Job Description

Bring people, knowledge and ideas together to help shape the future of Australia's water sector.

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Are you a natural connector and relationship builder who enjoys bringing smart people together around complex issues and ideas?

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Interested in turning specialist knowledge and sector expertise into insights, collaboration and meaningful impact?

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Do you have water sector experience, a knack for seeing connections and trends and an ability to translate complexity into clear, useful insights?

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If you're curious and team-oriented and you value the power of shared knowledge to influence change — this could be your next career move.

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Here's an opportunity to harness the collective expertise of the water sector and play a key role in creating a sustainable water future.

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Heart Talent is delighted to partner with the Australian Water Association — the peak body for Australia's water sector — to find the newest member of their growing advocacy and capability team.

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Powered by their vision for a sustainable water future, AWA is evolving from a connector of water professionals into a catalyst for system-wide change — and advocacy sits at the heart of how that change will happen.

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With a new five-year strategy, new advocacy plan and a roadmap through to 2030, there's real momentum behind growing AWA's voice with government, making this an exciting time to join the organisation.

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- permanent, full time role
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- Chatswood office
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- hybrid working — 3 days in office/2 days WFH
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- salary packaging benefits to boost take home pay
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- novated leasing for vehicles
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- respected brand in a thriving sector
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- investment in advocacy, capability and sector-level impact
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About the opportunity n

This role will see you:

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- lead and evolve AWA's specialist technical networks and communities of practice
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- build engagement and participation across members, volunteers, technical experts and partners
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- work closely with volunteer chairs and committees to enable effective network leadership
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- capture knowledge and insights emerging from networks, events and technical collaboration
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- translate complex technical expertise into practical resources, sector insights and strategic intelligence
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- identify emerging water-sector trends, challenges and innovations
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- connect technical expertise with AWA's advocacy, policy, capability and member-value agenda
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- support partnerships and collaboration across industry, government, research and adjacent sectors
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- provide technical/subject-matter into shaping conferences, webinars, member circles and capability programs
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- connect networks with broader organisational programs
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- evaluate network effectiveness,



engagement and impact and continuously improve the model.
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About you n

You're a natural connector and relationship builder with experience working with technical/professional audiences.

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Your experience includes professional networks, committees, working groups or communities of practice and translating specialist expertise into organisational or sector outcomes.

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You have experience working in the water, sustainability, circular economy or infrastructure sectors and an ability to understand technical subject matter without necessarily being a deep technical expert.

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- strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
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- experience working with senior/technical specialists
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- ability to build, activate and sustain professional communities/networks
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- exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
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- ability to translate complex information for different audiences
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- consensus-building and influencing skills
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- robust systems thinking — able to see connections between technical issues, policy, industry and organisational priorities
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- program/project management
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- partnership development and cross-sector collaboration
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- ability to work effectively with volunteers, committees and subject-matter experts
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- ability to identify useful insights/trends from multiple sources
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- strong evaluation skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
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Networks and Knowledge Manager • Sydney, NSW, AU

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📌 Networks And Knowledge Manager (Sydney)
🏢 AWA
📍 Sydney