Senior Advisor - Corporate Affairs Victoria

Senior Advisor - Corporate Affairs Vic

About ARTC

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) plays a critical role in the national transport supply chain and in the overall economic development of Australia. Managing and operating more than 8,500 km of track in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland, makes ARTC one of Australia's largest rail network owners.

The Inland Rail Program is a 1600km rail infrastructure project stretching from Brisbane to Melbourne incorporating new and existing rail track. The program includes the upgrading of existing standard gauge track, the enhancement of existing standard gauge track to cater for double stacking and the construction of new standard gauge links comprising of viaducts, tunnels, rail track, crossings and bridges. More information relating to the project can be found here: Inland Rail

About the opportunity

The Senior Advisor - Corporate Affairs will ensure the effective coordination and awareness of program milestones, issues, and opportunities with key stakeholders and to support the political engagement in the state of Victoria and Southern New South Wales Delivery Group of Inland Rail. The role takes shared accountability for relationships regarding Inland Rail in Victoria and Southern New South Wales and works with other team members to maintain coverage of the Victoria and Southern New South Wales Projects and to support program-wide issues management needs. This role, as part of Inland Rail's Corporate Affairs Function, plays a key issues management capability that works closely with stakeholder engagement and project delivery function to ensure that issues are identified early and managed effectively.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the Inland Rail Corporate Affairs Manager and other Inland Rail personnel to identify and support government and stakeholder engagement priorities for Inland Rail.
• Manage issues with respect to accountable projects and coordinate across the program as part of the Inland Rail Corporate Affairs Team.
• Work with the Shareholder and Strategy Team to ensure preparation of high-level issues briefs, meeting briefs, briefs for Parliamentary hearings, presentations, and related material in a form suitable for senior stakeholders including the Inland Rail CEO, CFO and Departmental and Ministerial staff.
• Monitor, research and elevate awareness of state government relations issues, transport policy, Ministerial announcements, and electoral issues relevant to Inland Rail.
• Contribute to Inland Rail input to regular reporting as required including Quarterly Shareholder Reports, Monthly Reports and other Reporting avenues.
• Provide and manage secretariat functions for meetings with State Government entities and other stakeholders as required, including preparation of agendas, minutes and action items and pro-active management of follow up actions.
• Attend project management meetings for Inland Rail projects that are within the responsibility of the adviser to ensure a deep understanding of milestones, announce able, opportunities and emerging issues.
• Develop policy papers on issues as they arise.
• Maintain and coordinate an effective engagement program with stakeholders who are important to the project.
• Support the drafting of high-level correspondence with Government and other stakeholders.

About you

To ensure success in this position, applicants will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in a government relations or external relations / external affairs role.
• Understanding and networks, or ability to develop them, with State political and bureaucratic environment (elected and Departmental) and understanding of how to navigate and engage within this environment.
• Success either working in a similar role within Government or communicating to Government.
• Strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to think creatively to achieve solutions.
• Ability to apply strategic level thinking, problem solving and decision making to the resolution of complex issues, and to steer stakeholders through government and/or regulatory processes.
• Proven skills in the delivery of high-quality communications and government relations services in a technical environment - preferably infrastructure or transport projects or similar discipline. Including the ability to get across complex information quickly and translate this into targeted, effective communications products such as issues briefs of key message documents.
• Exceptional interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Desirable Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
• Experience in an infrastructure, transport or logistics sector.
• A network of current contacts within one or more of the State Governments at political and or bureaucratic level that demonstrates an ability to foster and maintain such networks.

What you'll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.
• Inland Rail adopted a collaborative approach to the delivery of the project, leading all parties involved to work toward the same goal. This fosters the displayed behaviours of Respect, Honesty, Integrity and Reliability.

Our Organisation and Culture

Inland Rail is an equal opportunity employer. Inland Rail will transform how we move goods around Australia - better connecting producers to markets and creating new opportunities for businesses, industries and regional community. The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Future Thinking, Active Engagement, No Harm and Results. We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. ARTC is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. ARTC is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Applications close: Wednesday 27th March 2024.

Be advantageous to provide a cover letter.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don't delay your application.