Company

For more than 20 years, people in Australia have placed their trust in Beyond Blue as a reliable source of mental health information, support and hope.

We are one of Australia’s most well-known, trusted, and visited mental health organisations. We never take this for granted. With that comes a deep responsibility to listen, to understand people’s needs and aspirations, and to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.

We are a big blue door for many in the community: a safe and reliable place for millions of people to access information, advice and support – whether they’re well and want to stay that way, unsettled or struggling and need support, or in recovery and want to reconnect.

About this position

The Government and Stakeholder Relations Adviser drives the development of key government reports and manages important relationships with government, sector, and community stakeholders. Guided by the Government and Stakeholder Relations Lead, the role works to ensure Beyond Blue’s contractual obligations to The Commonwealth and state and territory governments are met in full. The position creates opportunities to highlight Beyond Blue services, and to engage and develop new, productive, and meaningful relationships. The role includes communications, project management and administrative duties as well as the representation of Beyond Blue at sector conferences and other events. Learning and development opportunities are highly encouraged.

The role

The key duties include:

Government reporting and accountability

• Lead the development of all government reporting activities, coordinating input from across Beyond Blue and delivering high quality reports within contracted deadlines.
• Support the Government and Stakeholder Relations Lead to manage government relationships, contracts, and obligations.
• Leverage opportunities to present Beyond Blue programs, services and insights to stakeholders as directed
• Provide advice and organisational support to the Strategic Engagement Unit on Government and Stakeholder Relations Lead’s direction, including information for Board reports, presentations, briefs, correspondence, facilitating teleconferences and face to face meetings, and providing relevant information to internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder management and support

• Support the Strategic Engagement team to implement a stakeholder relations framework that proactively identifies, approaches, manages and refers stakeholders for opportunities on behalf of the organisation.
• Support the Government and Stakeholder Relations Lead to execute government engagement activities and build on thisarea.
• Directly manage relationships with identified internal and external stakeholders, keeping relevant parts of the organisation appraised of outcomes/opportunities.
• Support the coordination and management of cross-functional working groups across Beyond Blue.

About you

To be successful, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in communications, community engagement, policy or similar.
• Experience in a similar or transferrable role preferable
• Must have an interest in Government Relations or Government Relations experience; experience managing government contracts, is desirable.
• Stakeholder/relationship management – experience managing complex internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Project management – strong attention to detail and organisational skills, with demonstrated experience managing multiple projects simultaneously to a high quality, by deadline. Experience managing contracts would be an advantage.
• Written excellence – high attention to detail, with excellent written communication skills and ability to distil complex concepts in clear terms.
• Collaboration – capacity to work with others on mutual projects and foster collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Culture and values

Our values are the unseen drivers of our behaviours and ultimately become the organisational culture.

• We're focused
• We' re brave
• We rise
• Together

Beyond Blue is committed to fostering and preserving a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We aim to grow and thrive as a diverse team with individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and talents. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, ability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

How to Apply

To apply, applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses how your qualifications, skills and experience would be attributes to the position and why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue. For detailed information about this position including the closing date.

Please refer to the position description.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required, a Working with Children Check.

We encourage early applications as interviews may commence before the closing date. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.