AddressAbout the role
Energy Ahead is a project of the Financial Wellbeing Collective. Energy Ahead aims to assist up to 9,000 households experiencing financial hardship in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). The SWIS is an electricity grid in the southwestern part of Western Australia, from Geraldton in the north to Albany in the south and Kalgoorlie in the east. The project is achieved by improving energy literacy, reducing energy consumption and bills, connecting clients to appropriate energy and complementary services, and supporting, identifying, and removing barriers to accessing energy efficient appliances, technologies and goods.
As the Community Engagement Officer, you will be responsible for marketing the workshops, establishing relationships with stakeholders, developing and delivering community workshops with the Energy Coaches to eligible participants, oversee workshop bookings, conduct surveys, source collateral and manage data collection. You will travel within the SWIS region and have dual reporting to both the Financial Wellbeing Collective and Uniting WA.
This role works in collaboration with the Financial Wellbeing Collective Energy Ahead Manager and Team Lead, Financial Wellbeing Collective (FWC) General Manager and its Central Support Unit, Energy Coaches based in FWC partner agencies, other community service organisations, Local Government Authorities and FWC partner agencies.
This is a full-time maximum term contract until 30 June 2025.
How can you help us make a difference?
- Working collaboratively with the Energy Ahead Manager, Team Lead and Marketing Advisor to deliver high quality community workshops.
- Facilitating delivery of workshops, predominantly in the northern suburbs
- Developing and maintaining strong functional relationships to promote the service and increase brand awareness.
- Marketing and advertising workshops extensively
- Working with the team to recruit potential workshop participants
- Overseeing all workshop delivery-based activities, including logistics, resources, and administration
- Developing workshop schedule and workshop content
- Facilitating and supporting Energy Coaches with activities for Community Engagement
- Liaising with key partners to ensure activities and initiatives are progressing as planned.
- Engaging with other organisations and local government to promote the service.
- Undertaking evaluation of overall workshop effectiveness
- Ensuring workshop data is promptly captured in all systems
- Occasional travel within the South West Interconnected System will be required.
- Dual reporting to Uniting WA and Financial Wellbeing Collective, working across 2 office sites (Aberdeen Street and Adelaide Terrace)
What will you bring to the role?
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with people from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to use Community Engagement techniques.
- The ability to work autonomously and self-motivated to achieve established targets.
- A passion for educating and working with individuals to achieve longer term behavioural change.
- Alignment to both Uniting WA and Financial Wellbeing Collective values.
What qualification and experience are required for the role?
- Qualifications in a relevant field – Community Development, Education or Marketing
- National Police Clearance.
- Experience in a related field or position
- Valid driving license
- Access to a comprehensively insured vehicle for work purposes
About us
At Uniting, we exist to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We want a safer, fairer, brighter, better world for the people we support, and all of humanity.
As an organisation, we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, age, ability, culture, language, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
We're a not-for-profit community services organisation of the Uniting Church Western Australia and part of the UnitingCare Australia network.
Uniting WA values
We're bold and respectful, compassionate, and imaginative. And we'll support you to belong and thrive.
We value social and cultural diversity, and we're committed to a safe workplace. We strongly encourage applications from First Peoples, people who have lived experience, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and mature age workers.
Uniting is committed to providing a nurturing environment where all children feel safe, valued and heard.
Financial Wellbeing Collective values
The Financial Wellbeing Collective is a collaboration of not-for-profit community service organisations and local government who provide a range of integrated and person-centred services, with the aim of reducing the drivers and impacts of financial hardship in the Western Australian community. We adopt a systems-based approach to maximise the impact of our advice, assistance and education to people at risk of, or experiencing financial hardship.
How to apply
You’ll also be joining a supportive team with big ideas and a good sense of humour.
Please apply through the SEEK website, providing a covering letter together with a current resume.
Want to learn more? Get in touch with Balbeer Sidhu at *************@unitingwa.org.au
A position description outlining further details will be available here.
