Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Lead

Lotuspeople.Com.Au; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing benefit

Leave days during shutdown

Additional annual leave option

Special leave

Job summary

Lotus People in Sydney is seeking a Manager for Stakeholder Engagement & Communications to lead high-impact external engagement across government, industry and key partners. You will oversee briefing materials, speaking points, events and announcements to ensure engagements are polished, purposeful and aligned with strategic priorities.

This role requires strong stakeholder relationship skills, 5+ years in related roles, and a track record of delivering executive-level communications and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in stakeholder coordination, external affairs, communications, executive engagement or a related role.
• Experience within a government or corporate environment highly regarded.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, business, public administration, events management or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting stakeholder engagement, external engagements, industry forums or events.
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills, with confidence managing competing priorities and changing requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare polished executive-level materials.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong logistical coordination capability.
• Proven ability to build productive relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement planning aligned with organisational priorities and engagement strategies.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen engagement with government, industry, sector organisations and delivery partners.
• Coordinate ministerial, executive and stakeholder engagements, including site visits, roundtables, speaking opportunities and events.
• Prepare high-quality briefing notes, speaking points, presentations, briefing packs and supporting collateral.
• Manage approvals, protocols, risks and dependencies across external engagement activity.
• Coordinate stakeholders and internal teams around key project milestones, announcements and engagement opportunities.
• Drive consistent implementation of brand and engagement guidelines across stakeholder-facing activity.
• Build understanding and adoption of brand guidelines through practical advice, tools and support.
• Track engagement outcomes, commitments and follow-up actions to ensure appropriate progression.
• Maintain oversight of upcoming milestones and proactively escalates risks, sensitivities and approval issues.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure stakeholder activity, communications and brand outputs are coordinated and consistent.
• Provide regular updates and advice on engagement activity, event delivery, approvals, risks and emerging priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder coordination

External affairs

Executive engagement

Communications

Written communication

Event coordination

Project management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Lotus People in Sydney is seeking a Manager for Stakeholder Engagement & Communications to lead high-impact external engagement across government, industry and key partners. You will oversee briefing materials, speaking points, events and announcements to ensure engagements are polished, purposeful and aligned with strategic priorities.

This role requires strong stakeholder relationship skills, 5+ years in related roles, and a track record of delivering executive-level communications and