Senior Engagement Practitioner-Future Communities
GHD

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Job Description

Your role in creating and shaping our Future Communities starts here with GHD.

At GHD we believe that communities are at their best when they are connected, inspired, productive and resilient. This defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and communities and how we care for one another. When you join GHD, we commit to encouraging your curiosity, to fostering new ideas, and to creating lasting community benefit. Our people are committed to the challenge of making water, energy, and communities sustainable for generations to come.

GHD has an immediate opportunity available for a Senior Engagement Practitioner to join our Advisory practice.

The primary role of the Senior Engagement Practitioner is to collaborate with GHD's technical teams to deliver best-in-class community engagement with and for our clients. This position will work with senior team members and contribute to growing GHD's brand in the market and help develop new service offerings aligned to GHD's Future Communities strategy. The Engagement Practitioner will lead engagement activities to engage communities and stakeholders. This position must have a strong understanding of digital tools that can analyze and translate collated data into insights and outcomes. The position can be based in most GHD office locations throughout the US and Canada. GHD supports a hybrid work model.

In this diverse role you will:

• Develop and lead engagement activities via various methods, including facilitated workshops in person and virtually.
• Strong workshop facilitation skills for external and internal stakeholders.
• Understanding of digital dashboards and tools used for qualitative data analysis and be able to extract meaningful insights and produce reports.
• Develop and maintain contemporary technical approaches and solutions to support the pursuit and delivery of projects.
• Drive and continue to grow the capability of our technical people to deliver with clients.
• Task-manage and be accountable in concert with Project Managers, Project Directors, Design Leads and Team Members as required.

What will you bring to the team?

• Minimum of 5-10 years' experience within the field of communication and engagement or social research.
• Certificate of Public Participation from the International Association of Public Participation, or ability gain certification.
• Postgraduate qualifications Planning, Communications, Social Inquiry, Arts (Comms), or related Social Sciences.
• Strong facilitation skills particularly with managing community workshops.
• Experience with digital engagement tools including virtual rooms, mural board, surveys and story maps.
• Excellent technical and non-technical written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prepare high quality reports, proposals and marketing information.
• Experience working in the consulting industry and in multi-disciplinary team environments and managing a portfolio of work.
• A known profile in relevant industries through presentations, thought leadership pieces and an online presence is desirable.
• High level client relationship management skills including experience in business development activities leading to positive outcomes and tangible outcomes.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status.

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About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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