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Enel Green Power entered the Australian market in 2017 as Enel Green Power Australia (EGPA), with the construction of one of Australia’s largest solar plants, Bungala Solar Farm located in South Australia. Our Australian operations now include three solar plants with a consolidated capacity of around 310 megawatts (MW) and 75MW wind farm and 90MW solar farm under construction.
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Today, Enel Green Power Australia is a 50/50 joint venture between energy giants, Enel Group and INPEX. The company is targeting a significant increase to its installed capacity across wind, solar, storage and hybrid projects which is expected to accelerate EGPA’s growth in the local market and continue its commitment to driving Australia’s energy transition and achieving the country’s net zero target.
The Role
We are looking for someone based out of Parkes or nearby to join us as our Community Liaison Officer to become the bridge between our renewable energy projects and the community.
Responsibilities
- Support our Community Engagement and Sustainability Officers in management of all local stakeholder and community engagement activities.
- Maintain accurate records of all stakeholder interactions and prepare monthly reports outlining all local stakeholder and community engagement activities.
- Identify communication channels and mechanisms that are suitable for the local context to use.
- Identify opportunities to enhance the economic and social conditions in the local area to the renewable energy project and proactively share benefits of the project within the local community.
- Lead the establishment, management and reporting of stakeholder engagement activities to keep local stakeholders informed of the renewable energy project details and timing.
- Proactively respond and identify any gaps in information or common misconceptions about the project and recommend focus areas for proactive information sharing.
- Prepare accurate and consistent project communications material, including presentations, newsletters, fact sheets etc.
- Lead the establishment, management and reporting of a Community Reference Group.
Selection Criteria
- Based locally to the renewable energy project and strong understanding and connections within the local community
- Strong relationship skills and experiene in stakeholder relationship management and community engagement (IAP2 certification highly regarded)
- Proficiency in MicrosoftOffice (Outlook, Excel,Word, MS Project).
- Current unrestricted driver’s license
- Understanding of statutory planning and approvals processes for of major infrastructure is desirable
- Experience working with or for an energy development or generation company is desirable
