Job Description
Community Engagement & Program Coordinator
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Capital Talent Consulting – Sydney CBD NSW
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Community & Events Program Coordinator | Engineering | Sydney
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Contract up to June **** (extension potential)
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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.
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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.
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The role
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You will coordinate a calendar of internal engineering community programs and events, including:
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Biannual engineering town halls
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Quarterly social and networking events
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Hackathons and technical speaker sessions
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Recognition and appreciation activities
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Employee onboarding and awards initiatives
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Community, inclusion and engagement programs
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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.
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Key responsibilities
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Own the planning and delivery of internal engineering events in Sydney
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Coordinate volunteers delivering activities across other Australia and New Zealand locations
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Manage multiple events and community initiatives simultaneously
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Draft newsletters, Teams posts, invitations and community updates
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Coordinate employee stories, success highlights, photography and video content
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Maintain communications calendars,



distribution lists and Teams channels
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Support volunteer, ambassador and Employee Resource Group programs
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Build relationships across engineering, marketing, communications and recruitment teams
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Engage senior leaders and distributed stakeholders
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Track program budgets, participation, survey results and engagement measures
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Maintain program documentation and contribute to knowledge repositories
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Develop current ideas and help shape future community initiatives
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About you
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You will have three to five years' experience in one or more of the following areas:
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Internal communications
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Employee or community engagement
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Workplace or employee experience
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Corporate events and communications
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Culture, inclusion or recognition programs
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Regional program coordination
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You will also have:
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Strong event coordination and project management experience
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Experience managing several projects or events concurrently
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Confidence working independently with limited supervision
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The ability to build trust across different stakeholder groups
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Experience engaging distributed and virtual teams
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Confidence coordinating volunteers without formal authority
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Experience using Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint and Forms
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The flexibility to adjust working hours around planned events when required
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The personal fit
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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.
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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.

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