Manager, Regional Development

**Manager, Regional Development - Loddon Campaspe**
- _Salary: _$138,631 - $185,518 _(Plus Superannuation)_
- _Fixed Term position to 30 June 2026_
- _Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)_
- _Usual work location: 195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo VIC 3550 (flexibility may be available)_

**The Role**

As a Manager, Regional Development - Loddon Campaspe, you will be responsible for leading strategic regional development investment and coordination of the Regional Partnership, as well as other key government priorities, to leverage the unique strengths of the region and build place-based prosperity and drive economic growth for Victoria. The role also plays a lead in the implementation of economic recovery initiatives in the region.

Leading a team of regional and economic development professionals, the role will deliver a dynamic and varied work program including responsibility for delivering a range of regional development initiatives for businesses and communities throughout the region to facilitate region and business intelligence, investment and export opportunities. The position is responsible for providing strategic advice, executive and governance support to the Loddon Campaspe Regional Partnership in order to progress regional plans, strategic directions and priority projects. The role also leads Regional Development Victoria's (RDV) response to economic recovery in the Loddon Campaspe region.

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Manager, Regional Development - Loddon Campaspe is a member of the Leadership team and will utilise their management and leadership expertise to foster a high performance, inclusive, and collaborative culture and bring a strong focus to safety and wellbeing with the Loddon Campaspe team and across RDV.

**Key accountabilities include**:

- Lead the Loddon Campaspe Regional Development team in the delivery of major and whole-of-government regional development initiatives, strategies and government priorities that support regional liveability and prosperity, utilising and leveraging knowledge of the local region, its communities, industry, and government, as well as understanding of local trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Supporting the Regional Director in their role as Accountable Executive, in the management and coordination of the Regional Partnership, providing strategic advice and executive and governance support to the Loddon Campaspe Regional Partnership in order to progress Regional Economic Development Strategy, as well as environmental and social priorities, regional plans, strategic directions, preparation of business cases and priority projects including on matters such as economic recovery, and negotiation of project and commercial matters.
- Manage and oversee the planning, implementation and delivery of a range of economic development, business and industry activities through regional DJSIR programs including RDV grants and place-based programs ensuring best-practice and consistent delivery approaches. Identify, manage and deliver new investment initiatives, such as investment support packages utilising commercial acumen and a sound understanding of regional economies, workforce, geography, stakeholders and transport in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and in alignment with investment KPIs.
- Lead the team in driving integrated investment in place by understanding, influencing, and negotiating with key internal and external stakeholders and partners by developing and maintaining strategic relationships and networks with Federal, State and local government, community organisations, business, and industry.
- Provide authoritative, high quality advice to senior management on complex and sensitive issues within the region, and prepare clear and concise reports, business cases, Ministerial briefings, discussion papers to deadline and that demonstrate an understanding of the policy, political and legal context and the intended audience and purpose.
- Manage and lead where required the departmental economic recovery efforts to specific local and regional incidents, such as natural emergency incidents, adverse economic and social impacts/conditions, as part of agreed multi-agency regional emergency management recovery arrangements.

**The Team**

The position of Manager, Regional Development - Loddon Campaspe will work across Loddon Mallee branch, which sits within Regional Development Victoria (RDV) group.

RDV group works with businesses, communities and across government to deliver economic growth, create jobs, build resilience, and support economic recovery in our regions. We have a strong role in activating networks; building partnerships; realising outcomes that boost local economic and community resilience; and bringing the lived experience of communities into government decision making. In delivering our portfolio priorities, we work closely with parts of government given the many synergies and linkages with