Communication & Engagement Consultant

Our People & Places Solutions business - reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do - the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology - we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow._
- Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow._

**Your Impact**:
Calling great storytellers, jargon busters, and relationship builders. With a strong pipeline of work in Australia, we are looking for talented, curious, and committed consultants to join our growing Engagement and Social Planning Section.

We have an opportunity for a **Communications and** **Engagement** **Consultant **in one of the following locations -** Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, or Sydney.**

We partner with the broader Jacobs business to design, deliver and evaluate communications and engagement approaches for infrastructure, sustainability and environmental initiatives. We help our clients solve their most complex challenges in ways which consider stakeholder and community impacts, and seek to deliver positive environmental outcomes. We collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across a range of markets including water, defence, energy, power and transport.

**Your day-to-day**

As an early to mid-career consultant, you will:

- Prepare, deliver and evaluate stakeholder and community engagement plans
- Prepare tailored communications for a range of channels, this may include Ministerial responses, community updates and notifications, briefing presentations and webpages
- Coordinate and help facilitate engagement activities, in-person and online
- Prepare outcome reports including an analysis of qualitative and quantitative outcomes
- Build trusted relationships with a range of clients and internal project teams
- Contribute to a positive team culture and participate in continual improvement
- Collaborate with a range of technical specialists, from blue-sky thinkers to detailed orientated technical experts

**Here’s What You’ll Need**:

- A tertiary qualification in Communication, Marketing, Public Relations, Business, Social Science, Arts or related field. International Association for Public Participation certificate (desirable)
- Ability to easily build relationships and engage with range of stakeholders
- Excellent writing and editing skills and a consistent record in producing high quality communications
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills together with the capacity to be flexible and adaptable
- A ‘can do’ attitude with an interest in continuous learning and improvement
- An understanding of the increasing demand for engagement and social planning, and an appreciation of the vital role dedicated engagement specialists play
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite, particularly in the production of high-quality publications, presentations and tools

**Jacobs. A world where you can.**

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions - we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too - from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s Network - find out more about our employee networks here.