Education and Engagement Advisor

NSW Electoral Commission; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

LinkedIn Learning

Wellbeing support

Flex leave

Public transport access

Vaccination program

Job summary

The NSW Electoral Commission is seeking an Education and Engagement Advisor to design education programs and materials that teach practical civics skills aligned with NSW voting rules and regulatory requirements. This role focuses on creating new content and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to improve public understanding of rights and obligations in democratic participation.

The position is an ongoing full-time role based in Sydney, offering opportunities for professional development,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated communication skills and experience in the provision of high-quality learning and communication materials.
• Experience working within Communications or Education with demonstrable capability dealing with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience across print, video, audio and digital platforms with high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment with dynamic and ongoing legislative changes.
• Experience juggling multiple projects with non-negotiable deadlines.
• No affiliations with political parties, candidates, elected members, third-party campaigners, donors or registered lobbyists that could undermine the political impartiality of the Electoral Commission or that are otherwise inconsistent with its Political Neutrality Policy.

Responsibilities

• Develop education programs and materials to deliver practical civics skills.
• Create new content addressing local voting regulations and NSW complexities.
• Support program delivery through stakeholder collaboration.
• Maintain accuracy across print, video, audio and digital materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Content development

Attention to detail

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

• Create practical learning experiences through high-quality education and communication materials
• Support effective program delivery through effective stakeholder collaboration

About the Role

The Education and Engagement Advisor supports the development of education programs and material to deliver practical skills to improve understanding about the rights and obligations associated with democratic participation. The role focuses on creating new education content that recognises the local complexities of voting and regulatory requirements in NSW, as well as address significant gaps in general knowledge about civics.

The role is Ongoing Full-time position.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, access to public transport

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Demonstrated communication skills and experience in the provision of high-quality learning and communication materials.
• Experience working within Communications or Education with demonstrable capability dealing with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working across a range of content channels including print, video, audio and digital platforms all requiring high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment with dynamic and ongoing legislative changes.
• Experience in successfully juggling multiple projects with non-negotiable deadlines.
• No affiliations with political parties, candidates, elected members, third-party campaigners, donors or registered lobbyists that could undermine the political impartiality of the Electoral Commission or that are otherwise inconsistent with its Political Neutrality Policy.
• Satisfactory criminal record check result.

The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW. The Commission's Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office with a hybrid work arrangement.

Applications Close: Sunday 11 October 2026 @ 11.59pm