AddressEconomic Development Officer
- Full time or Part time (negotiable), Temporary to June 2025
- Band 6, Starting salary $88,418 (pro rata) plus superannuation
The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive to Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
With a growing population, Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities.
Our region is famous for its food and wine as well as having high quality education and health services. There is a wide range of housing options and excellent rail and road networks with Bendigo Airport having regular direct flights to Sydney. We provide over 65 important services to support our community which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!
The Role
In this varied role, you will promote Greater Bendigo as a major regional growth centre with opportunities for employment and business development and work with relevant stakeholders to provide an active program of assistance to local businesses of all sizes. Working directly with local businesses, you will provide them with relevant information to assist them in establishing a new business or making changes to an existing business. You will also undertake research, develop, and implement a range of initiatives to support local businesses.
The responsibilities of the Economic Development Officer will include:
- Identify, advocate and support investment opportunities by understanding and liaising with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Actively involved in investment attraction and investment facilitation for City of Greater Bendigo
- Developing and maintaining relationships and networks with business, and industry groups.
- Support Economic Development unit, through strategic directive and implementation.
- Support a portfolio of stakeholders through promoting, delivering, and managing a range of development initiatives for industry and businesses within the region.
About You
The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:
- Project Coordination: Experience producing project plans where objectives are clearly defined; experience communicating with and supporting project team members, ensuring project objectives are met.
- Stakeholder Management: Builds network to add value for the organisation and stakeholders; links people with other areas of council (as appropriate), constructively deals with stakeholder issues.
- Problem Solving: Seeks all relevant information for problem-solving; investigates and probes for the facts; liaises with stakeholders; analyses issues from different perspectives and draws sound inferences from information available; identifies and proposes workable solutions to problems.
A satisfactory police check is required for this position.
Benefits
- Support our community | Learning and development opportunities
- Generous leave provisions
- Access to a range of mental health and wellbeing supportive initiatives
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, including details on flexible work arrangements please contact James Bone, Acting Coordinator Economic Development (03) 5782 0***.
To apply
Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Monday 1 July 2024.
