Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Coordinator

About Us

HumanAbility is a Jobs and Skills Council for the health human services aged care anddisability sport & recreation and early childhood industries.

HumanAbilitys objective is to advance education by supporting skills and workforce developmentfor the above specified industries. It is a values-based organisation that is not-for-profit industry-owned and led that is contracted by the federal government.

We have an opportunity for a Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Coordinator to join us on a full-time basis in an ongoing capacity subject to funding (currently funded until mid-2028). The role may be located anywhere in Australia and will involve travel with overnight stays for organisation meetings stakeholder meetings workshops and industry events.

About the position

You will play a vital role in facilitating connections and collaboration within the health sport andrecreation childrens education care and support sectors. You will be responsible for the coordination and administration of tasks to support stakeholders and the team(s) to undertake engagement activity knowledge sharing and policy development. You will bring high-level skills inadministration project management and engagement with senior stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Support the Director and team(s) to assist in organising consultations forums meetings written correspondence and other engagements with a diverse range of stakeholders. Assist the Director and team(s) to build rapport by organisingand coordinating engagement activities and collating stakeholder insights and perspectives that contribute to HumanAbilitys workplan and -person attendance at events may be required.
• Assistance with engagement and communication: Assist the Director and team(s) in the preparation of consultation strategies committees agendas minutes communiques and some digital communication content ensuring work is in line with Governmentframeworks where applicable. Contribute to and support efficient processes and systems across team(s) and projects.
• Industry Policy Insight: Maintain an understanding of the trends challenges and opportunities and assist the team(s) across projects to identify record and share stakeholder team(s) across projects to maintain the stakeholder database and coordinate engagement and policy insights including assisting in the writing and sharing of policy development across the organisation. (e.g. consultations meetings events analysis briefs minutes and research).
• Project and cross organisation collaboration: Work closely with members of the stakeholder engagement and policy team other internal teams and external stakeholders to ensureconsistent high value engagement strategies and policy development. Assist inthe administration of research and training product development projects andto support the work of other teams and projects within the organisation as required. Provide support to the Executive team as required and in contribution to reports and information for Committees and Board as requested.
• Process Management and System Tools: Assist in implementing a structured process for engagement and policy activities ensuring efficiency and inclusivity including adherence toestablished guidelines and process. Ensure stakeholder engagement activities are captured in the Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM) database. Contribute to the development and improvement of process gaps to support continuous improvement within and across team(s). Provide advice on stakeholder engagement tools to capture analyse and disseminate stakeholder insights.
• Other: Observe and follow work health safety and wellbeing policies and guidelines.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in administration coordination and engagement with a demonstrated ability to support stakeholder experience and team and organisation goals.
• Demonstrated high quality communication skills written and verbal with the ability to communicate efficiently and professionally with various teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Cross organisational collaboration skills. Able to work effectively within a team and liaise withvarious internal and external stakeholders.
• Industry/sector expertise or the ability to build at this at pace.

Further Information

This is position is offered on an ongoing basis to reflect Department of Employment andWorkplace Relations (DEWR) grant funding.

There may be times when it is required to work outside normal business hours i.e.

evenings and weekends to meet operational and/or stakeholder requirements and

dependant on work deliverables the role may be required to undertake travel.

InterestedWe encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every single criterion. We valuediverse experiences and perspectives and your unique skills could be a great fit for our team.

We work according to a hybrid working environment. Your initial location of work is from your home with the expectation to attend in person the organisational meetings office days or equivalent as requested.

Click on Apply button to submit your cover letter and cv. Applications will be reviewed as they are received we encourage you to apply without delay. If you have any questions about this role pleasecontact our P&C team confidentially on