Community Engagement Advisor in Parramatta

The Community Engagement Advisor plays an integral role in the Public Affairs and Engagement team to plan, design and deliver communications and engagement strategies, activities and materials to support the delivery of new social and affordable housing renewal project/s. The role works closely with a broad range of multidisciplinary internal and external stakeholders, including integrated project teams, to achieve positive outcomes that put people at the heart of planning for new project/s, and supports the achievement of organisation objectives.

What you'll do:

• Provide advice and support to the Community Engagement Manager or delegated Community Engagement Project Lead.
• Design, implement and evaluate strategic communication and engagement strategies and activities to ensure residents, stakeholders and the community are consulted at appropriate stages of project planning and delivery.
• Undertake research to understand project context and local area analysis to guide communications and engagement planning and to contribute to further understand the stakeholder environment.
• Prepare a range of engaging and high-quality project communications materials including notifications, newsletters, responses to enquiries, key messages, presentations and other correspondence for a broad range of audiences.
• Monitor and map the stakeholder environment, identify communication and stakeholder risks and issues relating to the project, and articulate appropriate strategies and controls to minimise risk.
• Build and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.

What we're looking for:

• Relevant qualifications and/or experience in a similar role.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong willingness to learn, try new approaches and a can-do attitude is paramount.
• Proven experience working closely and cohesively with a team on projects and deliverables.

What We Offer:

• A challenging and rewarding career.
• Flexible, autonomous work environment.
• Competitive pay and conditions.
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters. Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Applications close Wednesday 11 November at 11:59pm AEST.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit. We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.