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Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Development Director leads Perth Festival's contributed revenue strategy, driving income through philanthropy, corporate sponsorship, government grants, major gifts, and individual giving programs. You will line manage the Philanthropy and Sponsorship teams and work closely with the Board and Executive to champion arts funding across Western Australia.

We're looking for a People & Culture Director who genuinely thrives at both ends of the spectrum, someone equally comfortable presenting a workforce strategy to the Board and personally drafting an employment contract or stepping in to resolve a complex ER matter hands-on.

Reporting directly to the CEO and sitting on Perth Festival's Executive Leadership Team, you'll provide strategic leadership of our people and culture function. But here's what makes this role different from a typical executive P&C brief: we're a lean, purpose-driven arts organisation. There is no large team behind you to handle the detail. You bring the vision and you do the work, from policy and compliance through to culture, capability and leadership development.

Behind every extraordinary Festival is an extraordinary team, and our People & Culture Coordinator helps make sure that team thrives. We're looking for a sharp, people-focused HR professional to keep our people operations running smoothly throughout the year and during the high-energy Festival season.

Reporting to the People & Culture Director, you'll provide high-quality HR administration and coordination across the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through to workforce reporting, payroll liaison and employee experience initiatives.