52877

Closes: 05 November 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 6
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 52877
Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Advertised (Gazettal date): 15 October 2026
Contact Officer: Simon Buchanan on Simon.Buchanan@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 9891

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Details: Are you energised by building meaningful partnerships, identifying commercial opportunities and delivering exceptional experiences through major events? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where commercial thinking, stakeholder engagement and event delivery come together?

Events ACT is seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Commercial Partnerships Officer (ASO6) to join our Commercial team. In this role, you will contribute to the commercial success of some of Canberra's most iconic events, including Floriade, Enlighten Festival, Canberra Balloon Spectacular, New Year's Eve, Australia Day and more.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Commercial, you will work across the full commercial partnership lifecycle, identifying and securing new opportunities, managing commercial relationships, negotiating agreements, delivering sponsorship activations and supporting event operations. You will work closely with sponsors, partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure commercial outcomes are achieved while contributing to the successful delivery of Events ACT's diverse event portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to combine commercial strategy, stakeholder management and event delivery within a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

What You Will Bring

You will bring a balance of commercial acumen, relationship management capability and a passion for delivering outstanding event outcomes.

We're looking for someone with:

• Experience in sponsorship, partnerships, account management, business development, event management or a related commercial environment.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills with the ability to achieve positive commercial outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing proposals, reports and stakeholder communications.
• A collaborative mindset, strong initiative and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

Desirable

• Experience in sponsorship, partnerships, commercial account management, event management or stakeholder engagement.
• An understanding of commercial partnerships, sponsorship programs or major event delivery.
• Qualifications in business, marketing, communications, event management, project management or a related discipline.
• A current driver's licence.

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is based in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers do not have a designated workstation/desk.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: Applicants are required to submit:

• A current curriculum vitae; and
• A written response to the Selection Criteria outlining demonstrated experience, skills and capabilities relevant to the position.

The written response to the Selection Criteria must be no more than two (2) pages in length.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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