Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

1 week ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia CitiPower and Powercor Full time

Stakeholder Engagement Specialist:

  • Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000
    About us:
CitiPower and Powercor own and operate electricity distribution networks servicing customers located across 65% of Victoria.

These customers include large numbers of households as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.


We provide reliable, safe and affordable electricity and our businesses are independently rated as the best in the country for their efficiency.

Sustaining this is all the more critical and challenging as greater electrification of homes, fleets and industries becomes a core strategy for reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.


It's an extremely rewarding experience, being able to harness smart and innovative technologies to help integrate renewables into the network and drive progress on climate change.

Because every day, you're helping solve some of the biggest energy challenges of our generation.

About the Role:


We are currently looking for an experienced Stakeholder Engagement professional to join our Corporate Affairs, Customer and Strategy team in a full-time permanent capacity based at our CBD head office.


Working with the CitiPower and Powercor Major Projects team, this position will be responsible for providing stakeholder engagement advice and support to ensure stakeholder needs are fully considered in planning for all project and program implementation.

The success of the position is demonstrated through customer and community satisfaction with their CitiPower and Powercor experience and the effective management of project related risks.


About you:

In this role you will deliver:

  • Design and execute stakeholder engagement plans in line with our Stakeholder Engagement Procedure and involving action at all stages of the IAP2 spectrum
  • Preparing social and reputational risk assessments and liaising with project managers and technical personnel to advise on the implications for project planning
  • Integrate stakeholder engagement advice and insights into the project scope of works from early development and project initiation, through to design, construction, delivery and close out
  • Copywrite and produce a regular newsletter for the Major Projects and Maintenance team to support the development of a highperformance culture
  • Engage and collaborate with other functions within the Corporate Affairs team as required to support an integrated communication approach for all major projects. This includes media relations, government relations, marketing and communication

To succeed in this role you will have:

  • Tertiary or certificate or relevant experience in Communications, Marketing, Social Sciences, or other related disciplines.
  • High standard of communication skills in relation to written and verbal communication, interpersonal engagement and negotiation
  • Comprehensive, practical understanding of the International Association of Public Participation IAP2 Spectrum for best practice stakeholder engagement (desirable)
  • Evidence of ability to collaborate as part of a multidisciplined projectbased team
  • Ability to negotiate with both external and internal stakeholders in relation to considering feedback and expectations identified
  • Success in executing integrated communication programs in support of project objectives to meet stakeholder needs and reduce risk.

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.


We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.


With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we're committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within.

This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.


What's next?


If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don't hesitate to discuss these with us.


Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

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