Manager Economy & Experience
Job No:
11940924
Location:
Bendigo
- Full time, Temporary 5 year contract
- Senior Officer
Click here to view the Position Description
The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.
We provide more than 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
Our new Economy & Experience unit leverages the unique strengths of the Greater Bendigo economy and is responsible for identifying and facilitating strategic development and investment opportunities. By delivering place-based prosperity initiatives and driving economic growth, this unit plays a leading role in ensuring Greater Bendigo is a great place to live, work, visit and invest.
Reporting to the Director Strategy & Growth, you will lead the unit in the identification, facilitation, promotion and delivery of strategic investment opportunities for the local and regional economy, and lead the design and implementation of key local and regional initiatives to increase industry capacity, recognition and commercial outcomes.
The unit’s broad portfolio will:
- Drive innovation and position Greater Bendigo as a leading regional city and destination
- Enhance economic and employment prosperity in Greater Bendigo
- Ensure efficient operation of the Bendigo Airport and Bendigo Livestock Exchange
- Design and deliver key initiatives that drive investment, visitation, major event attraction and build industry capacity
- Oversee the strategic delivery of the Bendigo Easter Festival
About You
To be successful in this demanding role, you will be a positive leader with the ability to mentor and support staff to create a cohesive, multi-skilled and high performing team. You will be able to establish and manage strategic, productive relationships, and have extensive experience in leading and delivering projects, programs and operations to achieve strong economic outcomes. You will also have high level communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, strong financial management experience and have a passion to make Bendigo a great place to live, work, visit and invest.
Qualifications in tourism, business management, commerce or economics are required, as well as a satisfactory Police Records Check and employee Working with Children Check.
Your values will align with ours and you will be able to demonstrate your commitment to community. This is an excellent opportunity for an effective leader to join the City at a very exciting time.
Benefits
- We offer hybrid and flexible working options
- Work on a range of valued and interesting projects | Support our community
- Generous leave provisions and learning and development opportunities
- Paid parental leave| Purchased leave| Study leave | Salary packaging
Visit our Employee Benefits webpage for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, including details on flexible work arrangements, please contact Rachel Lee, Director Strategy & Growth, on 0408 346 124 or r.lee@bendigo.vic.gov.au
Find our more about us in our Introducing the City of Greater Bendigo document
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 Sunday October 6, 2024.