External Communications Specialist

1 month ago

Brisbane, Australia Powerlink Full time

**At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you**:
We believe life’s about possibilities. And so is the future. That’s why we need you.

We’re working at the heart of Queensland’s energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us deliver a world-class energy future and ensure we continue to navigate through this once in a generation energy challenge. Join us and make it happen.

**A career that matters and lasts**:
As the External Communications Specialist, you’ll help us connect a more sustainable energy future for more than five million Queenslanders and 241,000 businesses. Your work with us is about every light turned on, every community connected, and every future made possible.

We believe every employee deserves the opportunity to enjoy a work-life balance that enhances their overall wellbeing and performance through inclusive and supportive benefits.

**Ask us about**:

- Flexible & hybrid working options
- Career development
- Health & wellbeing programs
- Leave offerings (including 14 weeks paid parental leave - at full or half pay, plus additional leave purchasing)
- Inclusive workplace facilities
- Free undercover secure parking, with access to onsite charging stations for electric vehicles

**The opportunity**:
In this role, you will drive the development and implementation of Powerlink’s corporate reporting, corporate events, and lead the overarching sponsorship strategy in a manner that enhances Powerlink’s reputation and social licence to operate.

**Specifically, you will**:

- Lead Powerlink’s flagship annual engagement forum, the Transmission Network Forum, and other key stakeholder engagement forums to enhance Powerlink’s reputation and build social licence to operate across key stakeholder groups.
- Lead the planning and implementation of events and corporate-level communication activities that enhance Powerlink’s external profile and brand awareness, including ensuring external-facing teams are equipped to deliver best-practice stakeholder engagement, as needed, to enhance Powerlink’s reputation.
- Project management of Powerlink’s corporate reporting including flagship publications such as the Annual Report and Energy Charter Disclosure Statement, including management of an external copywriter as part of report delivery to meet State Government deadlines.
- Manage the delivery of stakeholder insights work, including annual stakeholder perception and community sentiment research, to deliver on corporate KPIs in relation to reputation, trust and social licence to operate.
- Strategic management and implementation of Powerlink’s sponsorship framework and processes, including leveraging of corporate sponsorships to enhance Powerlink’s reputation, brand awareness and social licence to operate.

What matters most is your drive to make an impact for the millions of people we serve. Through our core values of accountability, customer service, teamwork and safety, you'll strive to question and challenge the ordinary every day.

**The people you'll join**:
Reporting to the Manager of External Communications, you will become part of the broader Communications Customer & Engagement Team dedicated to delivering impactful communications strategies, enhancing brand integrity, and contributing to the organisation's overall success in serving its customers and the broader community.

**What you'll bring**:

- Degree level qualification in Communications or a related discipline combined with significant experience in a communications role.

You will bring extensive experience in corporate communications and stakeholder engagement within complex technical organizations. With a proven track record in managing and implementing sponsorship programs and events, you deliver strategic reputational benefits. Your skills encompass all forms of writing and editing, effectively communicating messages to support business objectives.
You are adept at driving the implementation of contemporary stakeholder engagement and corporate citizenship principles, such as IAP2, to tangibly enhance corporate reputation across mid-to-large-sized organizations.

Naturally, you possess exceptional time management and organizational capabilities, ensuring the effective delivery of corporate events, initiatives and reporting.

**Find your possibility today**:
**Our commitment to inclusion and belonging**:
We know empowering people to bring their whole self to work enables them to unleash their potential. Read more about our efforts towards greater Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, by visiting our careers site for more information

As a Veteran-Friendly Employer, we value the skills Veterans bring and ensure equal opportunities. Let us know if you're a Veteran for tailored support.

Powerlink acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the skies, lands, and waters of Queensland and in particular, the lands on which we operate.

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