In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.
As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. We care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.
Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.
Are you passionate about shaping public policy and influencing outcomes that support Melbourne's water future?
We are looking for an experienced External Policy professional to help drive Melbourne Water's external policy agenda and support the organisation's engagement with government, regulators and key industry stakeholders.
Working closely with the Manager External Policy, you will identify emerging policy issues, develop evidence-based policy positions, coordinate organisational responses to government reforms, and provide strategic advice on matters impacting Melbourne Water, our customers and the environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse range of issues including water policy, climate resilience, liveability, environmental outcomes and infrastructure planning, while building strong relationships internally and the broader water sector. In this role you will:
- Develop and implement policy positions for Melbourne Water, including managing Melbourne Water's position on policy and legislative change at state and national level
- Lead cross-organisational engagement to identify key risks required to address and shape policy and legislative review processes
- Identify key government policy reform opportunities (impediments and enabling policy) that would result in significant benefit to our customers and community
- Developing submissions, position papers and business cases to advocate or respond to potential government policy changes
- Provide advice to Board, Leadership Team and Senior Management on Melbourne Water’s strategic position on key policy reforms with supporting evidence
- Design and deliver influencing strategies that advance Melbourne Water's policy objectives through engagement with government, regulators, industry bodies and key external stakeholders.
