About the role
The Senior Advisor Community Engagement provides leadership and expert guidance to deliver consistent, high-quality community engagement across the organisation. It supports projects using best practice engagement approaches and builds capability across the organisation. A strong focus is placed on capturing and reflecting community input in decision making, to achieve meaningful outcomes for the community.
* Lead a consistent, organisation-wide approach to community engagement
* Build strong relationships with community, stakeholders and internal teams
* Deliver effective engagement activities that inform decisions and outcomes
About you
To be successful in this position, the ideal candidate will bring extensive experience delivering community engagement and applying best practice approaches across a range of projects. They will be confident working with a variety of stakeholders and comfortable supporting teams to plan and deliver effective engagement. Strong communication skills and the ability to interpret and present community feedback are key to achieving positive outcomes.
Key strengths
* Extensive experience delivering community engagement programs and approaches
* Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence across teams and stakeholders
* Highly developed communication skills, including the ability to translate community feedback into clear insights and outcomes
About us
The City of Hobart offers something for everyone, with connections between nature, history, culture, businesses and each other. We are proud to provide a range of services and facilities that support the wellbeing, safety and participation of the community as well as continuously look to improve and embrace new approaches to achieve better outcomes for all. With an industrious and diversified economy, wherever your skills, talents and passions lie, we can offer you the opportunity to have a rewarding career with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
We recognise contributions to our workforce and offer:
* Above Award wages and employer salary sacrifice options
* Flexible work arrangements, including the option to apply for a nine-day fortnight
* A wide range of paid leave entitlements
* Health and wellness programmes, including onsite gyms
* Ability to purchase additional leave after 12 months of service
* An employee assistance programme that offers onsite visits
* Corporate health plan discounts with BUPA, St. Lukes and Medibank
The City of Hobart is committed to building an inclusive community and workplace. As an equal-opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, ages, and identities.
Background Checks and Safety
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment background checks, including reference checks, verification of qualifications, national Criminal History Check, and medical assessment including drug and alcohol testing. The City of Hobart operates within the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, safeguarding children and young people accessing our services and facilities.
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