Senior Government Relations Advisor

• Utilise your stakeholder and relationship management skills and apply your strategic administration and reporting expertise
• $110k - $120k + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
• Melbourne based, permanent full-time position with WFH flexibility

Discover life-giving possibilities 
Lifeblood is more than just a job or a career, it’s an opportunity to be part of something that matters. As an organisation, our purpose is simple: to give life. Together, we want to help you build a fulfilling career with Lifeblood.  

About the role
As Senior Government Relations Advisor, reporting directly into the Head of Government Relations, you will contribute to Lifeblood achieving its objectives under multiple contracts with Australian governments, including the Deed of Agreement with the National Blood Authority and agreements for Transplantation & Immunogenetics Services.

You will play a key role to ensure communication of business requirements and solutions to government and other stakeholders, as well as interpreting and communicating the requirements of governments and other stakeholders internally. In conjunction with the above you will utilise your strategic administration skills for reporting and briefing purposes. Attention to detail is vital in this role to ensure documents are developed and reviewed to an appropriate standard prior to release.

The role involves significant interaction with internal and external parties and requires excellent customer and stakeholder relationship management skills.

Sound interesting? Here’s what we’re looking for;

• Tertiary qualifications in Arts, Social Science, Political Science or another relevant discipline or another relevant discipline
• Proven experience in project management, strong coordination and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively across diverse functional areas.
• The ability to understand and interpret the needs of stakeholders, and to communicate this internally
• A continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities to improve practices and processes.
• An excellent communicator with an ability to build and sustain effective internal relationships and collaborate as an effective team member to deliver organisational outcomes.
• Excellent report writing skills with high attention to detail and a focus on accuracy
• High level ability to write clearly and briefly on complex concepts for general consumption
• Previous experience working directly within or liaising with government is advantageous

This is a permanent full-time opportunity with a hybrid working environment based out of Melbourne. Lifeblood is proud to accommodate flexible working and we are open to conversations around what this means to you.

Thrive in a diverse culture that cares for your wellbeing 
We’re a diverse and inclusive bunch. We’re proud to foster an environment where all people can come together to achieve their very best. Whether it’s workplace safety or work/life balance, we look after our employees’ varying needs. As part of the Lifeblood team, you’ll have access to a generous salary packaging program, plus a great range of rewards like discounts on insurance, groceries, food & beverage, department stores, travel, and more.

Excited to join us? Apply now and discover a career filled with life-giving possibilities.

Next steps
With the festive season upon us please not that applications will be reviewed from w/c 6 January 2025 and this means we'll progress suitable candidates through the hiring process as soon as we can fron this date. We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant. You’ll hear from us with an outcome after your application has been reviewed and assessed. 

If selected, you’ll be required to complete a few background checks and we’ll help you through this process.

If you require any adjustments to feel more supported during our recruitment process, please reach out to us.

For further details on this position please contact Rich Wilkes on rwilkes@redcrossblood.org.au
Please note applications sent to this email address will not be accepted.

This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood’s Talent Acquisition & Engagement team. We won’t accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion.