Economic growth project officer

Full time, Ongoing

Band 6, Starting salary $94,713 plus superannuation

The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes' drive from Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.

Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that is famous for its food and wine, and boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities. There are also high quality education and health services, a wide range of housing options, excellent rail and road networks, and Bendigo Airport has regular direct QantasLink flights to Sydney.

We provide more than 65 important services to support our community, which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!

The Role

In this varied role, you will promote Greater Bendigo as a major regional growth centre with opportunities for employment and business development and work with relevant stakeholders to provide an active program of assistance to local businesses of all sizes. Working directly with local businesses, you will provide them with relevant information to assist them in establishing a new business or making changes to an existing business. You will also undertake research, develop, and implement a range of initiatives to support local businesses.

Responsibilities

• Identify, advocate and support investment opportunities by understanding and liaising with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively involved in investment attraction and investment facilitation for City of Greater Bendigo.
• Developing and maintaining relationships and networks with business and industry groups.
• Support Economic Development unit, through strategic directive and implementation.
• Support a portfolio of stakeholders through promoting, delivering, and managing a range of development initiatives for industry and businesses within the region.

About You

• Project Coordination: Experience producing project plans where objectives are clearly defined; experience communicating with and supporting project team members, ensuring project objectives are met.
• Stakeholder Management: Builds network to add value for the organisation and stakeholders; links people with other areas of council (as appropriate), constructively deals with stakeholder issues.
• Problem Solving: Seeks all relevant information for problem-solving; investigates and probes for the facts; liaises with stakeholders; analyses issues from different perspectives and draws sound inferences from information available; identifies and proposes workable solutions to problems.

This role requires a satisfactory police records check and employee Working with Children Check.

Benefits

• Annual salary increases | Full time position
• Paid parental leave | Purchased leave | Study leave
• Work on a range of valued and interesting projects | Support our community
• Secure and stable employment | Learning and development opportunities
• Access to a range of mental health and wellbeing supportive initiatives

Contact

If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Natalie Johnson, Coordinator Economic Growth and Investment, 03 5434 6132.

To Apply

Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by 11.30pm, Monday 22 June 2026.