Change Communication Specialist

Location: Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Armidale and Coffs Harbour NSW We are unique Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry’s future. About the role Imagine being at the forefront of change, seeing the future of energy, and bringing people on that journey. If this excites you and you have the right skills, experience and mindset, we have the job for you. We are currently recruiting for a Change Communication Specialist in our Future Networks team. This role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy’s operational footprint throughout NSW. The Change Communication Specialist is a storyteller and creative in both written and digital forms, passionate about supporting our Future Networks Program and business change initiatives. Key responsibilities

1. Maintain Future Networks program channels and content to support project and business as usual delivery teams.
2. Align to Corporate and program-level messaging and identity; maximise awareness of projects within the organisation. Ensure events align with broader business events, key messages, and communication materials.
3. Ensure consistency across the program and projects against the Future Networks Communications Strategy while creating, implementing and maintaining integrated communications plans and toolkits.
4. Develop and advise on communication toolkits and essential deliverables, including change management strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, training material, and targeted communication collateral.
5. Using your panache for change and communication, influence clients, stakeholders, and colleagues on change management and communications activities to support program and project delivery.

About You To be successful as the Communication Change Specialist, you will have:

1. Experience and understanding of communication frameworks and channels (including demonstrated competencies working with online and digital channels – such as SharePoint Online, the Office 365 suite, Content Management Systems, digital copy and/or content tools).
2. Product development and/or strategic communications experience, with skills in change/communications implementation plans for dynamic and geographically dispersed organisations using mixed approaches and mediums (e.g., copy, graphics, animation, and/or video).
3. A mindset willing to support people to learn and grow in a rapidly changing industry, converting technical content into language to enable education – from a strategic perspective to the everyday employee and/or customer.
4. Knowledge of change management and/or psychological principles, methods, and engagement tools to effectively coordinate and work with various stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

1. Diploma in Business, Communication, Change Management, Human Resources or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.
2. Experience creating or editing with Adobe Creative Cloud and/or concept creation tools such as 2D and 3D sketching, CAD drawing, 3D printing, or design management.
3. Experience conceptualising a product to solve a problem, improve a process, create a prototype, or test a concept, or oversee a manufacturing process.
4. Micro-qualifications in Change or Communications management certification/experience.

Why Essential Energy Essential Energy offers a broad range of employee benefits, providing you access to product discounts, including Qantas Club, Optus and Health Insurance, Health Programs including fitness passport and other benefits such as 26 weeks parental leave. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page . Your potential will be realised, and you’ll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivotal role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today. #J-18808-Ljbffr