Community Engagement Advisor

• Lead impact through engagement

• Community values centric organisation

• Genuine leadership, true flexible working options

Are you seeking to make an impact in your community? Do you want to add value to a community engagement team who will develop and support you? If so, read on…

About the role

Community Engagement is key to Barwon Water’s strategic objectives and leads to significant benefits across our region. In this exciting role, you’ll be part of a close-knit team who support the planning and delivery of community engagement programs for water, sewerage and recycled water infrastructure projects.

As part of this diverse, multidisciplinary, you'll work in a fast-paced environment and range of disciplines.

You'll design and deliver community engagement plans to support the planning and construction phases of large and small infrastructure projects, and respond to emerging risks to our customer's experience with us and will form impactful relationships both within Barwon Water and with external stakeholders.

Your success in this role will support Barwon Water to continue to achieve excellent outcomes for our community.

About you

As a community engagement professional, you'll have highly developed communication skills and well-rounded interpersonal skills. You'll be someone who is able to manage and develop lasting relationships to achieve mutual beneficial outcomes. You'll enjoy taking ownership of your project portfolio, be able to manage conflicting priorities and be accountable for the delivery of high-quality work.

You’ll be inquisitive and curious and seek to bring creativity and innovation to problem solving. At your heart you'll be community-minded and understand the need to keep our customers informed about projects you are supporting in a timely manner.

Your community engagement experience may be underpinned by your tertiary qualifications in communication or similar. You'll possess strong organizational and the ability to generate customer friendly information for a range of different platforms.

About Us

As a commercial fully owned subsidiary of Barwon Water, Barwon Asset Solutions (BAS) delivers quality asset maintenance, natural resource and land management and project services across a variety of industry sectors.  The Barwon Water Group vision for regional prosperity not only encompasses economic, social, and environmental elements, but also recreational and cultural elements, including enhancing First Nations values.

Why join us?

At Barwon Water, we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments.

Applications and a cover letter can be submitted via the Barwon Water Careers page – https://www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au/about-us/careers

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at [email protected] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.