvement activities; Adopts a planned approach to the management of work and projects; Drives a culture of achievement by ensuring ideas become actions that result in expected outputs.
4. Lead adaptively
   Communicates confidently, clearly and accurately both orally and in writing; Listens to, understands and adapts their style to their audience; Negotiates persuasively, addresses disagreements and ensures negotiations remain on track.

Ready to join the show?

To submit your application, please click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button and submit:

• A current CV outlining your relevant skills and experience, along with two professional references.
• A covering letter addressing how you meet each selection criteria listed above, giving relevant examples where appropriate.

Applicants who are short listed will be assessed on all the essential criteria during the selection process.  We are looking at conducting interviews for this role on the 3 or 4 December 2026.

What we offer

This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering memorable hospitality experiences within Western Australia’s vibrant cultural and creative sector.

You’ll work across a diverse portfolio of venues and events, leading a talented team and helping shape the way hospitality supports audiences, artists, clients and the broader community. Here at ACT, you will be able to enjoy

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Additional leave entitlements, including public service holidays.
• Generous parental leave provisions with flexibility for returning parents.

For technical difficulties while applying online, general recruitment enquiries, or to request any document in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team via employment@artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au

As lodgement is system generated, we advise you submit your application well before the closing time as applications received on or after 4:00pm will not be accepted.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

ACT is committed to fostering workplace equity and diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal people, women, individuals with disabilities, youth and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.