Principal Engagement Officer

The Opportunity As Our Principal Engagement Officer, You Will

• Supervise and coordinate a small team of engagement officers, ensuring effective delivery of communication and engagement activities.
• Demonstrate strong project management skills to adhere to project timelines and goals.
• Lead the strategic planning of engagement initiatives and promotional campaigns, to effectively engage the community and stakeholders to self- manage fire ants in the suppression area.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate community and stakeholder engagement activities including regular promotional campaigns, events, workshops and presentations.
• Provide strategic, data driven advice on marketing matters by maintaining sophisticated knowledge of latest marketing practices and innovations and analyse the performance of engagement activities, adjusting strategies to optimise outcomes.
• Oversee the development of communication materials, media releases, reports, correspondence, GACC submissions and briefing notes and ensure they align with broader strategic and operational goals and adapt to changing circumstances
• Develop and maintain budgets for communication and engagement activities and deliver regular reports on progress, outcomes, and the effectiveness of engagement initiatives. Lead the procurement of communication products and services.
• Coordinate research, analysis and evaluation of communication and engagement activities to ensure maximum effectiveness and to address any information gaps.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal collaborators within the National Fire Ant Eradication Program, Biosecurity Queensland and DPI, and with a broad range of external Taskforce partners including government and industry.
  
  
  

You may also have -

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or relevant transferable experience would be desirable
• An understanding of biosecurity response activities and/or experience in applying your capabilities in a response environment will be highly regarded.
  
  
  

Licences and registrations

• A current ‘C' class drivers licence
  
  
  

Why join the department? (benefits)

The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.

Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:

• Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.
  
  
  

Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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