Regional Economic Development Officer

5 days ago


Geelong, Victoria, Australia City of Greater Geelong Full time

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting chance to join our team as a Regional Economic Development Officer, where you will play a key role in driving regional economic development and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive Regional Economic Development: Proactively identify, pursue, and facilitate investment opportunities to attract new business and development.
  • SUPPORT REGIONAL BUSINESSES: Assist local businesses in their expansion efforts, including identifying and leveraging export opportunities to enhance their market reach and competitiveness.
  • ECONOMIC STRATEGY ALIGNMENT: Work closely with government agencies to align investment and development activities with broader state and national economic strategies.
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING: Manage and coordinate strategies, promotional material, and initiatives that highlight Geelong's competitive advantages, industry strengths, and other attributes.
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Manage projects utilizing best practice project management tools and processes to deliver economic opportunity.
  • INVESTMENT ENQUIRIES: Case-manage and respond to investment enquiries in a best practice manner.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring a strong background in local government, with experience at both national and international levels. You will provide guidance and support to staff on complex matters while fostering positive relationships with key stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications:

  • A degree in business, economics, planning, commerce, or a related field.
  • Substantial experience in one or more areas of economic development, business development, small business engagement, industry development, business planning.
  • A proven ability to design and deliver large projects using best practice project management tools.
  • A solid understanding of economic development trends, concepts, issues, and opportunities, and the role of government in economic development.
  • Demonstrated ability to engender effective and productive relationships to achieve outcomes both internal and external to the organization.
  • Highly developed analytical, investigative, research, and interpretive skills.
  • Exceptional computer, written, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize, and manage own time to achieve targets within a set timetable and deliver outcomes and proactive solutions.


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