Manager - Market Insights

About us
Do you want to help shape Victoria's economic recovery and development?
The Department of Treasury and Finance provides economic, financial and resource management advice to help the Victorian Government deliver its policies. We strive for excellence in financial and economic management to improve the lives of all Victorians.
Invest Victoria supports the Victorian Government's investment attraction and economic development priorities. Working across both business and government, we focus on targeted investment attraction opportunities and initiatives designed to improve Victoria's global competitiveness.
Sitting within the Treasury and Finance portfolio we are at the centre of government benefiting from a strategic view of activity across the public sector.
About the role
Reporting to the Director, Strategy and Insights, the ongoing VPS6 will be responsible for:

- Developing innovative analysis, tools and programs to identify and target high-value investments in collaboration with the global Victorian Government Trade and Investment network.
- Leverage insights and market knowledge, including integrating data from various quantitative and qualitative sources to support Invest Victoria's investment attraction activities through the development of targeted investment collateral
- Manage projects and project teams to deliver on initiatives that implement the foreign direct investment strategy. This includes drafting project proposals, and designing and implementing work plans, according to Invest Victoria's corporate plan and priorities.
- Build effective relationships with senior government and external stakeholders, including by representing the division at forums such as on interdepartmental or external committees

About you
To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate your ability to:

- High-level leadership skills with the proven ability to build a positive team culture and provide effective people management
- demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems
- a high level of understanding of the state, national and international economic environments and the issues which impact on Australia's and Victoria's standing as an investment location
- highly developed communication and influencing skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively, develop networks and foster effective working relationships with key stakeholders
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills including the ability to negotiation and build consensus with major stakeholders on complex investment related projects
- Proven experience in creatively and proactively targeting investment to Victoria, including promoting Victoria as an investment location

About our culture
Invest Victoria seeks to maintain and nurture an inclusive, high performing workplace that supports innovation and collaboration. We aim to be a model employer providing an inclusive workplace that is understanding and respectful of differences such as gender, identity, race, disability or age. In addition, we are committed to supporting Aboriginal pathways between education and employment. The Department strives to create an environment that supports a flexible and adaptive workforce. All requests for flexible working arrangements will be considered in line with operational requirements.
How to apply
Vaccination
DTF is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk consistent with the DTF's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act). DTF's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requires all DTF employees to have an up-to-date vaccination status, or be medically exempted, as defined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), in order to attend a DTF work site or work for the Department in the community. DTF may request proof of vaccination or exemption during the recruitment and selection process.