Deliver and align sustainable economic growth across the Tweed by supporting economic development, local businesses, 'right-fit' investment attraction, vibrant town centres, and events and filming.
This is a rare opportunity to shape investment, support business success, activate CBD precincts and influence regional outcomes. All while leading a multidisciplinary team that delivers impactful programs and place-based initiatives with accountability for people, performance, and outcomes.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership of the Economy and Business service, with accountability for service performance, governance, budget, people and delivery outcomes
- Translate Council priorities and economic strategy into practical, measurable programs, projects, policy inputs and service improvements.
- Lead initiatives that encourage sustainable economic development, support local businesses, and create vibrant, place-based outcomes across the Tweed.
- Oversee a diverse service including business support programs, investment attraction, CBD activation, events and filming governance, and commercial assets, leases, and contracts.
- Provide commercial stewardship across the service portfolio, balancing performance, revenue, compliance, risk and community outcomes.
- Represent Council and influence regional economy and business priorities by building trusted partnerships across government, industry and the community
- Commencement salary $123,791 to $130,795 per annum, plus 12% super, with annual performance-based progressions up to a maximum of $137,643 per annum.
- 70-hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -
- Tertiary qualifications in business, economics, planning, commerce or a related discipline, with significant senior experience in a comparable role.
- A proven leader who can translate economic strategy into practical outcomes across complex, multi-faceted environments.
- Experience delivering place-based, precinct or business development initiatives that strengthen economic growth, activation and connectivity.
- Strong financial and commercial capability, including ownership of service budgets and forecasting, business case development, and securing and governing grant-funded initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing commercial assets, leases, contracts and negotiations, balancing performance, risk and compliance.
- Sound judgement in governance and compliance environments, ideally with experience in events and/or filming approvals and risk-based decision making.
- An influential communicator and relationship builder, capable of preparing high-level reports and partnering effectively across industry, government and community.
- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.
Wednesday 01 July 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 July in Tweed Heads. \
We are ideally seeking a candidate who can commence in the role at the beginning of August 2026.
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.
Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:
- Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.
Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.
You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.
Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.
- Have your Resume document ready to go.
If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:
Selection Criteria:
- Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
- Do you hold tertiary qualifications in business, economics, planning, commerce or a related discipline, and/or have significant senior experience in a comparable role? Please outline your qualifications and experience.
- Describe your experience leading an economy, business, precinct or place-based service and team in a complex environment. How have you translated strategy into measurable outcomes?
- Provide examples of place-based, precinct, business development or investment attraction initiatives you have delivered. What approach did you take and what outcomes were achieved?
- Outline your experience managing commercial assets, leases, contracts, budgets and forecasting, including business case development, grant-funded initiatives, and risk management.
- Describe your experience operating within governance and regulatory frameworks. How have you applied sound judgement and risk-based decision making in compliance-driven environments?
- Demonstrate your communication and stakeholder engagement skills by providing examples of how you have influenced, negotiated and built effective partnerships across industry, government and community to achieve outcomes.
Desirable:
- Outline your knowledge of the Tweed or Northern Rivers economic and business environment. What are the key sectors, stakeholders and precincts, and how would you leverage this knowledge in the role?
Unit
Destination, Communication and Customer Eperience
Industry
Destination, Communication and Customer Eperience
Employment Type
Full time
