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• Manage our venues and operations at the beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
• Temporary full time until 5 January 2026
• Royal Botanic Garden Sydney location (5 days p/w onsite)
• Salary relative to experience and ranges from $125,693 to $138,510 + super

Botanic Gardens of Sydney is the organisation working on behalf of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, which is established under the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980. The organisation encompasses Australia’s premier botanical research institute, Sydney’s leading outdoor live entertainment and activation precinct, and three world-leading botanic gardens and international tourism destinations.

The role

The Venues Manager at the Royal Botanic Garden and Domain drives the strategic management of bookable venues, venue operations, visitor centres, activations, and site hire products across the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and The Calyx. This role is pivotal in securing private and corporate functions, weddings, events, exhibitions, and activities, ensuring seamless operations and premium service delivery. By optimising venue performance, enhancing stakeholder relationships, and elevating customer experiences, the Venues Manager plays a critical role in leading a team to achieve revenue targets and advancing strategic business objectives.

For more information read the full Role Description: Venues Manager

What you will bring to the role

Our Venues Manager leads the venue’s team to provide customer focused services and oversee the implementation of functions, events, and bookings to effectively position Botanic Gardens within the local area and effectively drive venue hire opportunities, and bookable products.

You will prepare and monitor reports, including regular performance reports on bookings and visitors, to accurately track trend data and key revenue streams including entry/visitation .Collect, analyse, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data on bookings to provide statistics and timely reports on trends and undertake a range of financial activities including monitoring and reporting on income and expenditure, processing purchase orders and invoice requests,  issuing receipts, and providing input to the review of fees and charges to contribute to the preparation and management of the unit’s budget.

Your day to day will consist of managing a diverse group of staff, licensees and external stakeholders regarding weekly bookings and events schedules to ensure that necessary services are provided, and good relations are maintained between all. This includes managing, monitoring and reviewing the commercial catering agreements and ensuring compliance with policies, practices, systems and corporate management strategies.

What is an essential requirement

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience
• Current Australian Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel
• Ability to work and/or be contactable outside of normal work hours, during holiday periods and on weekends

What’s in it for me?

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support. We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities. 

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close 11.55pm on Tuesday 1 April 2025.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Ian Mackey via Ian.mackey@botanicgardens.nsw.gov.au

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. 

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 3, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn.