External Affairs Specialist

3 days ago


Perth, Australia Synergy AU Full time

The time to join Synergy has never been more exciting because you’ll be helping us to deliver on our commitment towards becoming a net zero carbon emission business by 2050.

We are investing $3 billion in large-scale renewables development and creating unlimited opportunities for our people to contribute to the growth of innovative solutions in our operations as we invest. This is your chance to help us transform the energy industry and build a more sustainable future for Western Australia.

Synergy is proud to be Western Australia’s largest electricity generator and energy retailer. We deliver secure electricity to homes and businesses throughout the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS) from Coral Bay in the north, to Kalgoorlie in the east, and to Esperance in the south

Click here to discover more about how Western Australia’s energy landscape is evolving to become more sustainable.

**Role Summary**:
The External Affairs Specialist is a newly created opportunity in our Media and External Affairs Team based at our Perth Forrest Centre site.

The External Affairs Specialist coordinates and publishes engaging content, via multiple channels, to drive engagement and positive corporate reputation. This includes corporate publications, industry presentations, speech writing and social media.

**Key responsibilities of the role include**:

- Proactively lead the delivery of the annual report, modern slavery statement and other external corporate publications.
- Provide communications support to executive leadership team, including CEO and Board through the delivery of speeches and external presentations.
- Develop and execute communication plans to support strategic projects and contentious issues, when required.
- Create engaging content for external channels.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Demonstrated experience in a corporate communication, external affairs or publishing for a large organisation.
- Experience working in a high-pressure environment to deadline.
- Practical understanding of Government processes, expectations and competing demands.
- Experience leading the production of external publications for a large organisation.
- Minimum eight years’ experience working in communications, or related discipline.

**What we offer**:
Working for an employer of choice also means you will enjoy:

- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Purchased Annual Leave
- Best practice parental leave

Click here for a full list of our benefits

**Every Voice Matters**

Our employees have a choice to work for Synergy and it’s a choice we respect and value. In addition to our focus on creating a greener future, Synergy is committed to its ‘people first’ culture and providing an exceptional place to work where our people experience a sense of belonging and have opportunities to learn and grow.



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