AO5 Engagement Officer

Economic Development Queensland • Brisbane, CA

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About The Position

Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) is a Queensland Government agency that unlocks land and accelerates housing, planning and infrastructure delivery to create livable places and enable economic growth. The agency works across government and with industry to attract investment, enable jobs and deliver projects that make a measurable difference for Queenslanders.

As part of EDQ’s Marketing and Engagement team, the Engagement Officer helps deliver community engagement activities supporting development projects, housing supply and livable communities across Queensland. The role plans and delivers engagement activities, develops audience-focused materials, builds relationships, analyses feedback, coordinates events and manages enquiries and records.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience planning and delivering stakeholder or community engagement activities.
• Strong understanding of stakeholder and community engagement principles.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop clear, engaging and audience-appropriate materials.
• Ability to build productive relationships with stakeholders, community members and internal teams.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret stakeholder feedback, identify emerging issues and recommend practical solutions.
• Well-developed organisational skills and the ability to coordinate engagement activities and events within agreed timeframes and resources.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, sound judgement, attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in planning, development, infrastructure or a related environment.
• IAP2 knowledge or certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver stakeholder and community engagement activities across EDQ projects.
• Develop clear, audience-focused engagement materials for a range of communication channels.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, stakeholders and community members.
• Gather and analyse stakeholder feedback to identify community interests, emerging concerns and potential solutions.
• Coordinate community engagement events, including logistics, participant communications and follow-up.
• Manage engagement enquiries, coordinate approved responses and maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to engagement planning, continuous improvement and effective collaboration across the team.

Benefits

• Flexible and agile ways of working.
• Generous leave and 12.75% superannuation.
• Learning, development and career pathways.
• Modern workplaces designed for collaboration.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity and cultural capability.
• Access for employees and their families to hundreds of local gyms, pools and fitness facilities at very low cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed