Communication & External Affairs Advisor / Australia

A Major Oil & Gas Operator seeking a Communications & External Affairs Advisor located in Kwinana, WA.

Job Title: Communications & External Affairs Advisor
Length of contract: 12 month contract
Location: Kwinana, WA
Hours per day: 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday
WFH Flexibility: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.
Start Date: ASAP
Process: Two rounds of interviews
 
Successful candidate will have:
- At least 5-10 years of related experience
- Candidate must have government & stakeholder relation experience
- Candidate must have project & change management experience
- Candidate must be strong writer & from public relations background
 
About the role:

• The role reports to the Communications and External Affairs Manager Kwinana (WA) within Communications & External Affairs. As required this role may support other projects or operations.
• It will be part of a team of communications and external affairs professionals providing specialist advice and assistance in the preparation and implementation of communication strategies and non-technical risk management.
• The successful applicant will support activities and projects associated with the site operations and transition projects and activities in Kwinana, including supporting site safety, culture and wellbeing initiatives.
• The role will involve supporting change communications, project communications, communications outputs. The role will also support stakeholder engagement and community relations in support of the site’s operations and transition.
• The Communications Advisor will produce a range of creative communications materials for digital and traditional platforms as well as working closely with colleagues from across the country on major events and communication initiatives.

 
Key Accountabilities:

• Contribute to stakeholder and strategic communications initiatives in support of our client’s operations and transition projects in Western Australia, including biofuels and renewable hydrogen projects.
• Produce a range of creative content and communications materials in support of the site and client strategic objectives.
• Ability to communicate technical and operational information in a creative and easy to understand manner.
• Develop narratives, publications, visual materials, website and digital content.
• Prepare and implement Communications Plans across internal and external channels.
• Deliver stakeholder engagement and communications materials in support of change management and project delivery
• Work with C&EA colleagues to ensure best practice corporate communications to engage and empower the broader team.
• Deliver communications in support of site safety and wellbeing programs and campaigns, including emergency response

 
Key Challenges:

• Dynamic and complex work environment – change and project delivery
• Working within a matrix organisation
• Developing relationships and effective communication plans in support of projects and site operations and strategic objectives
• Working effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

 
Essential Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. This could include communications, environmental management, change management, economics or social and political sciences.

 
Essential Experience:

• Experience in strategic communications and stakeholder engagement
• Experience content creator
• Understanding of government, stakeholder and community relations in Perth and Western Australia
• Experience in change management desirable
• Excellent networking capability and inter-personnel skills
• A proven ability to work on simultaneous projects to achieve successful outcomes.
• Excellent writing, proofreading and communication skills
• Mastery of digital communication tools
• A collaborative and creative approach
• Experience working in industrial environments
• Experience in major project delivery and change management
• Experience in government, regulatory or political settings
• Experience in industry or operational environments
• A good understanding of energy transition challenges and opportunities.
• Additional post graduate qualification in relevant subject.