Community Engagement Manager

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Community Engagement Manager role

Ongoing Full-Time Opportunity, Parramatta location with flexibility

Clerk Grade 9/10, salary relative to experience, starting from $116,211 plus super

Greater Sydney Parklands (GSP) is a city-wide agency created to become Sydney’s leading urban parks advocate. In partnership with communities and governments, it will plan for and expand great open spaces and parklands and champion the NSW Government’s 50 Year Vision for Sydney’s Open Space and Parklands.

GSP currently brings together five iconic parks across Sydney: Centennial Parklands, Parramatta Park, Western Sydney Parklands, Callan Park and Fernhill Estate.

Made up of collaborative, creative and committed people, GSP is looking for a Community Engagement Manager who will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the operation of GSP’s new community trustee boards playing a leading role in ensuring the success of the five iconic parks across Sydney.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated, flexible and dynamic team together with significant opportunity to be a key contributor in positioning GSP as leaders in park, venue and precinct facilities and management, providers of quality leisure facilities, events and natural and cultural heritage. We also offer career development and advancement opportunities.

The Community Engagement Manager’s main duties will be to:

Oversee the successful establishment and operation of five community trustee boards (CTBs) which may increase in number as the estate grows, including the delivery of quarterly meetings for each CTB and support for additional engagement activities throughout the year.

Preparing accurate, clear and accessible communications materials including planning and publishing meeting agendas in advance, coordinating pre-reading materials and publishing meeting summaries. 

Working collaboratively with Directors, Subject Matter Experts and consultants on content and presentations for CTBs.

Internal and external stakeholder management including working effectively with consultants.

Develop and implement community and stakeholder engagement strategies across the agency to reach, engage and involve a range of diverse communities and stakeholders and support GSP’s delivery of major projects, programs and policies.

Prepare GSP Board and engagement reports, providing accurate information and advice to meet tight deadlines.

Manage engagement platforms, systems and processes to ensure community engagement is transparent, inclusive, accessible and captures accurate data.

Drive innovation to ensure best-practice consultation and engagement standards are met in line with GSP’s Consultation and Engagement Framework.

Demonstrated experience in delivering high quality and innovative community engagement strategies.

IAP2 training would be highly regarded.

Essential Requirements

Relevant tertiary education qualifications and/or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Ability to work outside of normal working hours and on weekends if required.

Current NSW driver’s license.

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do – and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia’s history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

The Division

Transport for NSW is comprised of numerous integrated divisions that focus on achieving community outcomes for the greater good and on putting our customers at the centre and our people at the heart of everything we do.

The Cities and Active Transport Division ensures our cities and neighbourhoods are integrated with transport and we make our streets and public places functional, beautiful, inclusive, and inviting for all to enjoy.

We do this through creating alignment across government on strategic outcomes and a focus on excellence in placemaking and quality design.

Please note, the Department of Planning & Environment (DPE) currently provides recruitment services to Transport for NSW.

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close Monday 3rd April 2023 at 11:55PM.

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Our Diversity team can assist to:

make adjustments to the recruitment process

offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks.