Principal Government Relations

**About Us**
At Arrow, we explore and develop gas fields, produce and sell coal seam gas and generate electricity. We have operations across the Surat and Bowen basins, based in Dalby and Moranbah respectively, as well as our corporate headquarters in Brisbane.

Our vision is to be the most competitive and respected developer of unconventional gas value chains in Australia.

We are an incorporated joint venture between Shell and PetroChina (50/50), with a proud history of operating gas and power assets in Queensland since 2000. We are working to meet the demand for cleaner burning fuels through gas supply

**Our Culture**
At Arrow, safety is our highest priority and our values - **respect, lead, own, solve and integrate** - underpin everything we do.

We are proud to be a **Work 180 Endorsed Employer for all Women**. At Arrow, everyone belongs. We have a high performance culture that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, as one of our key foundations. We believe that enabling people to bring their whole selves to work creates a thriving and successful culture.

**You will be Rewarded**
We recruit talented and motivated people who are passionate about contributing to our journey.

Your appointment will be met with ongoing training and development opportunities, to ensure your greatest potential is realised.

**Our Benefits**:

- An attractive remuneration package
- Annual incentive scheme based on company & individual performance
- Flexible working arrangements - combine work from anywhere and the office with flexible start and finish times
- Work180 Endorsed Employer for Women
- Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
- Indigenous support network, ‘Bundagadan’, offering mentoring, workshops and coaching opportunities
- Employee Benefits Program - $3000 per year to cover insurances/electricity rebates
- Novated leasing, corporate discount programs, lifestyle benefit, specialist health care service access, annual flu shot & skin check and Employee Assistance Program
- Gender neutral leave policies, including paid primary and secondary carers’ leave
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Bonus 5 days annual leave after 5 years’ service

We have a high performance culture that embraces diversity and rewards quality work.

To meet our growing demands, we are looking for a
**Principal Government Relations** to join our team.

**The Role**

**Reporting to the Government Relations & Tenure Manager,** the purpose of this position is to lead and manage strategic engagement of key government stakeholders, ensuring productive relationships with all levels of government.

This is a Brisbane based position and will require occasional travel to our field operations as required, with plenty of notice.

**In addition you will**:

- Demonstrate a personal commitment to consistently role model Arrow’s values, code of conduct, safety and the environment.
- Establish positive and productive working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Model inclusive behaviours to create a safe environment where different views and perspectives are encouraged and valued.
- Lead the strategic development and delivery of value driven solutions, frameworks and standards of practice in Government Relations.
- Ensure Arrow’s views are represented in policy development and decision-making and to minimise risk to Arrow Energy’s operations and projects
- Deliver timely and strategic policy analysis, advice and feedback to Arrow's operations and projects.
- Develop strong relationship across all levels of government, including ministerial offices and senior executives.
- Coordinate across Arrow’s project teams to understand the impact of various policy proposals and implement strategies to achieve outcomes that align with business priorities
- Conduct briefings for Arrow’s Leadership Team, General Managers and relevant staff ahead of external engagements.

**About You**
You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to contribute to a high performing-team with a second-to-none focus on safety and integrity.

**To be considered for this role, you will ideally have**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in either Business, Law, Political science, Social science, or Public Administration or equivalent
- Extensive experience in Government and external relations, stakeholder management and policy development.
- Experience in energy or resources is desirable

One Arrow, One Team.