Communications and Engagement Advisor

Evoenergy is looking for an experienced Communications and Engagement Advisor to help strengthen our brand, build trust and support meaningful stakeholder relationships. In this role, you’ll translate complex operational and regulatory information into clear, engaging and customer focused communications that support our strategic objectives and community expectations.

Working closely with our leadership team, subject matter experts and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, you’ll play a critical part in shaping how Evoenergy communicates, engages and listens. This is a dynamic role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, exercises strong professional judgement and enjoys a mix of strategic and tactical work.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement communications and engagement strategies, plans and campaigns to support internal and external initiatives.
• Deliver day-to-day communications across media, social media, website/intranet, publications, reports and Ministerial enquiries.
• Support the planning, materials development, delivery and reporting of customer engagement activities.
• Collaborate with teams across Evoenergy to deliver clear, consistent and integrated communication and engagement advice.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Engage with community groups and external stakeholders to listen, gather insights and inform continuous improvement in engagement strategies.
• Provide strategic advice during issues and crisis situations, supporting the Incident Management Team.
• Participate in the Communications and Engagement on-call roster as required.

Please see the attached position descriptions to view the full list of responsibilities for this role. 

Our ideal candidate will have

• Tertiary qualifications and demonstrated experience in strategic communications, media or marketing.
• Experience in issues and crisis management, strategic planning and communications evaluation.
• Demonstrated capability in professional writing, project management of traditional and digital communication channel management.
• Strong media, stakeholder and government relations experience.
• (Desirable) Understanding or experience in the energy sector.
• (Desirable) Understanding or experience of the energy transition and its complexity for communications and engagement

About Evoenergy 

We own, maintain and operate the electricity distribution network in the ACT and the gas network in the ACT and parts of NSW. We supply safe, reliable and electricity to over 200,000 residential and business electricity customers, and over 140,000 gas customers.

At Evoenergy, we’re focused on safety, reliability, innovation and sustainability. We boast a positive safety culture that encourages and inspires, because the work we do matters to thousands of Canberrans.

Apply now 

Apply through our Recruitment Portal by submitting your resume and a cover letter that clearly outlines the key skills, knowledge and experience you can bring to the role. Your cover letter should also address the ‘Ideal Candidate’ criteria above. 

If you’d like to learn more about this position, please reach out to Lauren Wachniewski, Manager Communications and Engagement on 0467 734 909 or lauren.wachniewski@evoenergy.com.au.

For guidance with the application process, contact Lucy Bate at recruitment@evoenergy.com.au. 

Applications close: 03 February 2026

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace a diverse, inclusive, and respective culture, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds – and encourage applications regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability.