Stakeholder Engagement Specialist- Industry

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time

**Salary**: $188,297 - $256,088

**Grade**:VPS 7

**Occupation**:Communications, marketing and media

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:VG/CE/1874059

If you want to do work that matters, then VicGrid is the place to be. VicGrid has been established to ensure Victoria has the infrastructure in place to transition to renewable energy.
Elevate your career in renewable energy and help preserve the world around us for future generations.
VicGrid is leading the charge in delivering ground-breaking projects across Victoria. We are an energised team and passionate about the innovative work we deliver. We trust, support, value and nurture our people, as we strive to create a sustainable future for Victorian communities.
We need people with passion, excitement, and capability to work in a fast-paced delivery environment. If you want to be a part of shaping Victoria’s renewable energy transition, we want you to work with us.
**The Opportunity**
Reporting to the Director, Engagement, the Stakeholder Engagement Specialist
- Industry is responsible for managing and coordinating VicGrid's interactions with energy industry stakeholders including renewable energy developers, their representative bodies, transmission network service providers, and regulators. This position plays a key role in facilitating two-way engagement between industry and VicGrid on the development of reforms including renewable energy zones and the new Victorian Access Regime.
**What you will deliver**
- You will build and foster constructive relationships with renewable energy developers, transmission network service providers, peak bodies including the Clean Energy Council and the Clean Energy Investor Group, and energy industry regulators, to support information exchange and collaboration in achieving VicGrid's objectives
- You will work closely with VicGrid teams including Strategy and Planning, Project Delivery, and Access and Connections to enable timely two-way engagement with industry on VicGrid policies, plans and reform initiatives
- You will create content that helps the Communications and Engagement and broader VicGrid teams to clearly articulate and communicate organisational objectives and agenda, and to garner industry understanding and support
- You will provide professional leadership and expert advice across all parts of VicGrid to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to stakeholder engagement, integrating messaging and data-gathering with work to engage the community, landholders and Traditional Owners

**What you will bring**
- A demonstrated stakeholder management capabilities and experience in the energy sector; a record of engaging with industry will be highly regarded.
- A contemporary and detailed understanding of the challenges and opportunities provided by the state's transition to renewable energy.
- Strong experience in stakeholder engagement and management through complex policy reform, demonstrating well developed interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and capacity to think and plan strategically while also delivering high-quality tactical materials.

**What we offer you**
- Mental health and wellbeing offerings through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which is extended to team members and their families for work and personal issues
- Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment

Other relevant information:
To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period
**How to Apply**
This is a fixed term position available on a two-year fixed term contract. The work location for this position is 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.
**Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 27th July 2025**

- Applications close Sunday 27 July 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 11 July 2025