Knowledge Sharing Officer

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is hiring a Knowledge Sharing Officer in Melbourne, VIC. This role involves designing and delivering knowledge-sharing initiatives to share insights on renewable energy projects. Key responsibilities include managing contractual deliverables, evaluating knowledge-sharing approaches, and building relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should have a background in renewable energy, strong project management, communication, and analytical skills.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is currently seeking a candidate for a Knowledge Sharing Officer position, with this process also intended to identify potential candidates for future opportunities to work in the active portfolio of projects across ARENA's Priority Areas:
• Unlock ultra low-cost solar
• Optimise the transition to renewable energy
• Commercialise renewable hydrogen
• Support the transition to low emissions metal
• Decarbonise transport

About the position

Working to a Knowledge Sharing Manager, in this role you will:
• Design and deliver Knowledge Sharing initiatives and products (e.g. commissioned studies, forums, roundtables, webinars, workshops, newsletters) with the aim of sharing portfolio insights with our target audiences.
• Design and negotiate the contractual Knowledge Sharing deliverables (e.g. reports, analysis) for new ARENA-funded projects, and review the deliverables to identify portfolio trends and insights of value to the industry.
• Maintain a good understanding of industry knowledge gaps and the relevant insights from your technology portfolio.
• Help to evaluate and improve the Team’s knowledge sharing approach over time.
• Build effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues across the Agency, and with external stakeholders.
• Key skills, experience and qualifications

Our ideal candidate:
• Has demonstrated strong teamwork and collaboration skills both within an organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Has demonstrated strong project management skills to work independently and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Has demonstrated strong communication skills, and the ability to apply different communication techniques depending on the audience.
• Has strong analytical and synthesis skills to identify portfolio trends.
• Is proactive in identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement

Required experience and qualifications:
• A background (industry or academic) in renewable energy and/or Australian energy sector is essential.
• Technical understanding of the electricity system operations, grid connection processes, the Australian energy market and/or background in energy storage would be highly desirable

About the team

The Project Delivery branch oversees the implementation of ARENA’s portfolio of renewable energy projects through knowledge sharing, contract and risk management, performance monitoring and data analysis.

The Knowledge Sharing Team is accountable for ensuring the latest knowledge and insights learnt from ARENA projects and activities are widely shared with the Australian renewable energy sector and other relevant stakeholders. We focus on delivering knowledge that our stakeholders need to make informed decisions about their next project, research, investment, policy or regulatory reform.

We work across ARENA teams and with a diverse range of industry, and our target audience are informed industry stakeholders working in the Australian energy sector (e.g. Technology suppliers, project developers, investors, market bodies, peak industry bodies, community groups and academia).

We are a highly supportive, motivated and collaborative team, always looking to innovate and improve on best-practice knowledge sharing.

Each member of the Knowledge Sharing team specialises in one or more technology portfolios.

How to apply

If you think this role is the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter (no more than 1 page). We are looking for candidates ideally located in Melbourne, Sydney or Canberra for this role, however remote workers may be considered.

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our workers and better outcomes for Australia. ARENA supports flexible and remote working for all workers.

To find out more about ARENA, please view www.arena.gov.au/about/