Manager, Economic Development

Be an integral part of Ryde’s future vision
- Work with the community and bring growth to our LGA
- Opportunity to use your expertise to make a difference

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

You will be an integral part of City of Ryde enhancing the local economy whilst supporting businesses to grow and thrive. Your ability to build connections with overseas counterparts, external agencies and collaborate internally to drive economic development is essential for this role. You will be the key contact for investors, developers, strategic economic partners; working on strategic programs, plans and projects whilst aligning with community needs.

You will be able to make this role your own, bringing a fresh approach to the way we work with the community and drive high value initiatives. Leading the Economic Development team, you will drive high performance, operational efficiency and service for the business.

**About You**

You will have a data driven mindset to make effective decisions whilst reporting on trends and performance for City of Ryde. You will bring your customer-focussed approach to generate positive growth outcomes for the community of Ryde. Your experience in Economic Development focusing on building networks and relationships will be instrumental for this role.

In addition, you will also have:

- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as economics, finance, commerce, business, or equivalent industry experience.
- 10+ years’ experience in economic development, investment attraction, or business strategy—preferably in a government or urban development context.
- Extensive experience in the development, implementation and ongoing review of economic strategies and related action plans, discussion papers, evaluation frameworks and strategic advice based on rigorous research, consultation, sector knowledge and analysis.

Your commencing annual salary will range from **$174,509 to $226,862 + Superannuation**, dependent on your experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Leaseback Vehicle
- Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station
- Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
- 1 Personal Leave day a month
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.).

**How to apply**

**Closing Date**: 22nd August 2025 at 11:30pm

If you would like to know more, please see the position description or contact Kelly Hawkins, Talent Acquisition Specialist on 02 9952 8480 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety