At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead community engagement and manage stakeholder relationships for major infrastructure projects.
- Company: Join a dynamic State Government team making a real impact in infrastructure and transport.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly pay, flexible work arrangements, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on significant projects with excellent career development prospects.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of community engagement and strategic communications in a vital sector.
- Qualifications: Experience in community engagement and stakeholder relations, with strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 8868 - 9471 $ per year.
Location: Nerang, QLD
Contract: 6 months, with possible extension options available for the right candidate, pending budget decisions as always
Pay: $88.68 to $94.71 p/h including super
Work type: Full-time / Part-time
Work arrangement: Site and office based as required, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Clearance: No security clearance required; employment screening applies
About the Role
Join our State Government client in a senior communications and engagement role supporting a major infrastructure program. You will be at the centre of community engagement, stakeholder relationships, media and emerging issues. You will also lead a small communications and engagement team and provide strategic advice to senior project and regional leaders.
What You'll Be Doing
- Deliver community engagement, community relations and correspondence activities
- Manage relationships with community, industry, business and government stakeholders
- Identify emerging communication issues, trends and risks
- Develop proactive issues management and external engagement responses
- Provide high-level media, engagement and strategic communication advice
- Lead and coach a small communications and stakeholder team
- Produce clear, consistent and high-quality public information and collateral
- Build strong relationships with project teams and external stakeholders
- Stay across major works and project activity to anticipate communication risks
What You Bring (Essential Criteria)
- You've delivered community engagement and stakeholder relations in a complex public-facing environment
- You've managed media, public affairs or issues management activities
- You can advise senior leaders on sensitive communication and stakeholder issues
- You've led or coached communications, engagement or stakeholder staff
- You can manage difficult stakeholders and critical conversations professionally
- You hold a current Class C driver's licence and have your own vehicle for required site travel
- You're an Australian citizen
Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)
- Major infrastructure, transport or construction project experience
- IAP2 or equivalent community engagement training
- Knowledge of the infrastructure planning lifecycle
- Social media capability
- Communications, public relations or marketing qualifications, or equivalent experience
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