senior officer economic growth and development

Personnel Area: City Planning and Economic Development Services

Branch: 2032 Host City, Global Relations and Economic Partnerships

Salary Range: Band 6 $116,089 - $128,453 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for full-time positions and effective from 08 October 2025)

Work type: Temporary Full-time

Duration: 12 months

Location: Brisbane Square

Our Business

City Planning and Economic Development Services is responsible for supporting local businesses, facilitating economic growth, planning for sustainable growth and delivering permitting services.

Our Branch

Manages and coordinates the inputs into the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, working with all Games partners and across the organisation to maximise opportunities, and optimise the planning and delivery of the Games to get the best outcomes for the city. We provide support to the Lord Mayor and Chief Executive Officer in the roles within the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee and leadership groups.

The Role

As Senior Officer Economic Growth and Development, you will undertake economic development tasks, activities and projects that support small businesses to develop skills to enhance and achieve economic growth.

You will research and procure training/workshops for areas such as managing cashflow, social media marketing and business planning, just to name a few. You will liaise and build effective working relationships with local business owners and precinct groups to support activities focused on business development.

As part of your role, you will also develop internal networks and alliances between Council branches and across divisions and develop external networks and partnerships with small business owners and other representatives to achieve project objectives.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• demonstrated experience in a field relevant to economic development
• success in building and maintaining collaborative internal/external stakeholder working relationships
• research skills that inform activities and decision making
• experience working with multiple projects
• highly developed communication, interpersonal and written communication, and presentation skills.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary.

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How to apply: Click on the 'I'm interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

For more information: Please call Karen Bishop on if you would like to discuss further.

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council's Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2025 at 11:55pm AEST.

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with 'Gold Employer' status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.