Community Engagement & Program Coordinator

Capital Talent Consulting – Sydney CBD NSW

Community & Events Program Coordinator | Engineering | Sydney

Contract up to June 2027 (extension potential)

This is a broad, autonomous role with real ownership. You won't just run events, you'll help shape the experience of a large engineering community across ANZ, build your own network across the business, and drive a program largely independently. If you want variety, visibility and the freedom to make things happen, this is worth a look.

We are seeking a proactive Community Engagement and Events Program Coordinator to support a large, distributed engineering community across Australia and New Zealand. This is a varied role combining internal events, communications, employee engagement, volunteer coordination and program operations.

The role

You will coordinate a calendar of internal engineering community programs and events, including:

Biannual engineering town halls

Quarterly social and networking events

Hackathons and technical speaker sessions

Recognition and appreciation activities

Employee onboarding and awards initiatives

Community, inclusion and engagement programs

You will manage event logistics, including venues, catering, audio-visual requirements, registrations and vendors, while ensuring employees have a positive experience from the initial communication through to the event itself.

Key responsibilities

Own the planning and delivery of internal engineering events in Sydney

Coordinate volunteers delivering activities across other Australia and New Zealand locations

Manage multiple events and community initiatives simultaneously

Draft newsletters, Teams posts, invitations and community updates

Coordinate employee stories, success highlights, photography and video content

Maintain communications calendars,



distribution lists and Teams channels

Support volunteer, ambassador and Employee Resource Group programs

Build relationships across engineering, marketing, communications and recruitment teams

Engage senior leaders and distributed stakeholders

Track program budgets, participation, survey results and engagement measures

Maintain program documentation and contribute to knowledge repositories

Develop recent ideas and help shape future community initiatives

About you

You will have three to five years’ experience in one or more of the following areas:

Internal communications

Employee or community engagement

Workplace or employee experience

Corporate events and communications

Culture, inclusion or recognition programs

Regional program coordination

You will also have:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong event coordination and project management experience

Experience managing several projects or events concurrently

Confidence working independently with limited supervision

The ability to build trust across different stakeholder groups

Experience engaging distributed and virtual teams

Confidence coordinating volunteers without formal authority

Experience using Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and Forms

The flexibility to adjust working hours around planned events when required

The personal fit

This opportunity will suit someone who is positive, dependable and comfortable taking initiative. You will enjoy building relationships, approaching new stakeholders and creating networks across a large organisation.

You do not need to be highly extroverted, but you must be confident engaging technical audiences and encouraging participation. The successful candidate will be practical, resilient and focused on outcomes, with the confidence to experiment, learn and ask for support when needed.

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📌 Community Engagement & Program Coordinator (New South Wales)
🏢 Capital Talent Consulting
📍 New South Wales