Community Engagement Specialist

Job No: CN2828
Location: Newcastle

  • Champion community engagement at CN!
  • Secondment opportunity until June 2023

City of Newcastle (CN) has an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Specialist to join our Major Events and Corporate Affairs Team (MECA) to fulfil a secondment until June 2023.

Reporting into the Community Engagement Coordinator, the primary responsibility of this position is to develop a broad range of communications and engagement strategies to promote CN’s projects, priorities and services to help maintain the integrity and accuracy of information to the community.

The essentials you’ll need:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, Humanities, Communications, Marketing, or related qualification with solid work experience in community engagement, social or market research, communications and/or relevant experience.
  • Understanding of and experience with a range of research approaches, methods, and techniques and ability to select appropriate methods for different engagement requirements.
  • Sound experience in the design, and implementation of qualitative and quantitative research, as well as demonstrated data analytical and interpretation skills.
  • Proven ability to facilitate face to face engagement with both small and large groups.
  • Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills, developing high quality marketing collateral and demonstrating strong presentation and report writing skills.
  • High level computer skills particularly with database management and statistical analysis software.
  • Be willing and able to work in a dynamic and fluid environment with the flexibility to work outside regular business hours during the evening and on weekends.
  • Current C Class drivers’ license.                                    

Interested to know more?

Find out more about your new career here.

Our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.

CN proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion to represent the community of our Local Government Area. All candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply!

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 26 May 2022.

Remuneration: $89,738.76 + 10% Superannuation for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Emily Dowswell - Media & Stakeholder Relations Manager - 0249745061.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.

At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.

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