Engineering Volunteer Impact Lead

Engineers Australia; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineers Australia is hiring a Volunteer Impact Partner to bridge strategy and delivery for the volunteer ecosystem. You will translate priorities into practical outcomes, provide engineering insight, and support volunteer groups while aligning outputs with professional standards.

Working closely with the Head of Volunteer Impact, you will embed frameworks, uplift capability, and guide day-to-day delivery, with flexible location preferences including Melbourne VIC, and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering knowledge, standards and CPD requirements applied to provide practical advice.
• Build trusted relationships with volunteers and employees.
• Take accountability for outcomes and solve complex issues in ambiguous environments.
• Collaborate across teams and volunteer groups to influence outcomes.
• Translate complex technical concepts into practical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide broad engineering expertise and day-to-day technical advice to support Learned Societies, technical groups and volunteer activities.
• Translate EA strategy, professional standards and organisational priorities into practical and consistent approaches across volunteer groups.
• Act as a trusted technical partner to volunteers, providing guidance and supporting capability, confidence and effectiveness.
• Review and strengthen CPD and learning activities, ensuring alignment with EA learning guides, competency standards and intended learning outcomes.
• Support the development and quality of technical papers, guidance, learning resources, policy and advocacy outputs, ensuring professional relevance and value.
• Promote consistency, collaboration and sharing of best practice across Learned Societies and the broader volunteer ecosystem.

Skills

Technical Expertise

Stakeholder Partnership

Ownership & Judgement

Collaboration & Influence

Communication & Adaptability

Job description

Engineers Australia is hiring a Volunteer Impact Partner to bridge strategy and delivery for the volunteer ecosystem. You will translate priorities into practical outcomes, provide engineering insight, and support volunteer groups while aligning outputs with professional standards.

Working closely with the Head of Volunteer Impact, you will embed frameworks, uplift capability, and guide day-to-day delivery, with flexible location preferences including Melbourne VIC, and a hybrid work model.