Your new company & Role

This waterboard is seeking a Flood Community Engagement Advisor to develop, influence and lead proactive communications and engagement initiatives, putting Melbourne’s diverse community at the heart of our decision-making and the delivery of their services. Deliver specialist flood engagement and stakeholder communications content, support and direction for their engagement Program whilst driving their community engagement approach across the Customer and Community streams of the Flood Awareness Engagement Program, to ensure a customer-centric approach to project delivery. This involves face-to-face and digital engagement strategies, which may include door knocking and project management or events with the communities. You will develop supporting materials to deliver the strategic communication and engagement plan, such as communications collateral, reports, digital content, bulletins, social media, events, etc. which may include working across extended hours, including community engagement sessions after hours and on weekends.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience developing and delivering proactive and innovative community engagement strategies on complex projects, business strategies or sensitive community issues
• Exceptional emotional intelligence, advocating on behalf of the community, whilst also ensuring business objectives are met
• Exceptional social awareness and ability to quickly and creatively redesign engagement activities to meet community expectations
• Experience working in sensitive political environments
• Experienced in online engagement techniques, social media and digital content creation
• Demonstrated experience working across the IAP2 spectrum

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Daniel.stephenson@hays.com.au, or call us now on 0396049659.

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