Communications and Stakeholder Advisor

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**Communications and Stakeholder Advisor**:

- New Business and Strategy
- Stakeholder and Communications
- Melbourne
- Contract

18/11/2024
- Excellent team culture where work life balance is valued
- 12 month, maximum term contract
- Contribute to major infrastructure improvements in your local community

**About the Role**
- We are seeking a Communications and Stakeholder Advisor for a 12-month, parental leave cover based in Epping, Victoria.
- You will support communications, community relations and stakeholder relations. This includes but is not limited to; publications, newsletters, door knocking, weekly and monthly reports, chairing weekly meetings and taking minutes.
- Liaise with the construction team to ensure community and stakeholders are notified in advance of works in accordance with the Community Relations strategy.
- Monitor effectiveness of community and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Working with the team to ensure public information about the project is clear, timely and accessible for all stakeholders.
- Updating the project consultation database to ensure that all interactions with community, key stakeholders and client are logged accurately.
- Assist in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate construction impacts and to effectively respond to feedback and concerns.
- Identify and assist in managing issues and risks pertaining to the project and escalate issues and risks to the Communications and Engagement Manager
- Assist in managing responses to project related inquiries.
- Attend stakeholder meetings as required.
- This role will also see you creating content including organising photography rollout showcasing development works.
- Liaise with construction team, community, and key stakeholders to respond to project 24/7 1800 number queries and effectively manage engagement.
- Assist in managing respite and reallocation for residents.

**About You**
- Demonstrated experience in communications and stakeholder relations, preferably in a construction or infrastructure environment.
- Ability to develop clear and concise community focused communication materials drawing from a variety of different sources.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills, with a proven ability to produce high quality communications materials.
- Well-developed organisational and coordination skills with a demonstrated ability to determine priorities and manage tasks under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated capacity to work with a wide range of people to achieve desired outcomes.

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We’re dedicated to building a diverse workplace, so we also look at applicants with great transferable skills from similar industries.

**About Us**
Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

**Why join us?**
The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but small enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

**So, join us, be you, and help us create better together**.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply._
- Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks._