The key duties of the position include The Role The Senior Engagement Officer has lead responsibility for the delivery of domestic engagement across ADC. This includes, but is not limited to coordinating the Australian War College graduation; managing other events, domestic courses, seminars and conferences; ADC branding; alumni engagement (including the newsletter) and social media. You may be involved in strategic dialogues, gifting, and our engagement web presence. You will contribute to setting the strategic direction for Commander ADC's engagement priorities, and deliver advice and solutions related to international and domestic engagement within the College. You will assist with the delivery of new initiatives, such as the expansion of the ADC Alumni Program. The role includes liaison with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including International Policy Division, universities and representatives from a range of nations. About our Team The Australian Defence College (ADC) Engagement is a fun, high performing, and results driven team based at Weston Creek, which supports Commander ADC, and the College leadership team. The team is responsible for all aspects of domestic and international engagement across a range of activities. This includes event management, VIP visit coordination, strategic dialogue and alumni management. Team members collaborate, as well as work autonomously to prioritise and deliver results across both domestic and international engagement, to ensure high quality advice and support to the ADC executive in all engagement matters. A major priority for the team going forward is designing, developing and implementing a comprehensive, dynamic and engaging alumni program for graduates, staff and friends of ADC. We want to ensure that past, present and future members of the ADC community build a strong, positive and enduring connection to the College. Our Ideal Candidate Are you a high performing individual looking to be part of a small but dynamic team? Can you work independently with initiative to achieve high quality engagement effects? We are looking for someone who has outstanding interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication, and an ability to be a part of a high output team. You will add to our positive and enjoyable work environment and take a collegiate, innovative and collaborative approach. You will have experience dealing with diverse stakeholders with competing priorities, and are able to support fellow team members, including supervising, mentoring and guiding staff. You will have strong problem solving skills, a commitment to continuous improvement, and an ability analyse information to review trends. We are looking for someone with superior administration and coordination skills, and preferably experience with visits, events and/or other key engagement activities.
