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AO5 Advisor - Stakeholder and Community Engagement - Infrastructure & Transport

Location: Nerang, QLD
Contract: Approx. 6 months, with 2 x 12-month extension options
Pay: $77.52 to $84.10 p/h including super
Work type: Full-time
Work arrangement: Hybrid, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Police check: A National Police Check is required

About the Role
Join our State Government client as an AO5 Advisor supporting community and stakeholder engagement across road infrastructure projects. You will help project leaders plan engagement, manage stakeholder relationships and communicate clearly with communities. The role combines strategic communications, public affairs, media and issues management with hands-on delivery of project materials and engagement activities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate community and stakeholder engagement for road infrastructure projects
• Advise project managers on communications and stakeholder engagement
• Develop and implement communication and engagement strategies
• Prepare media releases, ministerial briefings, newsletters and project collateral
• Develop stakeholder management strategies and consult with interest groups
• Advise on media, issues management and crisis communications
• Support stakeholder risk assessment and reporting
• Plan launches, media opportunities and engagement events
• Help project teams and consultants strengthen stakeholder relationships
• Develop engagement procedures, activities and policies
• Work within relevant policy, WH&S and governance requirements

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've coordinated community or stakeholder engagement on complex public-facing projects
• You can develop practical communication and stakeholder engagement strategies
• You've advised project leaders on sensitive stakeholder or communication issues
• You can produce clear project collateral, briefings and public-facing communications
• You've worked across media, issues management or crisis communications
• You can build productive relationships with communities, project teams and senior stakeholders
• You can complete a National Police Check

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• Road infrastructure or transport project experience
• Queensland Government stakeholder engagement experience
• Experience preparing ministerial briefings or media releases
• Experience planning launches, media opportunities or community events

Roles like this move fast - apply now for a long-running government infrastructure opportunity with free payroll support and no payroll fee deducted from your rate.

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