Director, engagement

Occupation: Communications, Marketing and Media Reference: VG/1839532 Job posted: 13/01/2025 Closes: 27/01/2025 Classification: SES2 Job duration: 3-year fixed term Salary Range: $290,601 - $419,000 If you want to do work that matters, then this is the place to be. Vic Grid has been established to ensure Victoria has the infrastructure in place to transition to renewable energy. Elevate your career in renewable energy and help preserve the world around us for future generations. Vic Grid is leading the charge in delivering ground-breaking projects across Victoria. We are an energised team and passionate about the innovative work we deliver. We trust, support, value and nurture our people, as we strive to create a sustainable future for Victorian communities. We need people with passion, excitement and capability to work in a fast-paced delivery environment. If you want to be a part of shaping Victoria’s renewable energy transition, we want you to work with us. Role Overview: The Vic Grid Director, Engagement develops and delivers best-practice engagement strategies across Vic Grid's policy and project delivery program, with the support of a high-performing and geographically-dispersed team. They provide the Vic Grid executive with strategic advice on how best to fulfil Vic Grid's responsibility to engage early and deeply with communities, First Peoples and stakeholders in building knowledge and support for Victoria's urgent transition to renewable energy. With other senior members of the Vic Grid team, they are responsible for managing key relationships between Vic Grid and stakeholders across communities, government and industry. What you will deliver: You will support the Executive Director and work closely with the Director, Communications and Corporate Affairs to devise and deliver short, medium- and long-term strategies for integrated community and stakeholder engagement, issues management, relationship building and content creation. You will apply advanced specialist community and stakeholder engagement skills to build effective and empathetic working relationships with external stakeholders including landholders, rural and regional communities, Traditional Owner/ First Peoples groups, local government, community organisations, industry stakeholders, educational institutions, and others. You will drive a whole-of-organisation approach to engagement, ensuring best practice and state-wide strategies to build greater community understanding of and support for renewable energy zones and transmission projects. You will build relationships within the organisation to help achieve Vic Grid-wide business outcomes, with a focus on the regions. You'll establish and maintain relationships with a broad range of key stakeholders, proactively shaping relationships both within Vic Grid and with counterparts across the Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, the government and the energy sector. You will identify emerging issues internally and externally that may influence or impact Vic Grid's reputation or operational performance and recommend appropriate community and stakeholder engagement strategies to help mitigate risk, working collaboratively across Vic Grid teams to maximise their impact. What you will bring: Extensive demonstrable experience with stakeholder engagement, communications and issues management, in a critical and complex environment. Superior people and issues management skills, honed within complex and high-pressured major project and/or policy reform environments: infrastructure and/or energy sector experience highly regarded. Demonstrated specialist skills to enhance Vic Grid's reputation and manage reputational risk, including developing and implementing pro-active and reactive media strategies. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn, and an ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you. Other relevant information: Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a National Police Check. To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. How to Apply: This is a fixed-term position available on a three-year fixed term contract. To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter summarising their skills and relevant experience. For further information please refer to the attached position description. Applications close at 11:59pm on Monday 27 January 2025. To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Vic Grid job application system. #J-18808-Ljbffr