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 setting
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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