Community Engagement Officer

Wagga Wagga City Council; Wagga Wagga; Sur place; AUD 83 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wagga Wagga City Council is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to strengthen the connection with our community. You will ensure the engagement framework is adopted across the organisation and help shape a culture of meaningful resident involvement in decisions and projects.

You will support project staff, build positive relationships, and contribute to timely, transparent community information while delivering high-quality engagement outcomes for the city.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Journalism, Marketing, Communications and/or Public Relations or relevant demonstrated experience.
• Experience in client or customer support and management.
• Experience in utilising the IAP2 engagement framework.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills as well as solid time management and planning skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead development and implementation of the community engagement framework across the organisation.
• Build open and positive relationships to enable production and coordination of community information.
• Support project staff in undertaking community engagement on issues and projects.
• Foster a culture of meaningful opportunities for residents to contribute to decisions and initiatives.

Connaissances

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Public relations

Formation

Tertiary qualifications in Journalism/Marketing/Communications/PR

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Are you looking for a position that allows you to make use of your innovative skills to develop and implement effective community engagement strategies? If so, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

What we will offer you:

• Remuneration of $3,663.70 gross per fortnight with the opportunity to progress to $4,396.44 gross per fortnight + superannuation (12%).
• Access to Councils Flexible Working Hours Agreement.
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects and initiatives that make a difference in our community.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening the connection between Council and our community, ensuring residents have meaningful opportunities to contribute to decisions, projects and initiatives that shape the future of our city.

As the Community Engagement Officer you will be responsible for ensuring Council’s community engagement framework is adopted and enacted across the organisation, playing a lead role in the ongoing development of a community engagement culture within the organisation, supporting project staff in undertaking community engagement on issues and projects as operationally required and building open and positive relationships across the organisation to enable the productions and coordination of community information.

What you will need to succeed:

We are looking for someone with:

• Tertiary qualifications in Journalism, Marketing, Communications and/or Public Relations or alternatively relevant demonstrated experience;
• Experience in client or customer support and management;
• Experience in utilising the IAP2 engagement framework;
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, particularly in Word, PowerPoint and other relevant software packages such; and
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills as well as solid time management and planning skills.

If you believe you have a strong work ethic and an enthusiastic attitude to learning and don’t hold relevant qualifications, don’t be discouraged from applying. This position can be a growth opportunity for the right candidate. Lower levels of responsibility would be associated with this role and this will align with the remuneration.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Council acknowledges that applicants may use AI tools to assist with preparing their application. If you do, please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experience. Candidates progressing through the recruitment process should be prepared to discuss and expand on all aspects of their application, including their responses to the focus questions.

What’s next?

Applications close Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 11.59pm AEDST with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 23 November 2026.

We encourage shortlisted candidates to attend interviews in person where possible. If you are unable to do so, please let us know in your application and we will work with you to discuss suitable arrangements.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact Michael Casey, Communications & Engagement Coordinator on 02 6926 9***.

As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.

Council is an inclusive employer. We strive to reflect the community in which we work, as a result we welcome and encourage applications from skilled people from all walks of life. This includes women, men, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with a disability, veterans, sexually and gender diverse people, people with lived experience and people of all ages.