AO6 Senior Communications Advisor - Infrastructure & Transport

Location: Nerang, QLD

Contract: 6 months, with possible extension options available for the right candidate, pending budget decisions as always

Pay: $88.68 to $94.71 p/h including super

Work type: Full-time / Part-time

Work arrangement: Site and office based as required, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis

Clearance: No security clearance required; employment screening applies

About the Role

Join our State Government client in a senior communications and engagement role supporting a major infrastructure program. You will be at the centre of community engagement, stakeholder relationships, media and emerging issues. You will also lead a small communications and engagement team and provide strategic advice to senior project and regional leaders.

What You'll Be Doing

- Deliver community engagement, community relations and correspondence activities
- Manage relationships with community, industry, business and government stakeholders
- Identify emerging communication issues, trends and risks
- Develop proactive issues management and external engagement responses
- Provide high-level media, engagement and strategic communication advice




- Lead and coach a small communications and stakeholder team
- Produce clear, consistent and high-quality public information and collateral
- Build solid relationships with project teams and external stakeholders
- Stay across major works and project activity to anticipate communication risks

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

- You've delivered community engagement and stakeholder relations in a complex public-facing environment
- You've managed media, public affairs or issues management activities
- You can advise senior leaders on sensitive communication and stakeholder issues
- You've led or coached communications, engagement or stakeholder staff
- You can manage difficult stakeholders and critical conversations professionally
- You hold a current Class C driver's licence and have your own vehicle for required site travel
- You're an Australian citizen

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

- Major infrastructure, transport or construction project experience
- IAP2 or equivalent community engagement training
- Knowledge of the infrastructure planning lifecycle
- Social media capability
- Communications, public relations or marketing qualifications, or equivalent experience

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