Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Manager

About the role

The Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Manager will connect regional stakeholders with decision‑makers, identify emerging priorities and strengthen the organisation’s profile across government, industry, business and community.

Key responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with ministers, MPs, government departments, industry, local government, education and community groups.
• Identify emerging policy and regional issues and develop advocacy priorities, submissions, briefing papers and presentations.
• Grow member engagement, participation, retention and recruitment through newsletters, advocacy updates and briefings.
• Deliver strategic communications including media releases, opinion pieces, website and social content.
• Coordinate forums, policy roundtables, industry briefings, ministerial visits and member events.

Required profile

• Confident relationship builder able to engage senior stakeholders and translate complex issues into clear, persuasive messages.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, partnerships, advocacy, government relations, public policy or economic development.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and problem‑solving skills with an understanding of public policy processes.
• Excellent writing skills for briefings, submissions and stakeholder communications.

Required skills

• Project and event coordination experience.
• Strong organisational and project‑management abilities.