Careers

Here at the SATC, we love our state and we love what we do. We want to bring visitors to South Australia to build a prosperous economy and share the love with the rest of Australia and the world. We search for undiscovered experiences, remarkable people and immersive products, and we tenaciously seek the best. Together we are making a difference so South Australia thrives. 

About the role

The Manager, Industry Development and Investment is responsible for driving the growth and sustainability of South Australia’s visitor economy by fostering investment opportunities and developing demand-driving tourism experiences. The role involves working collaboratively with the tourism industry, key stakeholders, and government partners to enhance industry capabilities and secure investments that support tourism development across the state.  

A primary focus of the role is facilitating industry capability development through programs such as the Experience Development Program and the Distribution Ready Program, which supports the creation of high-quality tourism products and experiences. Additionally, the role builds strong relationships with stakeholders to attract and enable investment into South Australian tourism projects.  

The Manager, Industry Development and Investment also contributes to sector-specific projects and strategies that align with the objectives of the Destination Development Unit within the South Australian Tourism Commission. The role supports initiatives that strengthen the competitiveness of South Australia’s tourism industry and position the state as a premier tourism destination.

This role is offered as a full-time, 5-year, non-executive contract at a salary classification level of ASO6.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide leadership and guidance to South Australian tourism operators to increase their business capabilities and experience saleability within all distribution channels.
• Actively work with state government, local government, and regional tourism authorities to partner and leverage experience development initiatives.
• Undertake research and identify product and experiences gaps and work with key stakeholders to implement solutions.
• Increase South Australia’s experience presence throughout domestic and international distribution channels.
• Develop strong relationships with key government and private partners to influence conversion of South Australian tourism experiences.
• Work with relevant industry partners and other government agencies to present tourism investment opportunities at events and to investors.
• Actively search for and develop relationships with key tourism industry stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for tourism operators across managed regions for all experience development support and enquiries. 

A full position description can be accessed here. 

The SATC as part of the South Australian Public Sector is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring equitable opportunities for all, and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone belongs, and their uniqueness is valued.

Applications consisting of a resume and cover letter are to be directed to Miranda Lang, Director Regions and Industry Development at the South Australian Tourism Commission via Seek. 

Applications close: 5pm, Sunday 6 July 2025.

Enquiries can be directed to People and Culture on 8132 8330.

The South Australian public sector promotes flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

We seek people whose skills, knowledge and experience will enable the success of our goals as well as people who thrive working as part of a team and who share our love of South Australia.

Our position descriptions are carefully considered and the essential and desirable criteria outline what we are looking for from a candidate. Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of how well they fulfil the criteria: you must provide examples to demonstrate your ability to meet these in your application. Pay close attention to what is requested from applications in the job advertisement - some will require more detail than others.

We provide detailed position descriptions to give candidates a clear indication of the role, however a contact name is also listed if you require additional information prior to applying.

We ask that applications are received either as .doc, .dox or .pdf files. We don’t have any requirements regarding the layout of your application; you should choose a layout which best showcases your suitability for the role and most importantly addresses the criteria listed in the position description.

Given we usually receive a very high response rate to our vacancies, we do ask that:

• Covering letters are kept to a maximum of two pages
• CVs are kept to a maximum of four pages 

It is important to ensure your application is received before the closing date and is sent to the contact/address listed on the job advert.

Applications sent directly to the [email protected] inbox will receive an automatic acknowledgment when received, however due to the large number of applications received only those applicants short listed by the Selection Panel for an interview will be contacted further.