Customer & Stakeholder Advisor

Service Stream Energy & Water; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Career growth

Discounts and perks

Paid leave

Inclusive culture

Job summary

ConnectSydney, a joint venture of ServiceStream, Boral and Johnson Controls, is seeking a Customer & Stakeholder Advisor to support community engagement and stakeholder relations in the Harbour Zone. The role reports to the Customer & Stakeholder Manager and is frontline in managing reputation and satisfaction.

The 12-month fixed-term position offers a hybrid work arrangement with responsibilities spanning consultations, collateral development, and liaison with TfNSW and local councils.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Public Relations/Marketing/Communication & Journalism (Desirable).
• IAP2 certificate (Desirable).
• Current Drivers Licence.
• Exposure to building/construction/engineering sectors.
• Exposure to community relations and stakeholder engagement.
• Highly organised and methodical.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to engage with a diverse range of people.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact and liaison with the community, stakeholders and customers regarding planned works.
• Coordinate community, stakeholder and customer consultations with the Manager.
• Participate in door-knocks and residents meetings.
• Distribute collateral and information via traditional and digital channels.
• Coordinate with Fault Management Centre and Councils on vegetation, graffiti, litter and road maintenance.
• Coordinate with ConnectSydney techs and Local Councils to trim vegetation obscuring assets.
• Draft community engagement plans and seek approvals.
• Draft public facing collateral and coordinate approvals.
• Maintain Consultation Manager recording and close interactions.
• Provide information to assist ministerial briefings and media responses.
• Support research and survey programs for Harbour Zone stakeholders.
• Manage TfNSW milestone weekly reporting.
• Manage 1800 community line and inbox; escalate issues appropriately.
• Aim to provide high level customer service and build goodwill.

Skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

People engagement

Driver's licence

Stakeholder engagement

Public relations/communications

Desirable: IAP2

Education

Public Relations/Marketing/Communications/Journalism degree (Desirable)

IAP2 certificate (Desirable)

Job description

Primary Location NSW - Rockdale

Job Description Summary

Exciting new opportunity for an experienced Advisor to join ConnectSydney in our Rockdale office!

About the Role

ConnectSydney, a joint venture of ServiceStream, Boral, and Johnson Controls, in partnership with Transport for NSW (TfNSW), is entrusted with the management of the Harbour Zone. Our responsibilities encompass routine maintenance, strategic enhancements, and specialised projects aimed at bolstering Sydney's transport infrastructure.

We pride ourselves on our innovative approaches to project management, asset management, fault management, routine maintenance, and special projects. Our passion for building a better and safer Sydney drives us every day.

As our Customer & Stakeholder Advisor, you will support the Customer & Stakeholder Manager in building relationships with the community and stakeholders and ensuring our obligations for notifying and consulting with the community and stakeholders are met. The role is frontline in managing our reputation and has the ability to drive high levels of customer satisfaction.

This role is being offered as a 12-month fixed term position, with the potential to extend.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact and liaison with the community, stakeholders and customers regarding planned works.
• Work with the Customer & Stakeholder Manager to run community, stakeholder and customer consultations.
• Participate in door-knocks and meetings with residents, customers and stakeholders.
• Organise distribution of collateral and information using traditional and digital channels.
• Work with ConnectSydney's Fault Management Centre and Councils on works including managing vegetation, graffiti, litter, and other road maintenance activities.
• Work with the Fault Management Centre to coordinate ConnectSydney techs and Local Councils to trim vegetation that is obscuring traffic lights, VMS and other assets (door-knocking and letter drops when vegetation is on private land).
• Draft community engagement plans and seek approval from the Community & Stakeholder Manager.
• Draft public facing collateral and coordinate approvals.
• Update and maintain Consultation Manager recording and closing out all interactions.
• Provide information to the Community & Stakeholder Manager so TfNSW can manage ministerial briefings and responses, media and correspondence relevant to the Harbour Zone and our work.
• Support research and survey programs to provide insights on Harbour Zone stakeholders, communities, and customers.
• Manage the TfNSW milestone weekly reporting requirement.
• Manage the 1800 community line and community inbox, escalating issues to the Customer & Stakeholder Manager as appropriate.
• Seek to provide a high level of customer service to bolster the organisations reputation and build goodwill.

About you

• Tertiary qualification in Public Relations/Marketing/Communication & Journalism (Desirable).
• IAP2 certificate (Desirable).
• Current Drivers Licence.
• Exposure to the building/construction/engineering sectors.
• Exposure to the practice of community relations and stakeholder engagement.
• Highly organised and methodical.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to engage with a diverse range of people.

About us

ConnectSydney is an equal opportunity employer who believes diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and benefits our people, clients, and communities. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive and high-performing culture where our people thrive and are proud to bring their whole selves to work, inspiring a respectful and inclusive environment. ConnectSydney encourages and welcomes the opportunity for applicants to share their lived experiences.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Flexible working - All flexibility requests are genuinely considered. This position is a hybrid role.
• Growth - We are growing and there are opportunities for your career development across our business units.
• Discounts - Access to hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing.
• Paid leave - Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture - We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values diversity and inclusion, and we recognise and celebrate excellence throughout the year. We come together each quarter with lunch provided.

We celebrate diversity at ConnectSydney and would welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process so your application can be submitted to our system and considered for this role, please email .

Department Marketing