Chief Executive Officer - Boneo Park
- One of Australia’s leading equestrian facilities
- People leadership and operations management focus
- Lead the business into an exciting new era
- Beautiful Mornington Peninsula location
Boneo Park Equestrian Centre (Boneo Park) is one of Australia’s leading equestrian facilities, set amongst tranquil wetlands right in the heart of the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. The facilities, designed by Luke Jones of C4 Architects, have been described as state of the art, and a must-see for anyone with an equestrian interest. The facilities are used to hold international, national and local equestrian competitions throughout the year; as well as conferences and events; whilst the biodiverse natural landscape attracts bird watchers, walking and school groups.
The CEO provides strategic and innovative leadership to ensure Boneo Park fulfills its mission of promoting excellence in equestrian sports, particularly in dressage and showjumping, at local, national, and international levels. This includes ensuring best practices in agistment care, management, and the overall well-being of horses.
The role involves overseeing the management team, ensuring sound financial practices and regulatory compliance, and managing key relationships with stakeholders, government bodies, sponsors, and suppliers. The CEO is well supported by a small, passionate and dedicated team.
To be considered for this role you will have a track record of successfully managing and growing a like-sized business, possibly within the equestrian community, sport/venue management or related service industry, with the ability to manage the day-to-day business operations whilst maintaining a focus on the long term strategic priorities.
You will have a proven track record of driving business development including securing and managing funding, commercial and/or sponsorship contracts, attracting events and developing innovative, stable and diverse revenue streams. Your experiences will enable you to develop and deliver meaningful and well patronised activities, services and programs maximising the use of Boneo Park facilities all year round.
You will be regarded as a strong yet empathetic communicator, with demonstrated experience managing leadership teams and driving a culture of collaboration and commitment to continual improvement.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a state of the art facility into an exciting new era. Whilst a background in equestrian would be advantageous, most important is a commitment to delivering the best possible service to customers and stakeholders.
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How to Apply
Please note Sportspeople Recruitment will commence screening and interviewing for this role immediately. If you are intending to apply, please do so now.
Applications close: 11pm Sunday 18 May, 2025 - we reserve the right to close the role early if sufficient merit applications are received.
Application Format: Candidates must complete and submit the COMPULSORY Sportspeople Recruitment Application Form (attached to this advertisement) at the time of applying. The Form contains questions against which we require your specific response prior to considering your application. Sportspeople Recruitment prefers a 1-2 page letter of introduction and a CV of no more than 6 pages, merged into the Application Form as one MS Word file.
The CEO Boneo Park search and recruitment process is being managed exclusively by Sportspeople Recruitment - our 266th CEO search.
In the first instance general enquiries should be directed to Scott Oakhill on 0408 258 337, FREECALL AU 1800 634 388 or +61 2 9555 5000.
