Senior Government Relations Strategist

This position involves leading the strategy and team responsible for executing a company's integrated policy, political engagement and campaign program in support of one of its operations.

The role requires a seasoned operator who can interpret complex policy environments, shape advocacy strategies, and build trust with government officials, elected representatives and policy stakeholders. The system ensures the company is positioned as a credible and constructive contributor to policy development and decision-making.

Acting as a strategic advisor to the Asset President, this role is part of the broader Corporate Affairs Leadership team and Public Policy & Government Relations Leadership team, ensuring alignment and integration across state and national priorities.

This position is based in Brisbane, Australia.

• Develop and execute a public policy and government relations strategy within a state or region, ensuring alignment with Asset and organisational priorities.
• Monitor and analyse political, policy and regulatory developments to anticipate risk and opportunity, and translate insights into strategic advocacy and campaign planning.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with political stakeholders, government officials, and policy influencers at state and national levels, ensuring the company's voice is heard early and often in policy formation.
• Represent the company in high-level political and policy forums, advocating for outcomes that support long-term business success and social value creation.
• Provide strategic advice and counsel to Asset leadership on political, policy and regulatory matters, supporting informed decision-making and risk management.
• Lead and coach a team of professionals in public policy and government relations, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting professional development.
• Oversee campaign and content development, ensuring messaging is compelling, evidence-based and aligned with the company's values and reputation.

You are a politically astute and policy-minded leader with a proven track record in government relations, advocacy and strategic engagement. You bring deep expertise in navigating complex political and regulatory environments, and understand how to influence outcomes through relationships, evidence and timing.

Experience in public policy and government relations might have included roles as a chief of staff or senior adviser to a government minister at the state or national level, as a director or senior leader as a consultant in public policy or public affairs, leadership roles in public policy or corporate affairs in the private sector or experience as a member of the senior executive service of the public service.

You may hold tertiary qualifications in public policy, economics, political science, law or commerce, and apply this foundation to deliver sophisticated, integrated advocacy and campaign strategies. You are known for your ability to anticipate shifts in the external environment and respond with clarity and conviction.

Leadership skills include elevating teams and driving outcomes, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, offering insightful, politically attuned advice that connects business strategy with public policy and community expectations. Calm under pressure and confident in your judgment, you lead with purpose and precision.

Passion for people leadership and team development, and your ability to build strong networks across the business makes you a respected role model of our values: Doing what's right, Seeking better ways, and Making a difference.

Our size, stability and magnitude provides significant opportunity for professional development, attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life, including flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

We know we are strengthened by diversity, and are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to making our workplace safe and inclusive where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We create a workforce that's more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live, providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.