Associate Director - Community Engagement

Associate Director Community Engagement

• Temporary 12 months with possibility of ongoing opportunity
• Location: Parramatta
• Clerk Grade 11/12, Salary ($131,094-$151,609), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About us

The purpose of Multicultural NSW is to build and maintain a cohesive and harmonious multicultural society that enriches the lives of all the people of NSW. Our work is underpinned by the Multicultural NSW Act 2000, which establishes Multicultural NSW as the lead NSW government agency for promoting and monitoring the multicultural principles set out in the Act.

Through our strategies, policies, programs and services, we promote the equal rights and responsibilities of all the people of New South Wales where individuals share a commitment to New South Wales and Australia, diversity is regarded as an asset, and English is the common language.

About the role

The primary purpose of the role is to lead and manage a team that plays an integral role in providing proactive community engagement strategy advice, planning and implementation of local and state-wide engagement mechanisms.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for policy development, key projects and activities involving community engagement, in line with MNSW Strategic Plan
• Facilitate collaboration and dialogue across and between government agencies and communities on relevant issues.
• Gather information and community insights while responding to emerging community issues,
• Identify and deploy technological solutions to community engagement needs, including digital and social media engagement methods to collect and analyse community sentiment data.
• Develop and implement proactive and responsive community engagement strategies, programs and mechanisms that address both systemic and emerging community issues
• Build sector capability by advising and assisting government agencies to develop good practice and strategies for multicultural community engagement.
• Oversee the management of the Regional Engagement Program across the state of NSW.
• Maintain and develop a consistent community engagement program to ensure Multicultural NSW is kept abreast of changing community priorities and needs.

Essential Requirements

• Qualifications in strategic community engagement, policy, and program development
• Experience in dealing with complex and sensitive community issues
• Familiarity with using digital and social media platforms and community sentiment software.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Multicultural NSW legislative framework
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing people.

It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants are fully vaccinated and able to provide acceptable proof of vaccination status.

Does this sound like you?

Applying for the role

To apply for this role you need to submit an application online via https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/careers.html or www.iworkfor.nsw.gov.au

For any technical support please contact the Recruitment team on recruitmentls@multicultural.nsw.gov.au

How to Apply

Simply click ‘apply’ to complete the application form.

When applying you will need to:

Contact: Michael Shaw, Director, Community and Policy. Michael.shaw@multicultural.nsw.gov.au or 0418 200 936

Closing date: 11:59pm Monday, September 12 2022

To ensure recruitment at the Department of Communities and Justice continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods. This may include video interviewing, telephone interviewing and online assessments. If you are successful following review of your application, you may need to perform assessments and/or interviews via online platforms using a PC, laptop or smart phone. By doing so, we will be adhering to the strict social distancing advice currently in place.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit:

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact the recruiter and advise us of your preferred method of communication. If you are looking for more information about workplace adjustments at DCJ, please visit our Careers site.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.