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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
Our Economy & Experience unit plays a lead role in ensuring Bendigo is a great place to live, work, visit and invest.
In this new role as our Destination & Experience Manager, you will provide strong leadership to the team, which includes our Bendigo and Heathcote Visitor Centres, with the aim of increasing visitation, enhancing visitor experiences and growing the City of Greater Bendigo’s visitor economy.
You will drive opportunities to capitalise on Greater Bendigo’s competitive advantages to position us as a leading regional city and destination.
You will lead initiatives that activate our tourism industry, lead the implementation of the Destination Management Plan and other key visitor strategies by identifying and collaboratively delivering key strategic initiatives that drive visitation, yield and build industry capacity.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have a passion for promoting the Greater Bendigo region as a great place to visit, have relevant qualifications in tourism, strong leadership experience and extensive experience in identifying and delivering strategic initiatives that drive visitation.
You will have the ability to develop and maintain collaborative and constructive working relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, consultation and support for tourism activities and initiatives.
A satisfactory police records check and employee Working with Children is required for this position.
We are also looking for our new Destination Development Lead, check out our website for details.
Benefits
Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, please contact Rachel Lee, Director Strategy and Growth on 0408 346 124.
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 close of business Wednesday 2 October 2024.
Monthly based
City of Greater Bendigo,Victoria,Australia
City of Greater Bendigo,Victoria,Australia
