Stakeholder Relations Advisor

Full Time**Location**:
Brisbane**Job type**:
Communications & Stakeholder Relations**Applications close**:
15 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard Time

**Stakeholder Relations Advisor**:
**Work**. Join Sunwater as a Stakeholder Relations Advisor for a 12-month parental leave cover and work collaboratively and cross-functionally to ensure Sunwater has the capability to effectively foster supportive stakeholder relationships. As the Stakeholder Relations Advisor (North and South regions), you will:

- Act as key advisor on several projects, providing strategic and tactical support across regional Queensland
- Plan and execute stakeholder and customer-related projects using current and leading practice methods to produce meaningful data and new insights
- Develop and embed effective engagement tools and frameworks to ensure consistency and quality of stakeholder and customer interactions.

We are seeking a talented individual with proven experience in a similar role with the ability to execute impactful stakeholder engagement and communication strategies. Holding tertiary qualifications in communication, public relations or a related discipline, you will also have experience facilitating workshops and community meetings with the ability to manage competing priorities in an evolving environment. You will also bring:

- **Stakeholder Relations expertise**: Demonstrated knowledge and experience in managing stakeholders, relationships and conflict resolution
- **Influencing**: High developed negotiation skills with the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders to influence positive outcomes
- **Communication skills**: Excellent communication skills with the ability to produce high quality written and oral reports, plans and presentations for a range of audiences

This role offers an attractive base salary, 12.75% superannuation and a genuine emphasis on work/life balance, ensuring you are well-rewarded for your dedication and hard work.

**Please note that due to the nature of this role, there will be travel to Sunwater regional facilities (usually 1 - 2 nights per month).**

**Water**. Imagine a career where your work truly matters, where you are part of a team that values you and your contributions. At Sunwater, you will bring life’s most essential resource to over 5,000 agriculture, urban and industrial customers, helping to sustain communities and drive water for prosperity across regional Queensland. We share the values of these communities — starting with caring about our people. Engage in fascinating work that is constantly evolving, allowing you to grow and shape a successful career and develop unique skills and experience in an industry brimming with opportunity.

**Life**. At Sunwater, we believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we are committed to providing the support, resources, and benefits that you need to thrive. That's why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best every day, including:

- **My benefits**: Access employee benefits and discounts hosted by Reward Gateway
- **My wellbeing**: Prioritise your wellbeing with our comprehensive health and wellness offerings and programs
- **My growth**: We prioritise your professional growth with career development programs, study assistance, support for professional memberships, and structured early career pathways to help you build a rewarding and successful career

Now is the perfect time to join Sunwater and take advantage of the boundless opportunities for your career today and in the future. We are a diverse team and proud of the unique journeys and stories each of us brings. As we continue to grow, we need more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than ever before. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, please let us know so we can ensure you can fully participate in our recruitment experience, which includes reference verification, psychometric testing, background checks and a pre-employment medical evaluation to ensure the best fit for our team.

Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world. We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural, and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.