Community Engagement - Senior Advisor

At Water Corporation, we pride ourselves on being more than just a workplace. Our community is made up of committed and energetic individuals who prioritise a healthy work-life balance and embrace a diverse and vibrant culture.

We currently have multiple full-time opportunities available for Community Engagement Senior Advisors based at our Leederville office, including permanent and 12-month fixed-term positions.

About the role:

Looking for a role where you can make a visible difference while being part of a genuinely supportive team?

You'll play a key role in delivering water, wastewater and drainage infrastructure projects that matter to communities across Western Australia, while enjoying the support of a values-driven organisation that champions teamwork, inclusion and professional growth.

 You'll join a well-established network of communications and community engagement professionals who collaborate closely, share knowledge freely and help each other succeed.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Develop, implement and maintain effective communication and community engagement strategies to support delivery of high profile, contentious and/or complex projects.
• Undertake strategic analysis in planning for and delivering successful stakeholder and community engagement strategies.
• Produce content for print and digital channels.
• Manage relationships with the project team, key stakeholders (both internal and external) and community to deliver project outcomes.
• Manage and maintain customer and stakeholder interactions in databases and reporting.
• Contribute to the development of business processes to support effective management of communications, stakeholder and community engagement.
• Coordinate announcements and government relations support with the Water Corporation’s Media Team and Ministerial Liaison Unit. 

Key skills and experience:

• Tertiary level qualification in communications, public relations, marketing or a related discipline and substantial experience in communications, stakeholder and issues management, ideally for a large multi-disciplined organisation
• Experience in Ministerial engagement and/or working with government processes.
• A positive, effective communication style with strong influencing skills.
• The ability to work independently in a high-pressure environment managing conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills and an ability to summarise complex issues for common use.
• A strong alignment and commitment to our values and behaviours that contribute to a constructive, high-performance culture.
• Prior IAP2 training desired but not essential.

Sound like a match? Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.   

Applications close on 2 October 2026

 We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date. 

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:

Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy. 

We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce.

We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.

We encourage applications from our key priority communities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.”

Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process, or alternative methods of communication, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au

To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website.