Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Hogan is today announcing the start of a nationwide search over the coming months to recruit a permanent executive leadership team, marking a new era of leadership for Council.
Mr Hogan said that following resignations over the course of 2023, all but one of Council’s executive positions need to be permanently filled.
‘The staff who stepped up to take on acting executive roles have done an exceptional job in very difficult circumstances,’ said the CEO.
‘But it is now time to make permanent appointments, so that we have people in place for the long term who can fully commit to driving positive change in our organisation.’
Leading recruitment firm, Macarthur Recruitment, has been engaged to independently manage this important process, which will involve a nationwide search and advertising campaign from April to May 2024.
‘Over these first few months as CEO, it has become clear that – in addition to the need to make permanent appointments – we need to look at some aspects of our leadership structure to ensure that it’s fit for the future of this Council,’ said Mr Hogan.
‘The ambitious reform agenda that I have laid out for the transformation of this Council is long overdue, and change of this scale will require stability and commitment across our leadership group to be successful.’
Commencing his role at the end of 2023, Mr Hogan had soon laid out a plan to address long-standing problems with the organisation and regain the trust of the Snowy Monaro community.
Today’s announcement is the next step in this process, with the new CEO seeking candidates who can deliver his vision of financial and organisational reform, positive cultural change, and who will champion the work health and safety of all Council staff.
‘These are critical roles for both our organisation and our region’s success, so we want to attract the very best candidates. I need people who are not just experts in their fields, but who are genuinely passionate about the Snowy Monaro,’ said Mr Hogan
Mr Hogan’s goal is to complete the recruitment and have the appointments in place by July 2024, ready to get to work on the next phase of the transformation plan following local government elections in September.
