Community and Engagement Officer - Newcastle, Australia - John Holland

John Holland

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Newcastle, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Newcastle, AU
About the John Holland and Gamuda Joint Venture:

The John Holland & Gamuda Joint Venture have been awarded the M1 Pacific Motorway from Black Hill to Tomago within the City of Newcastle and Port Stephens Council local government areas.

This major project will provide increased road capacity via the 10KM of new dual carriageway, reducing congestion and travel times for residents, improving accessibility for the surrounding road network and improved road safety for all users.

While our competitors talk about what they do, we focus on why we do it. We transform communities to make them easier to move around, more connected and better to live in.

About the Role:

We are currently looking for an experienced
Community & Engagement Officer to play a key role in the design/planning phase as well as project delivery.

Assist to develop and implement a stakeholder and community relations program supporting the Project engagement objectives. Project a strong and positive image of the Project to the community and stakeholders.

Manage stakeholder and community issues and provide advice to the project team on communications, community, and stakeholder relations activities to enable successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities include:

Identify stakeholder and community issues and develop strategies to minimise impacts.
Ensure client expectations are fully understood and develop good working relationships with the client.
Assist to develop and implement the Stakeholder Relations and Communications Management Plan for the project including developing and implementing plans and procedures for a specific Area, ensuring they are updated as required
Provide advice and assistance to the construction teams on community and stakeholder activities so communication and notification requirements are understood in accordance with the Stakeholder Relations and Communications Management Plan
Liaise with construction teams, community, and stakeholders to respond to the project number and manage all queries in accordance with the client's framework.
Coordinate and support regular stakeholder and community meetings as required, including Community Reference Groups.
Assist in the identification, development and management of promotional opportunities for the project and its construction (i.e. media, presentations, milestones etc).
Assist to develop strategies to achieve best possible results with project KRA and KPI's

What You'll Need to Succeed:

The ability to thrive in a dynamic and busy environment
An individual to work in an organisation that cares about you and your career development
An excellent people person with welldeveloped communication skills

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives
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Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice.

We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We'll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.