Leading Roles

Leading Roles is a specialist recruitment and human resources advisory services firm dedicated to local government. With over 20 years of experience exclusively serving councils, the company is dedicated to finding and placing high-performing leaders who drive transformative change within local government organisations.

Leading Roles provides three core services: Executive Recruitment tailored to the unique needs of local government through in-depth consultation and rigorous candidate evaluation; Temporary Staffing through the Leading Talent pool offering a ready supply of qualified, vetted and experienced professionals for interim and contract work; and HR Services for culture, performance and organisational development.

The company maintains one of the country's largest networks of local government talent and boasts a remarkable 93 per cent placement rate with a 4.5 out of 5 client satisfaction score. Australia's councils trust Leading Roles for their recruitment and strategic talent acquisition needs.