Title:  Senior Advisor, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement

​​​VIDA Roads​​ 

​​​VPS 5 Senior Advisor, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement​​ 

• Hybrid working environment.  

• 12-month fixed term, VPS 5 $116,413 - $140,849 + super & benefits.  

• This role is based at 180 Lonsdale Street in the Development team 

About VIDA ROADS 

VIDA Roads is delivering a massive investment in the state’s roads.  We’re delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.  

The West Gate Tunnel Project has given Melbourne a second freeway link between the west and the city – providing a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge and a vital second river crossing. 

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We’re also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough. 

Road Programs are also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.  

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.  

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: 

1. Developing and leading community and stakeholder engagement programs to seek feedback on VIDA Roads’ projects in the planning phase, to help inform the development of the project(s) and decision-making. 

2. Drafting a diverse range of communication materials to highlight projects in planning and supporting community and stakeholder engagement programs including letters, web content, emails to key stakeholders and advertising materials.  

3. Developing and maintaining relationships with government agencies, stakeholder groups, local councils and the community. 

4. Preparing and overseeing responses to project related correspondence. 

5. Providing stakeholder management services to project teams, including issues management, stakeholder relations, advertising, events, web content and publications. 

This role assists the communications and engagement activities across a portfolio of projects within VIDA Roads by providing support and strategic advice on communication and engagement activities. This role liaises with multiple internal and external stakeholders in an issues-rich and complex environment and works within project teams and other teams/disciplines across the organisation. 

About You  

• Availability to attend construction sites and community engagement events, which may fall outside of standard business hours. 

• A relevant qualification in communications, public relations, media or public policy discipline, or extensive relevant experience is highly desirable. 

• Experience leading community engagement programs via Engage Victoria is highly desirable. 

• Proven ability to provide strategic stakeholder recommendations and advice to senior management, coupled with the ability to successfully manage multiple sensitive stakeholder interfaces simultaneously. 

• Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and review stakeholder relations and community engagement strategies in a politically sensitive and deadline driven environment. Experience in the context of a major transport infrastructure project is desirable, however, not mandatory. 

This is a 12-month fixed term opportunity. 

It will be a requirement to travel and spend time at one or all our site offices.  

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here.  

What can we offer you? 

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here  
is what we already have in store for you: 

• VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.  

• Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots. 

• Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport. 

• Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers. 

• We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues. 

• Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment. 

• Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.  

How to Apply 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.  

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national  
police check and misconduct screening.