Manager Economic & Cultural Development

Government - Local (Government & Defence)

About the role: 

Are you passionate about driving the growth and prosperity of vibrant communities? As the Manager of Economic & Cultural Development, you'll be accountable for providing strategic leadership to foster a strong, vibrant local economy in the City of Geelong. This role involves promoting investment opportunities, facilitating industry and cultural growth, attracting major events, and leading the City's UNESCO City of Design designation. You'll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including industry groups, local businesses, cultural and creative organisations, and government entities, to position Geelong regionally, nationally, and on the world stage.

Work type: Temporary, full-time (5-year contract) Key Responsibilities: Developing a compelling vision and goals for the team, fostering an inclusive and accountable culture. Providing operational leadership, coaching, and support to team members to ensure their success and development. Collaborating with stakeholders to provide strategic advice on industry opportunities, partnerships, and funding. Developing and integrating departmental initiatives and business plans aligned with the directorate's strategy. Managing departmental resources and budget planning to ensure effective operations and performance tracking. Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and risk management to deliver quality.Leading strategic initiatives to stimulate economic and cultural growth, including business development, event management, and arts & cultural projects. Cultivating partnerships with key stakeholders to drive collaboration and support department priorities. Providing expert advice to internal and external stakeholders on economic and cultural development initiatives. Selection Criteria: Tertiary qualification in economic development, business, marketing, or related field. Demonstrated senior leadership experience. Proven ability to develop strategic relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. Experience in business planning, budget management, and complex reporting. Highly Desirable: 

Experience working in a complex political environment. Background in creative industries or arts & culture sector. Demonstrated commercial acumen and industry network building. If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

Child Safety Responsibilities: We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy . 

Diversity and Inclusion At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages, and diverse experience. 

A career with us 

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning 'speak and talk together' in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive, and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm. 

We're committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you. 

Applications and Enquiries Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position. 

Applications close: Friday 19 April 2024 at 11.55pm 

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