Community Relations Advisor

**Community Relations Advisor**

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Community & Stakeholder Relations Advisor*

Due to continued growth across Australia, Georgiou is seeking a Community & Stakeholder Relations Advisor to join our Tonkin Gap Alliance project team.
As a Community & Stakeholder Relations Advisor, you'll will support the Community & Stakeholder Relations Manager liaising with the local community and local government authorities to ensure the project can be implemented as per schedule and scope, addressing the day to day concerns of the community, updating on project's progress, project's plans for the successful achievement of project objectives.

**What we're good at?**
Georgiou is a national building and civil engineering company that prides itself on being 'the best people to work with'. The thing about aiming to be the best people to work with is that we get to work on some of the biggest infrastructure projects across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. We support sustainability and we are committed to positively influence environmental, economic and social outcomes within our operations.

At Georgiou, we create a workplace where people excel and invest in our people through all aspects of their lives. We build teams that reflects the diverse community in which we live and work. We believe in collaboration and sharing experience and knowledge to ensure continued learning and development. Together we will define your continuous professional development and career progression.

Our working environments are fun, safe and innovative. We are always thinking about better solutions and constantly trying to improve. We encourage new ideas and creativity. You will experience an environment where your contribution will be highly valued and where you can really make a difference.

**What you're good at**:

- You're self-motivated, versatile and adaptable to different cultures and people. Someone with:

- Proven ability to work independently with mínimal supervision and direction
- Ability to establish and maintain excellent contacts with colleagues, government officials, community representatives and contractors
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise work schedules
- Good analytical skills; resourcefulness, initiative, maturity of judgment
- Excellent communications skills and ability to work with a team to achieve project objectives
- Good negotiation skills, and the ability to bring consensus amongst people
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field e.g. Marketing/Communications/Social Science highly regarded but not essential

**What you'll do (but not limited to)**:

- Management of all community engagement/communications on behalf of the project
- Provide necessary advice and support, while maintaining strong relationships with business owners, internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain detailed and accurate record of meetings held or cancelled, including agendas, meeting minutes, follow-up/action points
- Ensure that follow up of document approvals by concerned authorities is done timely and consistently and keep the Project Manager updated as required
- Ensure that communities at project site are kept updated of the project developments and communication channels remain open with the communities
- Respond to community concerns by ensuring that they are brought to the attention of the Project Manager and facilitate the process of resolving the issue
- Mediate issues between the community members and the project staff
- Forward questions about the project from community leaders and residents to appropriate government authorities and the Project Manager
- Manage risk/benefit assessment skills, evaluate community engagement and strategic communication plans and programs
- Ensure that the project complies with Georgiou HSEQ systems, policies, standards and procedures

**Our best offer**:
Competitive salary package
Paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements available
Growing business with exciting career development opportunities
Family-owned business with family driven values
The opportunity to work with a diverse and engaged group of people

Georgiou is a proud equal opportunity employer.

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About the Position: *

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What we can offer: *
- Paid parental leave and annual/personal leave
- Flexible work arrangements available
- Growing business with career opportunities
- Friendly and supportive work environment
- The opportunity to work with a diverse and engaged group of people
- Georgiou is an equal opportunity employer and WGEA Pay Equity Ambassador_