Aboriginal Community

**Join a great team and thrive as you shape WA’s water future**:

- ** Permanent opportunity with competitive salary & employee benefits**:

- ** Location to be negotiated**

**Thrive amongst skilful problem solvers as you shape WA’s water future.**

At Water Corporation, you’ll play an important role for the people of WA. Every day, you’ll contribute to a bigger purpose - helping to provide and secure life’s most valuable resource to help our state to thrive.

**This position is advertised under Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984. We are seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our customers and to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees. Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Australians are encouraged to apply.**

**About the role**

Our Aboriginal Communities Water Services (ACWS) program was established in July 2023 to manage the transition from the Department of Communities to Water Corporation for providing safe and reliable water services to remote Aboriginal communities. The ACWS program is a critical component of our Thrive2035 goals, our Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Strategy, and the transformation roadmap.

In this role you will manage the strategic development, central management and coordination of community engagement, stakeholder engagement and government relations for the ACWS. You will lead the implementation of assigned change initiatives to meet future Water Corporation objectives and Corporate risk requirements.

**Who are we?**

When you join Water Corporation, you play an important role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday, millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If you’re driven to make a meaningful contribution, you’ve come to the right place.

**Real benefits that matter**
- Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
- Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
- Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
- Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 15.5%. This includes an 11.5% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution.
- Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave

**Discover more** benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

**What the role will involve**
- You’ll develop and lead the regional delivery of Corporate community and internal engagement and communications program to Aboriginal communities to optimise stakeholder relationships, customer experience and program objectives
- Oversee and manage the development and implementation of engagement programs within budget and timeframe according to current and future strategic Corporate goals
- Leverage effective stakeholder relationships to uplift cultural understanding and knowledge in Water Corporation capabilities and strategies
- Oversees identification of key Aboriginal customers and stakeholders who represent the interests of impacted communities to develop and maintain mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships to achieve strategic Corporate targets and objectives
- Manage and coordinate Priority Ones (P1’s) and Ministerial liaison to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for our community engagement programs and the delivery of communication to support them; and support executive with joint agency projects and steering groups
- Prepare and provide expert advice on policies, briefs and reports to the Water Corporate Executive, Minister and other agencies and organisations
- Manage or participate in management of assigned incidents in accordance with corporate processes

**About you**

You will have a degree level qualification in Business or other relevant discipline along with substantial experience working with Aboriginal communities, internal and external stakeholders and industry groups on complex matters. Some key experiences are:

- Demonstrated ability to liaise with and build relationships with customers, contractors and stakeholders
- Ability to demonstrate cultural intelligence and work effectively and meaningfully across different cultures
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement in business processes
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.

**Applications close on Sunday 16**th** March 2025.**

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