- Drive activation and engagement across Unley’s key business precincts
- Build trusted relationships with traders, business groups and community
- Coordinate events, campaigns and precinct initiatives with real impact
About the Company
The City of Unley is one of South Australia’s most vibrant and progressive metropolitan councils, recognised for its strong community focus, beautiful streetscapes and thriving local business precincts. Located just minutes from the Adelaide CBD, the Council is committed to shaping connected, livable and sustainable communities through strategic planning, activation and engagement initiatives that support residents, visitors and local businesses.
With a strong focus on collaboration, innovation and place making, the City of Unley continues to invest in creating vibrant precincts and experiences that celebrate the unique identity of its local communities.
Role Overview
This is not your typical coordination role. As Business Precincts Coordinator, you will play a key role in bringing Unley’s vibrant business precincts to life through activation, engagement and street beautification initiatives that create meaningful local impact.
Working closely with traders, business owners, community partners and internal stakeholders, you will help shape experiences, events and initiatives that strengthen precinct identity, support local business and create connected, thriving places for people to live, work, invest, do business and visit.
No two days will look the same. One day you may be engaging with traders on precinct priorities, the next coordinating an activation campaign, community initiative or local event that drives energy and connection across the street.
About the Person
You are someone who naturally builds relationships, brings energy to a room and enjoys working closely with people from all walks of life.
You thrive in fast paced environments, enjoy being out in the community and have a genuine passion for creating engaging experiences and vibrant local places.
Confident, adaptable and collaborative, you know how to balance competing priorities while maintaining strong relationships and positive outcomes for the broader community.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate activation initiatives, campaigns and precinct events
- Build and maintain strong relationships with traders and business groups
- Support precinct governance, meetings and action plans
- Assist with business engagement and community initiatives
- Coordinate suppliers, contractors and external stakeholders
- Support marketing and promotional activities across precincts
- Contribute to precinct planning and activation strategies
- Prepare reports, agendas and stakeholder communications
- Experience in community engagement, activation, events or precinct coordination
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication capability
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
- Experience coordinating events, campaigns or community initiatives
- Highly organised with strong written communication skills
- Experience within local government, tourism, economic development or activation highly regarded
The City of Unley offers a collaborative and progressive working environment where innovation, engagement and community outcomes are genuinely valued. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that positively shape local precincts and communities.
For more information, please contact Joanne Murtagh on 0489 279 011 OR Elena Bacon 0483 915 113
Please note – all applicant resumes must be submitted in Word format only.
