About Invest Gold Coast

Invest Gold Coast is an investment and economic development organisation, established by the City of Gold Coast to facilitate growth and increase investment into the Gold Coast, Australia’s fastest growing city.

With a highly experienced Board and specialised team, Invest Gold Coast is responsible for promoting our city to Australian and overseas investors, facilitating major new investment and attracting recent businesses, providing independent, commercial advice to Council on investment opportunities, and continuing to support and strengthen our local business community including through growing exporting.

The Investment Attraction team plays a key role in growing and diversifying the Gold Coast economy. Working across industry, government and the private sector, the team identifies opportunities, removes barriers to investment, supports business expansion and attracts new capital, businesses and jobs to the city.

About the role

We are seeking talented investment attraction professionals to join our team and help drive business growth, private sector investment and economic outcomes for the Gold Coast. You will join a small, specialist and outcomes-focused organisation where you can build influential relationships, work on opportunities with genuine city-wide impact and see the results of your work.

We currently have opportunities at two levels:

- Investment Attraction Advisor, suited to a capable mid-level professional who can identify, support and progress investment and business growth opportunities; and

- Investment Attraction Lead, suited to an experienced senior professional who can originate and convert complex opportunities, manage strategic relationships and provide high-level commercial and market advice.

Working across a broad range of sectors and industries, you will engage with businesses, investors,



industry stakeholders and government partners to build and progress a strong pipeline of investment opportunities. You will also contribute to business expansion, trade activities, grants and partnership programs, market intelligence and the development of compelling investment propositions for the Gold Coast.

What you’ll be involved in

Depending on the level of appointment, your responsibilities may include:

- Identifying, assessing and progressing investment attraction, business growth and trade opportunities.

- Building and managing a pipeline of prospective investment opportunities and strategic business relationships.

- Supporting new businesses seeking to establish on the Gold Coast and existing businesses looking to expand.

- Connecting businesses and investors with government agencies, industry bodies, funding programs and strategic partners.

- Contributing to domestic and international business attraction initiatives, trade activities, delegations and investment missions.

- Developing investment propositions, business cases, sector opportunities and stakeholder engagement plans.

- Supporting or leading competitive grants, partnership and sponsorship programs.

- Researching investment trends, emerging industries and market opportunities.

- Preparing high-quality briefings, reports, presentations and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

- Maintaining accurate CRM and pipeline information and reporting on jobs,



capital investment and broader economic outcomes.

- Representing Invest Gold Coast at industry events, investment forums and stakeholder meetings.

About you

You will be a commercially minded, relationship-focused professional with experience in investment attraction, business development, economic development, commercial advisory, trade, stakeholder engagement or a related field.

You can build credibility with businesses, investors and government stakeholders, identify practical pathways through complex issues and maintain momentum across multiple opportunities. You combine strong communication and relationship management skills with commercial judgement, sound analysis and a genuine interest in supporting sustainable economic growth.

For appointment at Lead level, you will also bring demonstrated experience originating and converting significant commercial opportunities or strategic initiatives, managing senior stakeholder relationships, leading projects and translating market and economic intelligence into clear strategic advice.

Experience using CRM, opportunity or pipeline management systems will be important. A relevant tertiary qualification in business, economics, commerce, finance, public policy, economic development or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience, is required.

How to apply

If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of investment and economic development for the Gold Coast, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining why you would be a good fit for the role directly via SEEK.

We will be screening and progressing candidates as applications are received, so if this role appeals to you, please don’t delay your application.

📌 Investment Attraction Advisor and Lead (2 Roles) (Bundall)
🏢 Invest Gold Coast
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