At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate tourism programs and build relationships with travel trade partners to promote Canberra.
- Company: Join VisitCanberra, a leader in the ACT tourism industry.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, potential for permanency, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and involvement in exciting marketing initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on Canberra's tourism while gaining valuable industry experience.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of the tourism industry and strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Partnerships and Distribution Officer – Western Markets
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency
Details: Visit Canberra leads the Australian Capital Territory and region tourism industry to create and implement a range of programs that aim to grow the value of tourism to the ACT economy.
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative Partnerships and Distribution Officer – Western Markets to join our International Markets and Programs team.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong understanding of the tourism industry, who is passionate about building awareness of Canberra among travel trade partners and helping tourism businesses connect with distribution channels.
The successful applicant will
- Coordinate the delivery of the Aussie Specialist Program and other travel agent education initiatives, building destination knowledge, product awareness and advocacy for Canberra among travel trade partners across key Western markets.
- Build and maintain relationships with key travel trade, including travel agents, wholesalers, inbound tour operators, and industry associations, supporting the growth of Canberra's presence within the tourism distribution network.
- Apply their understanding of tourism distribution to support the development of packaging and promotion of Canberra tourism products through travel trade channels.
- Assist in the delivery of partnership marketing initiatives and cooperative campaigns with distribution partners across key Western markets.
- Manage and deliver programs that enhance the trade readiness, distribution capability and bookability of Canberra tourism products and experiences.
This role reports to the Assistant Director, Partnerships and Distribution within Visit Canberra's International Markets and Programs team.
Eligibility/Other requirements
- Qualifications in and/or knowledge of the tourism industry is desirable
- Ability to work flexible hours and travel interstate and/or internationally as required
Note: This is a temporary position available from December 2026 to December 2028 with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
This vacancy is backfilling a period of leave for the nominal occupant.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.
Please note, this position operates in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.
More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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