Manager Event Investment - Culture, Entertainment &

Manager Event Investment - Culture, Entertainment &

**Manager, Event Investment - Culture, Entertainment and Creative Industries**
- Join Destination NSW, the champion and voice for the visitor economy within the NSW Government
- Clerk Grade 9/10 position with a salary range $120,859 - $133,183 per annum plus superannuation
- Ongoing role located in The Rocks, Sydney

**About the role**

As the Manager, Event Investment - Culture, Entertainment & Creative Industries, you will play a pivotal role in driving Sydney and NSW's reputation as the events capital of the Asia Pacific.

Reporting to the Associate Director, this dynamic role focuses on managing strategic event investments and opportunities that drive economic and social benefits for NSW.







You will work with the Associate Director on identifying and developing new event investment and acquisition opportunities within the cultural, entertainment, and creative sectors and reviewing and evaluating event proposals.

The role also involves preparing high-quality submissions, briefs and presentations for senior management and stakeholders.

**About Destination NSW**

Destination NSW is the champion and voice for the visitor economy within the NSW Government.

Spearheading a whole-of-government approach to visitor economy growth, Destination NSW influences and shapes the visitor economy through strategic research, policy and thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and consultation, commercial partnerships and investment in visitor experiences, business support, marketing and events.

Destination NSW is also the major investor in Business Events Sydney (BESydney) for the purpose of securing more international and domestic conventions, incentive travel reward programs, corporate events and exhibitions.

**About You**







You possess appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience in the events, entertainment and performing arts industry.

You have the demonstrated ability to assess the social, economic, and strategic benefits of events and have a proven flair for leveraging events to maximise marketing, branding, and publicity outcomes.

You will have excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with the capacity to build strong relationships and strategic partnerships.

Experience in business reporting, project management, and working with stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes is also key.

Public sector experience and knowledge of government roles in event acquisition are highly regarded.

Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours,





including evenings, weekends, and travel, is also required.

To learn more about the role, please click here to download the role description.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Date**: Monday 28 October 2024 **[10.00AM]**

**Working at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport**

At the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport we bring vibrancy to NSW by growing our creative industries and workforces, driving strong visitor and night-time economies, ensuring a responsible hospitality sector, and putting arts, culture and sport at the heart of our communities.

Together we:

- Create social and economic opportunities for the state
- Support the creation of jobs across the creative, visitor and night-time economies






- Prioritise First Nations artists, stories and culture
- Ensure arts, culture and sport are at the heart of every community to be enjoyed and accessed by all
- Drive visitation through events, campaigns and visitor experience development
- Activate our night-time and creative economies to unlock unique precincts and community spaces
- Deliver a vibrant and responsible hospitality, liquor, racing and gaming environment
- Support NSW’s key Cultural Institutions to ensure access for all, enable community experiences and education and preserve the state’s diverse cultural assets and history.






- A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months._

▶️ Manager Event Investment - Culture, Entertainment &
🖊️ Destination NSW
📍 Sydney