Regional Development Coordinator

State Government of Victoria, Australia; Shepparton; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions in Victoria seeks a Regional Development Coordinator to drive place-based initiatives in the Goulburn region. You will coordinate development programs, engage with stakeholders and support liveability and prosperity.

Based in Shepparton, this fixed-term/secondment role offers a fully on-site work arrangement with strong networking across government, business and community partners.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of the key industry and economic drivers in rural and regional Victoria.
• Experience in project planning, liaison and stakeholder management.
• Ability to build partnerships and lead delivery of regional programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate place-based development initiatives for communities and businesses.
• Identify opportunities and manage relationships with stakeholders across government, industry and communities.
• Lead investment attraction and delivery of regional development projects in the Goulburn region.

Skills

Specialist Expertise

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Job description

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is focused on growing Victoria’s prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy and increasing participation – by creating more opportunities for people through skills and jobs; helping businesses and industries to thrive; and building vibrant communities and regions. For more information, see the DJSIR Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
Our work spans numerous portfolios, supporting departmental ministers and operating across metropolitan, regional and international offices.
The Department welcomes and encourages applications from diverse applicants, including First Peoples, refugees or asylum seekers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ people and people with disability. All roles at DJSIR can be worked flexibly and we offer reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Regional Development Coordinator Goulburn

• Salary: $116,413 - $140,849 (Plus Superannuation)
• Work Type: Fixed term (external applicants) / Temporary Assignment (internal DJSIR employees) / Secondment (VPS employees external to DJSIR) until 3 November 2027
• Usual hours of work: Full time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: Shepparton (flexibility may be available)

The Role

Reporting to the Manager Regional Development, the Regional Development Coordinator is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing a range of development initiatives for communities and businesses in the region to identify and facilitate place-based solutions to support enhanced liveability and prosperity in regional communities.

Main accountabilities:

• Utilise a significant understanding of the local region and its community, industry, and government context, local issues, and their context within the regional, State and national setting, as well as understanding local trends, opportunities, and risks to lead delivery of governmental priorities.
• Lead integrated investment in place by understanding, influencing, and negotiating with key internal and external stakeholders and partners by developing and maintaining strategic relationships and networks with Federal, State and local government, community organisations, business, and industry.
• Lead investment attraction, economic development, and the delivery of a range of DJSIR/RDV industry and recovery initiatives across the region, utilising commercial acumen and a sound understanding of regional economies, workforce, geography, stakeholders and transport links to identify, leverage and create regional development opportunities.

The Team

The position of Regional Development Coordinator forms a part of the Hume branch within the Regional Development Victoria group.

We work with businesses, communities and across government to deliver economic growth, create jobs, build resilience, and support economic recovery in our regions.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• Specialist Expertise: Sound understanding of the key industry and economic drivers, and knowledge of Government policies and programs, current and emerging trends specifically related to rural and regional communities and industry.
• Project Management: Consults, liaises with and influences key stakeholders; produces detailed project plans where objectives are clearly defined and action steps for achieving them are clearly specified.
• Stakeholder Management: Identifies issues in common for one or more stakeholders and uses this knowledge to build mutually beneficial partnerships; identifies and responds to stakeholder's underlying needs.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Tim Russell, Manager, Regional Development Goulburn on 0472 871 303 or [e-mail]

The Department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with theChild Safe Standards .

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position descri ption.

Please note: We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email [e-mail] with the position number in the subject line.

Applications close Wednesday 16 September 2026 at 11.59pm