Public Sector People (PSP) are currently looking to speak to Community Engagement professionals with knowledge and understanding of IAP2 principles to join an inner city Local Government on a contract to commence ASAP for 6 months! 

Seeking professional with extensive community engagement & communications experience as part of the Strategic Engagement team you will be responsible for planning & delivering community engagement programs along with developing communications to support these. 

This position requires you to build constructive & long lasting working relationships, providing advice and support to managers, coordinators and staff on developing and implementing community engagement and communication strategies across the organisation. 

Duties include: 

• Provide specialist advice, research and support to the Strategic Engagement team in delivering the objectives of the organisational Communications and Engagement Framework
• Provide specialist advice and support to staff and managers along with relevant project teams in the development, implementation and evaluation of community engagement strategies
• Identify engagement risks and collaborate within Council to develop and implement strategies to reduce the risk
• Promote cross-collaboration across Council in order to meet objectives and get best outcomes for the organisation 
• Explore and implement new ideas, innovations and market research to improve community engagement practices
• Analyse and report on engagement findings to project managers and key stakeholders 

If this sounds like you, then email me or hit apply! 

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity or other roles in Local Government, please contact Sarah Kettlewell on 03 8535 3111. 

sarah@publicsectorpeople.com.au