Leading Roles

Leading Roles provides Executive Search and Headhunting, specialising exclusively in local government recruitment across Australia, with over 20 years of experience serving councils nationally.

• Sources and evaluates candidates for executive and senior management council positions through behavioural interviews, capability assessments and psychometric testing.
• Reports a 93% placement rate and a 4.5 out of 5 client satisfaction score across its executive placements.
• Placed the City of Gold Coast’s CEO and other senior executives, with Mayor Tom Tate citing a personalised, collaborative process and positive outcomes.
• Draws on one of the country’s largest local government talent networks, including passive candidates, to build a diverse candidate pool for each council.

Best for: local government councils recruiting a CEO, director or other senior executive who need a specialist search partner with a track record in the sector.

Leading Roles offers Temporary and Contract Recruitment for local government organisations across Australia, drawing on its dedicated Leading Talent pool.

• Maintains a pool of vetted, job-ready contractors available for interim and contract assignments at short notice.
• Covers roles spanning leadership, engineering, finance and administrative functions within councils.
• Supports seamless transitions from temporary to permanent positions, helping councils address short-term skills shortages.

Best for: councils needing to fill urgent, short-term or project-based roles with experienced, pre-vetted interim staff.