Job Description:

Role Summary

The role is in service of bp's West Australian portfolio, including the Kwinana Energy Hub, (and gas assets and renewables projects as required). It reports to the Government & Industry Affairs Manager (WA) within Communications & External Affairs.

You will be part of a team of communications and external affairs professionals providing specialist advice and assistance in the preparation and implementation of communication strategies, community engagement and managing non-technical risks.

The successful applicant will predominately support activities and projects associated with the site operations and transition projects and activities at the Kwinana Energy Hub. The role will span a broad range of communications and external affairs activities, including the development and implementation of regulatory approvals, partner and community engagement plans, as well as strategic internal communications aligned with business priorities.

The Communications & External Affairs Advisor will produce a range of creative communications materials for digital and traditional platforms as well as working closely with colleagues from across the country on major events and communication initiatives.

What you will deliver

• Provide trusted advice to Kwinana site operations and projects leadership team members to help manage and mitigate non-technical risks.
• Develop and implement essential communications initiatives in support of bp's Kwinana Energy Hub operations and projects, including incident response.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with Kwinana's community and industry collaborators, including supporting social investment partnerships.
• Work with C&EA colleagues in Australia and New Zealand to ensure standard process corporate communications to engage and empower the broader bp team.

Key Challenges:

• Working across a dynamic and complex energy portfolio in a global organisation.
• Working effectively with a diverse internal and external collaborators, from not for profits to regulators.
• Communicating technical and operational information in a creative and easy to understand manner.
• What you will need to be successful

Essential Education:

• BA degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area. This could include communications, environmental management, change management, economics or social and political sciences.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• At least 5 years experience in critical communications and stakeholder engagement
• Understanding of government, stakeholder and community relations in Perth and Western Australia
• Excellent networking capability and inter-personnel skills
• A proven ability to work on simultaneous projects to achieve successful outcomes
• Excellent writing, proofreading and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative and creative approach
• Experience working in industrial environments
• Experience in incident response - particularly in industry, resources or utilities
• You will be required to work from both Kwinana and Perth office locations during office days.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in government or political settings
• Experience in industry or operational environments
• A good understanding of energy transition challenges and opportunities
• Additional post graduate qualification in relevant subject

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic communications
• Stakeholder engagement
• Government, community and industry relations
• Networking and inter-personal skills
• Writing, proofreading and verbal communication
• Creative and collaborative working style
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Incident response (industry, resources or utilities)
• Experience in industrial environments
• Understanding of energy transition (desirable)

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the demeanor of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package and many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodation!

Travel Requirement
Up to 50% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Advocacy, Advocacy, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Brand visual standards, Business Acumen, Campaigning, Channel Management, Coaching, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Content Design, Creating and measuring impact, Crisis Communications, Digital Communication, Digital Fluency, Employee Engagement, Influencing, Issues and Policy Management, Listening, Market Trends, Performance Consulting, Presenting, Stakeholder Engagement {+ 1 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.