The Australian Climate Service is seeking a Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Lead to provide strategic leadership including for stakeholder engagement across government. The role is responsible for shaping engagement approaches, building influential relationships and translating stakeholder intelligence into advice that informs ACS priorities, products and services.

Operating under broad direction, the position exercises a high degree of independence and judgement in managing complex stakeholder issues, identifying emerging opportunities and risks, and driving collaborative outcomes across governments, industry, research organisations and communities. The role plays a key part in strengthening the impact, relevance and uptake of ACS climate and disaster risk intelligence across government.

The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

1. Stakeholder engagement strategy and planning

- Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of an ACS-wide stakeholder engagement strategy aligned with ACS priorities, outcomes and delivery plans.
- Establish engagement objectives and performance measures, evaluate outcomes and use evidence to improve ACS engagement approaches, products and services.
- Provide authoritative and evidence-based strategic advice to ACS senior leaders and partner agencies on stakeholder needs, emerging issues, engagement risks and opportunities.

2. Engagement delivery and capability building

- Lead the planning and delivery of stakeholder engagement activities, including workshops, consultations, webinars and events.
- Develop practical engagement resources, templates, guidance materials and engagement frameworks for ACS staff.
- Promote consistent engagement practices across ACS and partner agencies.
- Foster a culture of collaboration,



inclusion and continuous learning.

3. Stakeholder intelligence and insights

- Lead mapping and analysis to identify priority stakeholder groups, identify stakeholder needs and establish engagement objectives, approaches and measures of success.
- Identify, assess and manage stakeholder, delivery and reputational risks, providing timely advice and escalating significant issues where appropriate.
- Design and oversee consultation activities including interviews, workshops, surveys and focus groups.
- Synthesize engagement findings into actionable insights and share with the ACS leadership and partner agencies.
- Independently manage complex, sensitive or competing stakeholder matters, identifying risks and determining appropriate engagement and escalation approaches.
- Maintain an understanding of the climate risk, adaptation, resilience and disaster management stakeholder landscape.

4. Leadership, capability building and partnerships

- Provide professional leadership, coaching and expert guidance to ACS staff and partner teams undertaking stakeholder engagement.
- Coordinate contributions from multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies, setting transparent expectations and supporting delivery of agreed engagement outcomes.
- Build ACS engagement capability by sharing expertise, developing practical tools and promoting consistent, inclusive and evidence-based practice.




- Build and maintain trusted relationships with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry, research organisations, First Nations representatives, community organisations and other strategic partners.
- Act as a key point of contact between ACS and external stakeholders, representing ACS at meetings, forums, conferences and stakeholder events.

5. Stakeholder management and influence

- Build and sustain strategic relationships across jurisdictional and organisational boundaries, navigating competing interests and negotiating outcomes that advance ACS priorities.
- Support the translation of complex climate and hazard information and the synthesis of ACS data and intelligence into accessible messages for diverse audiences.
- Ensure stakeholder perspectives are reflected in ACS briefing materials, reports, presentations and executive advice.

6. Governance and continuous improvement

- Contribute to strategic planning, performance reporting and organisational improvement initiatives.
- Comply with APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct and workplace health and safety requirements. taking reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the Bureau's values, including diversity, inclusion, and the principles of the Bureau Way

Essential

Relevant experience in stakeholder engagement, communications, social science, public policy or related discipline.

Desirable

Experience or exposure to climate risk, disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, resilience policy, emergency management, environmental science or related technical domains.

📌 Stakeholder Policy and Engagement Lead, ACS (Brisbane)
🏢 Bureau Of Meteorology
📍 Brisbane