We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:
Business Research & Gap Analysis 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
Heyfield is a regional town in Central Gippsland undergoing economic transition following the end of native timber harvesting in Victoria. ABV is supporting Heyfield Community Resource Centre to identify business opportunities, service gaps and key enablers for future growth. The Business Research & Gap Analysis Advisor will develop an evidence-based report to help guide local investment, business attraction and economic development initiatives, laying the foundation for a future Business Prospectus
Selection Criteria:
Essential:
- Demonstrated experience producing business research, gap analysis, or economic development reports for regional towns or local government.
- Strong skills in economic and business analysis, including ability to identify capability gaps and what enables small business attraction in regional contexts.
- Excellent written communication, with a track record of producing internal reports that are concise, evidence-based and decision-useful.
- 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.
- Understanding of how town-level enablers (housing, schools, medical, infrastructure) interact with business attraction.
- Experience working with neighbourhood houses, community resource centres or similar community-based hosts.
Role information:
- Start September
- Approximately 3 months
- 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.
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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.