Company Description
This is an opportunity to join the Octopus Australia team on their mission to accelerate Australia's transition to a future powered by renewable energy.
You will be leading the development and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies for Octopus Australia’s existing renewable energy assets and new projects. Our current portfolio consists of a mixture of early-stage developments through to operating assets.
The role will report to the Development Director and work closely with Octopus Australia’s Development team and Assets team to support the successful delivery of projects.
The role is based in Melbourne or Sydney– with site visits required to: our development sites, operational sites, stakeholders and communities across Australia.
Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. Be ready for a dynamic work environment, with a start-up mindset. You’ll be encouraged and supported to be bold in your thinking whilst being a helpful colleague to those around you.
About Octopus Group
Octopus Group is one of the largest owners of renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia. It owns some 260 assets, on behalf of wholesale and institutional investors. Domestically, Octopus Australia is responsible for managing over $1 billion of assets for local and international investors.
Octopus Australia
Established in 2018, Octopus Australia is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of over 55 highly skilled people which spans the expertise required to realise and operate a renewable energy and storage portfolio.
With an existing multi-GW portfolio of operating and development assets, including solar, wind and battery storage across the country. We are continuing to grow to create a long-term business that can deliver a firmed energy product to meet the evolving needs of Australia’s energy future.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies to support Octopus Australia’s renewable energy assets and new projects. This includes a diverse portfolio of projects across development, construction and operational phases.
- Develop communication plans to support Asset, Construction and Development project leads.
- Lead engagement activities that promote Octopus Australia as a trustworthy, credible, and responsible partner.
- Coordinate and attend key stakeholder engagement activities such as community consultation sessions, local events and provide sponsorship representation.
- Manage community funding programs to deliver meaningful benefits to the communities in which Octopus Australia operates.
- Administering and maintaining stakeholder databases.
- Provide crisis communications and media relations support as required.
- Build trusting relationships and grow Octopus Australia’s social licence to operate in the communities we have a presence.
Qualifications
Ideally, you will have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
- Previous experience in a similar position working in the renewable energy sector is preferred. Experience in large scale infrastructure projects such as electricity transmission or oil and gas will be well regarded.
- Experienced in developing and implementing stakeholder engagement activities for a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong relationships across a diverse range stakeholders.
- Ability to adapt to changing work priorities and deliver results across Octopus Australia’s project portfolio.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience of using a variety of communication channels to appropriately communicate with the target group.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and managing project events.
- Willingness to travel domestically to deliver on engagement strategies and plans as required.
- Eligibility to work in Australia.
Additional Information
What we offer
- 💰 A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
- ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement
- 🏡 Flexible working
- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.
Our Values
At Octopus we don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone to shares our values of being straightforward, helpful, and bold. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:
- Be Bold – We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things.
- Be Helpful – We like People who behave like it always day one and who remember without our customers there is no business.
- Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.
What We Do
Octopus Investments, part of the Octopus Group, is an investment company investing in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. We manage investments for retail and institutional investors, investing the £13.4* billion they have entrusted to us into the areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact. More than 85% of the money we manage is invested in line with one or more of our three investment themes: empowering people, revitalising healthcare and building a sustainable planet.
Our retail investors and the financial advisers that support them, have many different goals, from supporting their families to lead better lives and effectively passing down wealth to protecting their money and directing it to places that need it. We provide a range of products that help them to achieve these aims, including Venture Capital Trusts, Enterprise Investment Schemes, Business Relief-qualifying investments and listed UK small and medium-sized company funds.
We support our institutional investors to meet their investment mandates on behalf of their end investors, across five specialist asset classes: renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, real estate, healthcare and venture capital.
Octopus Real Estate and Octopus Ventures are part of Octopus Investments.
* Octopus as at 31 June 2024
Funds Under Management data includes undrawn commitments, funds under advisory mandates and funds monitored. It also includes funds under the management of Octopus Renewables Limited.
Octopus Investments Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered office: 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT. Registered in England and Wales No.03942880.
