We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:
Business Prospectus Advisor
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Join Australian Business Volunteers on our mission to positively change communities. Whether you are an individual or a business, you can create vibrant and viable communities.
What we do
ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.
How we do it?
We offer meaning opportunities for skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.
About the opportunity
Primary Purpose of the Position
ABV is seeking a skilled volunteer Business Prospectus Advisor to help Heyfield Community Resource Centre develop a compelling, investor-facing prospectus that promotes Heyfield as a destination for business investment and growth. Building on previous research, the advisor will translate local opportunities, strengths and priorities into a professional document that supports business attraction, economic diversification and community resilience during the town’s post-timber industry transition.
Selection Criteria:
Essential:
- Demonstrated experience producing business prospectuses, investment attraction documents, or similar investor-facing collateral for regional towns, local government or economic development bodies.
- Strong persuasive writing skills and a track record of producing documents that make a clear, evidence-backed case to an external audience.
- Ability to work from an existing research and strategy base without duplicating the underlying analysis.
- Understanding of what prospective operators actually need to see (housing, schools, medical, infrastructure, supports, incentives) to make a relocation or investment decision.
- Experience engaging with small business operators, local government economic development teams and community organisations.
- Sensitivity to small-town economic transition contexts and to working alongside a part-time community-based project manager.
Desirable:
- Experience with regional economic transition programs, particularly forestry, agriculture or resource-sector transitions.
- Familiarity with Victorian regional development settings, including Wellington Shire and DEECA's Timber Transition program.
- Marketing, communications or brand background — the prospectus is a persuasive document, not just an analytical one.
Role information:
- Start November 2026
- Approximately 3 months
- Primarily online/remote + 1 site visit
- Victoria
Interested to Apply?
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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:
- 5 years professional experience in the relevant field
- Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Australia.
- Willingness to complete a National Police Check
- Willingness to complete a Working with Children Check
What will happen next?
Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to advise you of the next steps.
Find out what our volunteers love most about working with our communities:
Throughout our 40-year history, ABV has relied on our passionate and committed volunteers who use their impressive business skills to build marketplaces, mentor entrepreneurs, strengthen institutions and transform communities.
Visit our website to see more about what our volunteers have be involved in and view their stories.
ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.