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The Assistant Director, Government Relations will support and deliver strategies and initiatives aimed at building and maintaining ARENA's reputation with government stakeholders. The position requires significant stakeholder engagement skills and experience in strategic policy coordination, and departmental liaison. The ideal candidate will be required to actively engage and build on existing relationships with a wide range of senior internal and external stakeholders to ensure ARENA maintains its reputation as a key delivery agency for the Federal Government to accelerate the energy transition.
The Assistant Director will work collaboratively within a small team, and will be required to exercise a significant of degree of autonomy. Excellent judgement, as well as collaborative and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to build and maintain high trust relationships.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Director, Government Relations will:
Provide strategic advice to inform ARENA's engagement with federal and state and territory governments, departments and other government agencies, as well as ministers and parliamentarians.
Help deliver ARENA's government relations strategy that encompasses departmental and executive engagement with Commonwealth departments and other government bodies including Special Investment Vehicles (SIV).
Assist the Director, Government Relations to develop and deliver an engagement strategy with multiple government departments, agencies and other government bodies.
As part of the Government Relations team, assist the Director, Government Relations in ongoing coordination of international engagement with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Assist the Director, Government Relations to coordinate regular engagement between ARENA's COO, CIO, CFO and other senior leaders with relevant government departments, agencies and other government bodies .
Assist in the preparation for ARENA appearances before Senate Estimates and other committee hearings
Assist in the preparation of ARENA's response to Budget Measures.
Co-coordinate a programme of regular engagement between ARENA workers and Commonwealth department staff.
Monitor and report on government priorities, polices and emerging issues impacting the Agency
Represent the agency in high-level meetings and negotiations with stakeholders
Assist in the preparation and review of correspondence, briefs and reports including submissions and documents and other regular content for senior leadership and various committee considerations.
Temporarily manage incoming ARENA Coord requests when the Executive Support Officer is on leave.
Demonstrate high integrity, leadership behaviours, values-based management and encourage these in others.
Contribute to a high performing and close-knitted culture within the Government Relations function and provide support for the development of capability in others.
Support effective, unified coordination, work closely and collaboratively with internal stakeholders who also engage with ministers and departments, including the Corporate Affairs team, department liaison, technology leads and directors.
Key skills, experiences and qualifications
Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with departmental offices, parliamentarians and/or agencies at a federal level is required.
Strong background and experience in managing government relations strategy and initiatives, ideally in a Federal Government setting.
Professional experience in a Commonwealth department, government agency or body (e.g. SIV or other commonwealth corporate entity) in government or in a government relations, would be highly regarded.
Ability to network, build and maintain an intimate understanding of departmental processes as well as the machinery of government using strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
Political acumen and experience with issues management in a sensitive and high-profile operating environment.
Proven ability to quickly and clearly synthesise and articulate complex issues.
Strong project and account management skills with the ability to establish clear priorities quickly, meet deadlines and drive projects and initiatives to completion.
Knowledge and experience working in the energy sector or climate change policy is advantageous but not essential.
As an ARENA worker you have a duty under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) (WHS Act) to take reasonable care for your own health and safety while at work, including that your acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of others, comply with any reasonable instruction given by the PCBU, and cooperate with any reasonable policy or procedures relating to WHS.
About us
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is a Corporate Commonwealth entity. ARENA's main objective is to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies and increase the supply of renewable energy in Australia. ARENA was established on 1 July 2012 under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 (the ARENA Act). ARENA has received significant additional funding over the past 3 budget cycles and is trusted by the Government to deliver many of its most impactful emissions reduction programs. ARENA supports the Government's emissions reduction goals of 43% reduction in net emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050, through its focus on technology innovation and commercialisation to the benefit of Australia.
ARENA complements other funding bodies and provides financial assistance to renewable energy, energy efficiency and electrification technologies for research, development, demonstration and deployment projects. The provision of knowledge sharing forms an important part of ARENA's functions. ARENA operates under its own Act of Parliament, and the ARENA Board and CEO are responsible to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen MP.
Why us?
At ARENA, we are committed to providing an inclusive culture so our employees can bring their whole selves to work and have a sense of belonging.
You don't need to be an expert in renewable energy or energy markets, but a keen interest in advancing an ambitious energy and climate agenda will be helpful.
In addition to the above:
We have flexible working arrangements
We encourage learning and development
You will have front row tickets to leading edge technology in the sector
Work in an impactful and evolving environment
Be part of a team that collaborates and makes a difference
How to apply
If you think this role is the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter (no more than 1 page).
We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our workers and better outcomes for Australia. ARENA supports flexible and remote working for all workers.
Applications close at 11pm Thursday 31 July. To find out more about ARENA, please view www.arena.gov.au/about/
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