Title:  Senior Stakeholder Engagement Advisor

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

 
Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities. Become part of a critical team that will unlock the renewable energy potential whilst delivering clean and affordable energy to Victorians.  The Development and Future Networks team lead strategic growth in energy.

This role will see you plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities, provide engagement advice and advocate for community and stakeholder outcomes.

With a Hybrid split Office / WFH, this role can be based in Melbourne CBD and is part of the Development & Future Networks team. 

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Develop, implement and evaluate communication and engagement plans in line with relevant communication and engagement strategies and AusNet’s stakeholder engagement framework
• Implement and deliver stakeholder and community engagement activities relating to infrastructure projects
• Engage with stakeholders, landowners and community members to mitigate impacts and risks to projects
• Coordinate stakeholder and community engagement consultants to support engagement program delivery
• Provide communication and engagement advice and support to project managers
• Identify and mitigate project communication and engagement risks
• Monitor and address communication and engagement issues
• Liaise with internal teams to support effective delivery of engagement programs and to ensure consistent messaging

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Tertiary qualifications in communications or public relations
• IAP2 Certificate in Engagement or working towards
• Significant proven experience in communications and stakeholder engagement working on infrastructure projects
• Exceptional time management and planning skills
• Experience in active engagement with community members, community groups and government stakeholders
• Appreciation of statutory planning and approvals process of major infrastructure
• Strong relationship skills across a range of stakeholder types

A real place to belong 
 
We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

 
We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.