Government Relations Advisor

About Seqwater

Seqwater is the Queensland Government Bulk Water Supply Authority, responsible for delivering safe, secure and cost-effective bulk water supply for over 3 million people across Southeast Queensland.

Seqwater is one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city water authority. Our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges.

We commit to delivering a high standard of customer service aligned to our strategic vision. We value working collaboratively with our internal & external customers to improve service delivery. 

About Your Opportunity

You will deliver effective government and stakeholder relations that support the delivery of Seqwater’s strategic and operational objectives. You will ensure Seqwater’s reputation as a trusted and respected service provider is maintained through open, accurate and timely communication that develops knowledgeable and engaged stakeholders and communities.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate ministerial, government and Office of the CEO correspondence, and respond to information requests from government stakeholders, government bodies and elected representatives
• Support annual preparations for Estimates Hearings, regular parliament sitting weeks and development of proactive Government Relations content
• Coordinate responses to community and stakeholder enquiries on behalf of the executive and senior leadership team Track and analyse issues raised in correspondence and enquiries to identify recurrent issues or themes and opportunities for improvement or proactive engagement
• Identify and support internal stakeholders to proactively manage reputational issues and provide Government Relations advice to enable effective issues management and external stakeholder engagement

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essentials

• Knowledge of and experience in Government and ministerial processes including Media and the news agenda
• Minimum of three years of experience in a related role
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Unrestricted driver’s licence for a motor vehicle

Desirables

• Experience in the water sector, or a statutory authority
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in journalism, public relations, Government Relations

This position has a salary starting at $100,161 - $110,145 plus 12.75% superannuation and is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au   We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/

If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!

To apply

Submit your resume via the Apply button.

Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday 21st April 2024

For further information please email enquiries to ***********@seqwater.com.au

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.