Stakeholder and Community Manager

**Community & Stakeholder Management**

Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can do - safely culture with purpose and intent. Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture, they define us. They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products. We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do safely.

**We love the seafood, but we really love people. They are our heartbeat. Our communities form our heartland.**

What does your role look like?

Start the next chapter in your career as Tassal’s new Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager. We are seeking someone with passion for building and maintaining a community of supporters. Reporting to the General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Community, this brand new role is a great chance to work with a Tasmanian born and bred institution. We are looking for someone who can:

- Manage and engage in Tassal’s community engagement function, including participating in various events such as school breakfasts, community days; and can represent Tassal within the community.
- Develop and execute a strategic stakeholder engagement program across key jurisdictions.
- Lead Tassal’s Community Advisory Groups and community notifications process, ensuring local communities receive considered, proactive advice about operations in key areas.
- Lead two direct reports and also provide strategic oversight for Tassal’s Seafood Shop in Salamanca - ensuring that the Shop delivers value for both Tassal and the community.

This full-time position is based at our gorgeous waterfront office in Hobart and offers a unique opportunity to travel and work on projects across the country. You will support and build relationships across a broad range of community partners. To be successful in this position you will already have the following experience:

- A flexible, self-motivated and collaborative team player with excellent project management skills, initiative, attention to detail, and a professional and positive attitude
- Communications skills, with an ability to engage across-business and stakeholders to develop clear communications, presentations, agendas and strategic advice
- Extensive time spent working with and building effective relationships with a diverse cross-section of business, community and political stakeholders
- Demonstrated capability to deliver events in community in partnership with key stakeholders

**What can you bring?**
- A strong sense of community, who brings people together and enjoys working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly self-motivated, persuasive and passionate influencer and leader of team members and other business stakeholders
- Availability to travel to inter and intrastate events and activities, including out of hours work in liaison with GM
- Ability to inspire, coach, and develop staff
- Strong planning and organisational skills with a focus on continuous improvement
- A desire and ability to work in a fast paced environment

**What's in it for you?**
- Career progression, including training and studying;
- Attractive salary package;
- Paid birthday leave;
- Discount on private health insurance;
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family; and
- Heavily discounted seafood through our Salmon Shop & Truck.

**Who are we?**

We are an employer of choice with a diverse national footprint spanning from Dover in the far south of Tasmania, to Mission Beach in tropical North Queensland and to Cone Bay in Western Australia. We value how we work just as much as what we achieve, striving for business excellence in everything we do. We have a long history of supporting local organisations and groups that foster and enhance the engagement and connectivity of the communities where we operate.