Title: Senior Social Inclusion Advisor
Job Number:
24439
Location:
Beveridge, VIC, AU, 3753
About John Holland
At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.
We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.
That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.
About The Project
The Beveridge Intermodal project is a landmark freight and logistics development in Victoria, set to play a critical role in Australia’s national supply chain. Located in Melbourne’s north, this major infrastructure project will deliver an integrated intermodal terminal, connecting road and rail to improve freight efficiency, reduce congestion, and support long-term economic growth.
Working across a complex delivery environment, the project integrates civil, rail systems, logistics, and community interfaces to create a nationally significant freight hub with long-term social and economic benefits.
About The Role
We are seeking a Social Inclusion Advisor to join the Beveridge Intermodal project team.
This is a dynamic, purpose-driven role focused on delivering meaningful social outcomes across the project. You’ll play a key role in building strong relationships with Aboriginal communities, social enterprises, and training partners, while driving initiatives that enhance diversity, inclusion, and local participation.
Working closely with project teams and stakeholders, you will help embed social inclusion strategies into project delivery and ensure commitments translate into real outcomes on the ground.
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with Aboriginal businesses, community groups, and social enterprises
Engage with Traditional Owner groups to support respectful and meaningful collaboration
Contribute to tender strategies and plans relating to Aboriginal participation and social procurement
Track and report on social inclusion outcomes including employment, training, and participation
Support delivery teams to meet and exceed social inclusion targets and requirements
Connect training organisations (TAFE, RTOs, GTOs, universities) with project opportunities
Facilitate pathways for apprentices, trainees, and undergraduates
Support the implementation of Reconciliation Action Plan initiatives
Coordinate and contribute to culturally significant events such as NAIDOC Week
Provide guidance and support to project teams on social inclusion practices
What We Are Looking For
- Experience in social inclusion, community engagement, or stakeholder roles within infrastructure or construction
- Understanding of Federal and State social procurement and inclusion frameworks
- Experience working with Aboriginal businesses, communities, or organisations
- Exposure to social enterprise and not-for-profit sectors
- Proven ability to support employment or training pathways for diverse or disadvantaged cohorts
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capability
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively
- Passion for driving meaningful social outcomes in major projects
As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.
Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.
What’s In It For You
We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.
We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.
We Offer
Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.
John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies.
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