Team Leader Strategic Engagement

Lead a dynamic, specialised team to ensure best practice community engagement across strategy and long term planning activities
- Get the balance right - flexible working options available
- 12 month fixed term full time opportunity

We are seeking a Team Leader Strategic Engagement to join our Communication and Engagement Group, Strategy and Engagement Division.

**Our Company**

At Hunter Water our Values define who we are as an organisation and how we behave. We strive to live these Values and it is shown in the work we do and the way in which we interact with each other.

At Hunter Water we fundamentally believe in and commit to diversity and inclusion. We value an individual's unique capabilities, backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. We rely on these diverse perspectives to drive innovation and collaboration, to deliver the best outcome for our customers and communities.

We are embarking on a new strategic direction to build a more innovative, collaborative and resilient organisation that is a thought leader in developing a sustainable water and wastewater future.

At Hunter Water we offer a range of employee benefits. For this position, these will include, but are not limited to:
Excellent flexible working and additional leave benefits including:

- Additional Public Holidays
- 5 days additional paid Carers Leave per annum
- Paid Community Service Leave
- 14 weeks paid Parental Leave for both parents
- Access to hybrid work and other flexible options

Health & Wellbeing benefits including:

- Fitness passport
- Access to discounted health fund and health services
- Access to the Employee Assistance program

Remuneration & Hours:

- 35 working week****:

- Reward and Recognition Program
- Base salary range of 120,000.00 - 125,000.00 plus Superannuation

***The Opportunity**

As the Team Leader Strategic Engagement you will ensure Hunter Water’s strategic objectives are supported by appropriate community and stakeholder engagement expertise and plans. The role has custodianship of Hunter Water’s Community Engagement Strategy and ensures best practice community engagement across strategy and long term (horizon) planning activities.

**What you'll do**:

- Implement the Community Engagement Strategy so that standard practices and procedures can be implemented from strategic engagement and planning to project delivery functions with a high degree of consistency.
- Responsible for effective handover of CSE plans to the engagement delivery team within the Communications and Engagement group.
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate community engagement resourcing across strategic programs and projects.
- Develop working relationships with program managers and leaders to provide communication and engagement advice and support, enabling them to develop their understanding of communication and engagement and enhance their skills and capability.
- Lead, coach and develop the Strategic Engagement team.

**What you'll need to be successful**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Tertiary qualifications in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related discipline with good industry experience.
- Proven relationship building and management skills and the ability to influence at senior levels.
- People leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to build and develop high performing teams.
- Strong written communication skills including the ability to plan, develop and prepare written communications materials for all mediums and audiences.
- Strong experience in developing and implementing compelling and ‘right-sized’ engagement approaches to support the successful delivery of projects.
- IAP2 Accredited

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Excellent planning and organisation skills
- Budget management experience
- Experience working within a State-Owned Corporation.
- Knowledge of water and wastewater equipment, system and processes

**Application Steps**:
To be considered for this position applicants must submit a cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria and provide a current resume.

**Application closing date**:Friday 23 February.

**Contact**: Tahleigha Powell **Phone**: 0497 939 817