The Minister for Agriculture has announced that the newly-formed Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) is recruiting up to 32 new staff members to be located in the NSW regional centre of Orange.
The Minister, David Littleproud said the positions available included corporate, agri-finance and executive roles.
“I’m so pleased to be creating good careers out into the regions,” Mr Littleproud said.
“Public sector jobs create lots of flow-on jobs, which is why we’re so keen on decentralisation.”
He said the RIC would spur investment and growth in regional and rural Australia, and to do that it needed passionate and driven people in the driver’s seat.
“It strengthens our national economy when people move out of the big cities to regional centres,” the Minister said.
He said farmers would be able to contact RIC staff to secure low interest loans.
“The RIC will administer the National Water Infrastructure Loan Facility to help fast-track the construction of priority water infrastructure projects that are so vital in times of drought,” Mr Littleproud said.
“We want to move more services to regional areas and bring new high paying jobs to the bush to help these towns grow.”
Applications for all available roles close on 29 October and more information on the RIC and its recruitment drive can be accessed at this PS News link.
