Stakeholder Manager

Overview

Stakeholder Manager (Programs and Engagement)

2x full time vacancies; 1x fixed term to 30 June 2027 and 1x fixed term to 9 March 2026 (parental leave replacement); Geelong office location, with flexible hybrid working (3-day office attendance required per week); Offering a competitive starting base salary of $108,000 plus super and benefits.

About the role

The Stakeholder Manager (Programs and Engagement) plays a key role in delivering the Make Every Day Matter Strategy by leading engagement projects that promote road safety and strengthen relationships with the Victorian road user community. You will proactively identify, assess, and manage stakeholder engagement activities, ensuring key outcomes including greater community understanding and ownership of road safety, prevention, and recovery are achieved.

Success in this role means developing, delivering, evaluating, and reporting on impactful engagement projects and programs that drive meaningful change in road safety awareness and behaviour across Victoria.

About the Team

This role is part of the Community branch within the Marketing, Sponsorships and Engagement division, which is dedicated to engaging, educating, and influencing the Victorian community and stakeholders to foster a safety-first road culture and achieve the best outcomes for TAC clients.

You will work under a supportive Team Manager who values autonomy, allowing you to approach your work in your own way. You will be part of a close-knit team that embraces shared responsibility and steps in to help whenever needed.

Responsibilities

- Lead engagement projects that promote road safety and strengthen relationships with the Victorian road user community.
- Proactively identify, assess, and manage stakeholder engagement activities to achieve outcomes such as greater community understanding and ownership of road safety, prevention, and recovery.
- Develop, deliver, evaluate, and report on engagement projects and programs that drive meaningful change in road safety awareness and behaviour.

What we’re looking for

- Project Management and Engagement Experience: Proven project management skills with tertiary qualifications in Communications, Marketing, Education, or Health Science/Prevention. Knowledge of road safety and associated intervention strategies will be highly regarded.
- Proactive stakeholder Engagement: Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to develop, maintain, and proactively manage engagement with key stakeholders, including internal teams, local government, road safety partners, emergency services, and community organisations. You will have well-developed negotiation, influencing, and advocacy skills to drive program success.
- Advanced Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication, including strong report writing skills. You will showcase the ability to translate complex technical information for non-technical audiences and confidently draft briefs, reports, and approvals as part of your role.

Why you’ll love it here

- Be rewarded for great work: We value our people, offering a corporate incentive, salary packaging and a reward and recognition program.
- Grow and go places: We’re invested in your progress. When you work for one of Victoria’s largest and leading workplaces, you’ll receive extensive internal opportunities for development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.
- Be supported at every step: Be a part of an inclusive, diverse team that thrives on support and collaboration. With flexible working arrangements to set you up for success.
- Ready to put care in action? We’d like to hear from you.

How to apply

Click apply to submit your Cover Letter and Resume. If successful, you’ll progress to an interview. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Amie Biggs at amie_biggs@tac.vic.gov.au for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm on 22 October 2025.

If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, please let our People, Culture & Engagement Team know at People_Culture_Engagement@tac.vic.gov.au. If over the phone is better for you, our number is 5225 7500.

Other information

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices, and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, men, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse, and LGBTIQA+ people to apply for roles.

Child Safety

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website.

This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check.

Advertised: 08 Oct 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 22 Oct 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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