Engagement Advisor

1 week ago

Adelaide, South Australia Hays Full time $104,000 - $130,878 per year

Your new company

An exciting opportunity is available for a senior engagement professional to lead the delivery of strategic and customer-focused engagement activity on a range of high-profile and sensitive projects.

Your new role

As Engagement Advisor, you will lead the planning and execution of tailored engagement strategies that support complex projects with broad community impact. You'll work proactively to identify stakeholders, manage community expectations, and ensure engagement is transparent, inclusive and aligned with organisational priorities
In addition to providing high-level advice and oversight of engagement delivery, this position plays a key leadership role—supporting staff, contributing to strategic planning, and ensuring engagement approaches are coordinated and effective across multiple teams and channels.

What you'll need to succeed

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:
  • Proven experience leading engagement on complex or sensitive initiatives
  • Strong political and organisational acumen with sound judgement in high-stakes environments
  • Demonstrated ability to influence, lead teams, and resolve competing stakeholder interests
  • Ability to manage multiple projects while balancing deadlines and priorities
  • A proactive and strategic mindset, with a strong commitment to community-focused outcomes
  • An IAP2 accreditation or understanding of principles to ensure inclusive and ethical engagement practices would be highly favoured
  • Possess a valid NPC and DHS WWCC
What you'll get in return This is a unique short-term opportunity to join a high-performing team and apply your engagement expertise. You'll make a meaningful contribution to work that affects diverse audiences and requires high levels of trust and transparency
Temporary and Contract workers through Hays also enjoy a wide range of benefits including:
  • Weekly pay cycles
  • Nominated choice of superannuation fund
  • Online timesheet submission and approval
  • No hidden fees or costs for our services
  • Regular contact with your consultant throughout the duration of your assignment
What you need to do now Your Marketing and Communications expert, Sonia Diestel-Feddersen is recruiting this exciting vacancy. Please apply via the link
If this position isn't quite right, however you are immediately available seeking temporary work in the areas of: Marketing, Communications, Events, Video Production, Graphic Design, Digital, Content Creation, Web Content Writing or Media Relations please feel free to get in touch to register for temporary work
Hays is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture and encourages our clients in their planning and promoting around diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ, people with disabilities and other diversity groups. Hays recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our clients in delivering a diverse workforce.

LHS 297508 # Sonia Diestel-Feddersen

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