Community Engagement Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for a community engagement officer to support the team in implementing the strategy, delivery and process improvement for local stakeholder and community engagement on behalf of a NSW government department from the early planning, design and construction through to maintenance portfolios.

• Your responsibilities will include
• Co-develop, implement and evaluate best practice communication and engagement strategies to effectively engage a range of different communities and key stakeholders around asset planning.
• Assist the account management of communication and engagement requirements for projects, engaging and supporting external agencies.
• Produce a range of appropriate communication tools and materials tailored to different audiences. This could include web content, flyers, newsletters, videos, social media content and advertising activities.
• Support the development and implementation of a range of community and stakeholder engagement tools and techniques such as community forums and events, workshops, briefings, surveys or community outreach activities.
• Support the community engagement managers to report on the interests of community and key stakeholders, assess program and project risks and provide recommendations to senior executives on how to best manage complex and contentious issues.
• Work across a number of projects simultaneously, ensuring activities are well coordinated and delivered on time.
• Build and maintain good working relationships with community representatives, and departmental staff to support the successful delivery of communication and engagement programs.
• Ideal characteristics for role
• 2-3+ Years communications experience
• Government experience beneficial
• System experience across a Customer Relations Management tool
• Experience in the delivery of community consultation projects, either in the public or private sector
• Experience working across and managing numerous projects at the one time
• What you get in return
• Hybrid work model - 2 days a week onsite CBD + 3 days WFH
• Competitive daily rate
• Opportunity for extension
• Collaborative team of 20