Community Engagement Advisor

The time to join Synergy has never been more exciting because you’ll be helping us to deliver on our commitment towards becoming a net zero carbon emission business by 2050.

We are investing $3 billion in large-scale renewables development and creating unlimited opportunities for our people to contribute to the growth of innovative solutions in our operations as we invest. This is your chance to help us transform the energy industry and build a more sustainable future for Western Australia.

Synergy is proud to be Western Australia’s largest electricity generator and energy retailer. We deliver secure electricity to homes and businesses throughout the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS) from Coral Bay in the north, to Kalgoorlie in the east, and to Esperance in the south.

Click here to discover more about how Western Australia’s energy landscape is evolving to become more sustainable.

Role Summary:

The Community Engagement Advisor is a key point of contact and liaison between local communities and Synergy’s project teams and key stakeholders, supporting the timely development and delivery of Synergy’s renewable energy assets and major projects. Our projects range across the mid-west, the wheat-belt, the south-west, and the great southern regions requiring regular regional travel between our Offices and project sites. We are open to local and part-time applicants.

Key responsibilities of the role include, but not limited to, the following:

• Identify, plan, and deliver external community and stakeholder engagement opportunities and activities depending on project phase and engagement objectives.
• Proactively identify and manage community and stakeholder engagement related risks and take appropriate actions to mitigate or reduce impacts of these risks.
• Act as a key contact for community members and other stakeholders to deliver project outcomes in line within project timelines ensuring enquiries are responded to in a timely and professional manner.
• Manage administration of community engagement activities, including but not limited to bookings associated to the community program, response to community enquiries, afterhours/ weekend community engagement, planning, creating, and delivering communications materials, evaluation of communication activities and reporting.
• Deliver a broad range of communications, including print, online, social media and face-to-face, to effectively meet objectives concisely and clearly, consistent with corporate style guides.

What you’ll bring:

• Tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, marketing, media management or a related discipline, or considerable experience in delivering community engagement strategies and providing advice and support at corporate levels in large service-based organisations.
• Significant experience (5yrs) in a similar stakeholder or community focused role, preferably working on major projects or infrastructure development.
• Face-to-face community engagement experience.
• Experience in major infrastructure project development.
• Considerable experience in developing and implementing communications strategies.

What we offer:

Working for an employer of choice also means you will enjoy:

• Flexible work arrangements (work from home, condensed hours options)
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Purchased Annual Leave
• Best practice parental leave
• Free gym use
• 9-day fortnight

Every Voice Matters

Our employees have a choice to work for Synergy and it’s a choice we respect and value. In addition to our focus on creating a greener future, Synergy is committed to its ‘people first’ culture and providing an exceptional place to work where our people experience a sense of belonging and have opportunities to learn and grow.

We understand that it is important for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the community in which we operate. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer for 2021-22 by the Diversity Council of Australia. Whatever your background or however you identify, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

Please email recruitment@synergy.net.au if you require assistance with submitting your application

Synergy reserves the right to close applications when a suitable pool of candidates is identified