Manager Stakeholder Engagement

Manager Stakeholder Engagement

• $168512 per annum 12% superannuation
• Full time ongoing opportunity
• Geelong or Melbourne based role (hybrid work from home 3 days a week in office)

About the opportunity

Shape WorkSafe Victorias strategic relationships across the Victorian health system and help drive better outcomes for injured workers.

Reporting to the Director Health & Recovery this newly established leadership role is responsible for advancing WorkSafes strategic engagement across healthcare providers hospitals government agencies regulators peak bodies and other key stakeholders. As the primary stakeholder engagement lead for the Health & Recovery Division you will influence collaboration across the broader health and disability sectors and help shape initiatives that improve outcomes for injured workers and the Victorian community.

This role operates at the intersection of strategy engagement and influence. You will lead stakeholder engagement planning oversee executive-level correspondence and communications manage complex stakeholder issues and provide trusted advice to senior leaders. Working across a highly complex and evolving environment you will ensure WorkSafe maintains strong external partnerships a coordinated approach to engagement and a credible and consistent presence across the health sector.

This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead a strategically important function providing executive leadership and driving meaningful engagement that supports WorkSafes long-term objectives.

Key accountabilities:

• Lead WorkSafes stakeholder engagement strategy across the Health & Recovery Division strengthening relationships with healthcare providers hospitals peak bodies government agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Act as the principal liaison between the division and external stakeholders fostering collaboration alignment and shared outcomes.
• Provide strategic advice and insights to senior leaders on stakeholder priorities emerging trends risks and opportunities.
• Lead stakeholder engagement planning governance and communication approaches to ensure a coordinated and consistent external presence.
• Oversee the preparation and quality assurance of executive correspondence ministerial responses complaints and complex stakeholder communications.
• Lead the management of complex stakeholder issues and escalations ensuring effective outcomes and the maintenance of trusted relationships.
• Support the successful delivery of organisational change initiatives through targeted engagement and change readiness activities.
• Develop and lead the engagement team building capability and fostering a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement.

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description here for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

You are a strategic and influential leader with a proven ability to build trusted relationships and deliver outcomes across complex stakeholder environments. You bring exceptional communication and relationship management skills sound judgement and the ability to navigate competing priorities while maintaining a strong focus on organisational outcomes.

You are comfortable engaging with senior executives government representatives regulators and industry leaders and have a demonstrated ability to influence decisions resolve complex issues and drive meaningful collaboration.

Additionally you will possess:

• Significant experience leading stakeholder engagement partnerships or external relations functions within a complex health government regulatory or service delivery environment.
• Demonstrated success building and maintaining relationships with executive stakeholders and industry leaders.
• Exceptional communication negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to communicate effectively across a broad range of audiences.
• Experience providing strategic advice and translating stakeholder insights into actionable recommendations.
• Proven capability managing complex issues reputational risks and stakeholder escalations.
• Experience overseeing high-quality executive correspondence briefings and communications.
• Strong leadership experience including developing teams and driving high performance.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience in health public policy communications business or a related discipline.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role within WorkSafes Health & Recovery Division and influence how we engage with the Victorian health system. You will work closely with senior leaders represent WorkSafe across important external forums and help shape strategic partnerships that support improved outcomes for injured workers.

Working with us

At WorkSafe our goal is for every employee to feel connected safe and valued within their team for teams to feel appreciated in the workplace and for WorkSafe to be respected in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals including First Nations people people with disabilities those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and individuals of all sexualities and genders.

Whats next

Applications close 11:00pm on Tuesday 21stJuly 2026. Click the link to apply and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only applications submitted via the WorkSafe Careers website will be considered.

Preferred candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

To ensure a fair and open recruitment process we request that you complete your written application and any online interviews without the use of AI tools. We want to understand your professional skills experience and capabilities. We acknowledge that candidates may choose to use AI as part of background research.

For further enquiries please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Nadia Cardozo via email .