Communications Adviser

**Communications Adviser**
- Be part of a business delivering real positive change across regional and remote WA
- Senior level responsibility focused on enhancing and protecting reputation
- Perfect for someone with experience delivering best practice communication and engagement strategies

Be a part of something amazing for Western Australia

Horizon Power is Western Australia’s regional and remote power provider. We generate, distribute and retail power to homes, businesses, industries and communities across Goldfields-Esperance, Mid West, Gascoyne, Pilbara, and Kimberley regions.

Horizon Power is leading the energy transition, delivering cleaner, greener energy solutions to decarbonise regional and remote communities with batteries, solar, renewable hydrogen, and emerging technologies. We are uniquely positioned to positively influence the lives of our customers and communities by working towards providing clean and reliable energy - a key ingredient to a prosperous and equitable future for Western Australia.

And we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join our Communications team

**About the role**

The Communications Adviser will provide expertise, advice, and support to enhance and protect Horizon Power’s reputation with internal and external stakeholders. This role will lead communications for our exciting projects and will include preparing content for speeches, briefings for panels and presentations, developing communications materials and award entries.

**Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to**:

- Engage with and provide strategic direction to all divisions on shaping communications to align to a high-performing organisation and contribute to the development of the desired culture.
- Partner and develop strong relationships with executives, senior leaders and project personnel to support the development of content for publication of corporate communications to align with the Employee Experience divisional strategy.
- Provide communication advice, expertise and support to the business, including projects, and position Horizon Power as a leader in the energy transition.
- Manage Horizon Power’s project communications and provide communications advice, expertise and support to the business.
- Work closely with the project teams to ensure accurate and timely updates on projects for internal and external audiences.
- Provide support for speaking opportunities at conferences, expos and community engagement events for Horizon Power employees aligned with key project information and key messages.
- Identify and develop content for Horizon Power’s corporate communication channels including but not limited to the website, social media channels, intranet, various events, e-newsletters, Yammer and HPTV.
- Support the communications team and employee experience division to deliver the department’s business plan.
- Be part of the communications teams response to issues, emergencies and crises.
- Seek to improve execution of project communications by reviewing effectiveness of systems, policies, strategies and tools, and implementing and driving improvements as required.
- Partner with General Managers, Managers and People Leaders to provide coaching and mentoring to increase communications capability, promoting and enabling effective communication.
- Regular reporting, measurement and evaluation of key activities and initiatives to demonstrate return on investment, success against objectives, and alignment to business

**About you**

Horizon Power is committed to improving diversity and creating better opportunities. We recognise the valuable connections and perspectives Aboriginal people bring to the work we do and the regions we service. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who bring talent and passion are strongly encouraged to join us.

In addition to sharing our passion, to be successful in this role you will have:

- Degree or tertiary qualifications in communications, journalism or related disciplines or equivalent is mandatory.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement experience
- Demonstrated ability to manage communications activities with a focus on driving positive reputation and stakeholder engagement outcomes.
- Ability to proactively manage workload and provide solutions
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across all levels of an organisation
- Ability to juggle competing demands and deliver under time pressure within a dynamic, high-pressure environment and deliver on deadline
- Innovative and creative thinking, with knowledge of best practice and leading-edge communication and engagement strategies, tactics and tools

**So, why should you join us?**

We care about our employees as our focus is on people, safety and wellbeing to create a united and inspiring culture. Some of our benefits includes.
- 13 weeks long service leav