Volunteer Impact Partner

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

One of our cultural mindsets is authentic dialogue and authenticity; Bring your authentic self to work at Engineers Australia! We offer meaningful, purpose-driven work. Our people work to support the engineering profession that shapes the very world we live in. With more than 144,000 members, Engineers Australia is the voice of the profession, and we need you to help us drive mutual value for our members and industry partners.

About The Role

As the Volunteer Impact Partner, you will bridge strategy and delivery by translating organisational priorities into high-quality, practical outcomes across the volunteer ecosystem. You will provide engineering insight and technical judgement to support volunteer groups and employee group management, ensuring volunteer-led outputs are consistent, credible, and aligned with professional standards. Working closely with the Head of Volunteer Impact, you will embed frameworks, uplift capability, and improve the quality and impact of outputs, while guiding day-to-day delivery.

Location

Flexible with a preference for Melbourne VIC

In This Role You Will

• 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.

Here’s What We’re Looking For

• Technical Expertise: Applies strong engineering knowledge, standards and CPD requirements to provide practical advice and quality assurance.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Builds trusted relationships with volunteers and employees, balancing technical guidance with enablement and support.
• Ownership & Judgement: Takes accountability for outcomes, applies sound judgement and solves complex issues in ambiguous environments.
• Collaboration & Influence: Works effectively across teams and volunteer groups, influencing alignment and outcomes without direct authority.
• Communication & Adaptability: Clearly translates complex technical concepts into practical guidance while adapting effectively to changing priorities and environments.
• Please refer to the supporting documents to review the full success profile and measures of success in this role (on our careers website)

Why work for Engineers Australia?

People are at the heart of what we do and why we do it:

• Enjoy competitive remuneration and salary packaging that recognises your expertise and contributions
• Generous paid leave options including 15 days of Personal Leave and 2 days of Life Leave
• Enjoy the flexibility of our hybrid working model, helping you balance personal wellbeing and professional achievement, with at least 2 days in the office or 40% of working hours onsite.
• Unlock career growth prospects, as we invest in you and provide avenues for advancement in EA.
• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive team culture that supports you to lead and achieve
• Proud AWEI Bronze Employer Award winner (2023-2029), championing a safe and inclusive workplace for LGBTQ employees.

Diversity, Inclusion And Your Privacy

Engineers Australia embraces diversity, inclusion and belonging and are committed to building a team that represents the communities that we live in and creating a safe inclusive environment for our people. We are a flexible workplace, please talk to us about your flexible working needs during our recruitment process. Our commitment to inclusivity means that we will work with you to ensure that your experience with us is accessible and welcoming. If you need any reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the job application, interview process, or to perform essential functions of the role, please know that we are here to support you. Please feel free to reach out to our Talent Team at [e-mail], our dedicated point of contact for all accommodation-related matters. At Engineers Australia, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential for our success. We welcome applications from everyone, including people with disabilities, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTI community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other culturally diverse backgrounds. We look forward to welcoming candidates from all backgrounds and providing necessary support where needed to ensure a level playing field for all applicants. Please visit Engineers Australia's website to view our Privacy Policy in relation to the collection of candidate information: https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/privacy-policy

Thank you for considering a career with us.