Engagement Officer

Eden Ritchie is seeking an Engagement Officer who will be part of the Partnership and Engagements team that provides communication, engagement and partnership support across Biosecurity Queensland.

• 11 month contract with possible 5 month extension
• Brisbane CBD location

As the Engagement Officer, your key responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of stakeholder engagement strategies, including contributing to campaign collateral, reporting and organising annual scheduling to achieve strategic objectives.
• Plan and undertake activities supporting implementation of the relevant community and stakeholder engagement strategy, including coordinating assigned project activities through independent completion of own tasks and supervision and oversight of project resources/team.
• Build, maintain and improve relationships and networks both internally and externally to enable implementation of engagement strategies and effective events that engage the target audience. This may include managing potential conflicts through clear communication.
• Build and maintain knowledge of stakeholder interests and social responses to biosecurity concerns.
• Apply engagement techniques to communicate effectively with the target audience using audience analytics to support stakeholder mapping.
• Support preliminary research, analysis and investigation applicable to the use of new technologies and practices to improve the completion of project deliverables. Report findings to management to inform ongoing engagement strategies.
• Establish and promote events on behalf of the organisation in conjunction with key projects and business needs.
• Create written materials for organisational announcements and key milestones.
• Develop material for external publication and release in line with corporate standards and progress these through to publication/release on relevant platforms.

Highly Desirable to this role are:

• Practical experience in project management, and/or tertiary qualifications in communication, engagement or other relevant experience are highly desirable.

If this role sounds like you, please APPLY NOW submitting your resume in WORD format.

If you would like more information or to discuss the role, please contact Alison Detaille on 07 3230 0***.

Job Reference: 598168