Stakeholder Engagement Manager - Newcastle, Australia - Indigeco Pty Ltd

Indigeco Pty Ltd

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Newcastle, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

18 month contract
- $ per day + super

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Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Location:
Newcastle

Contract length: 18 Months from start date

Pay Rate:
$750- $850 per day excluding Super

This role assists in the delivery of the full range of stakeholder engagement services for the projects identified within this remit.

Key accountabilities:

Manage and implement the endorsed Community and Stakeholder Engagement Plan for each of the identified projects
Where appropriate, arrange for these Plan(s) to be updated when requested by the Project Director
Support the Regional Project Delivery and Communication teams to manage communications activities to time, cost and budget.
Implement actions in communication plans for highprofile, complex, contentious, or publicly sensitive projects often under the guidance of other team members.
Contribute to, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of events, workshops, and community consultation activities to maximise community engagement and feedback, including customer information, community consultation, internal communication, issues management and liaison with the Media team.
Contribute to the implementation of a program of building community awareness and capacity initiatives by facilitating meetings and forums and identifying ways to assist community participation in Transport for NSW projects.
Build and maintain collaborative and consultative working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including community groups and associations to promote open communication and facilitate delivery of best practice communication and community engagement and consultation initiatives.

Key challenges:

Managing competing priorities, deadlines, and inputs from multiple internal teams and external stakeholders with a view to guiding and influencing positive project outcomes.
Proactively identifying and managing stakeholder concerns and issues to maintain and enhance agency reputation.
Maintaining up to date knowledge of best practice communication and engagement, including audience identification, community and stakeholder consultation, social media content, issues management and above and below the line content.

Key knowledge and experience:

Demonstrated ability to implement communications strategies and plans, including experience using a wide range of engagement tools, including the use of visual tools.
Demonstrated experience in managing and coordinating different stakeholder groups and communicating sometimes complex, technical information into accessible information.

Essential requirements:

Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in communications, community engagement, consultation, public relations, government relations or media, particularly within a government or services environment.

Aboriginal and Torrens Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply
**Indigeco acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and recognises their connection to land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to our Indigenous brothers and sisters, their Culture, and to elders past, present & future.