
Leading Roles is a Brisbane-based recruitment and HR advisory firm serving councils and other organisations with executive search, professional recruitment, temporary staffing, HR consulting, performance planning and remuneration benchmarking.
Leading Roles is a recruitment and HR advisory firm specialising in Australian local government, with its business based in Sandgate in the Greater Brisbane region. Since 2012, the company has focused on executive, management, professional and contract workforce needs for councils. Its sector specialisation gives the team context around council structures, leadership expectations, stakeholder environments and the practical workforce pressures faced by local government organisations.\n\nLeading Professionals delivers executive and professional recruitment, including Chief Executive Officer, senior leadership and specialist appointments. Leading Contractors supports temporary and interim resourcing where a council has an unexpected vacancy, project demand or a gap while permanent recruitment is completed. The firm's established local-government network helps it assess candidates not only for technical capability but also for the leadership, stakeholder and community context that surrounds many council roles.\n\nLeading Potential provides HR advisory services including performance planning and reviews, remuneration benchmarking and related people-performance support. Performance work can assist organisations to create clearer expectations, feedback and review processes, while remuneration benchmarking provides evidence for attraction, retention and reward decisions.