Public and Government Affairs Advisor III

Job Description

Job Title: Public and Government Affairs Advisor III

Duration: One-year contract term

Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 20 hours per week initially with potential to increase to 40 hours per week; occasional evening or weekend community events

Location: Hopkinsville, Kentucky

This opportunity supports a major advanced graphite operation with a strong focus on community affairs, stakeholder engagement, and public and government relations in a local operating environment. The role is centred on building trusted relationships, coordinating outreach activity, supporting public hearings, and contributing to community investment planning. This position offers the chance to work closely with operations and local stakeholders while helping shape effective engagement strategies and local reputation management.

Requirements:

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• Appropriate tertiary qualification such as a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree
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• Experience in public affairs, community relations, local government, nonprofits, economic development, or a closely related field
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• Experience building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, elected officials, civic organisations, regulatory bodies, and other key stakeholders
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• Experience planning and supporting public forums, hearings, community meetings, outreach events, and local engagement activity
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• Experience working with operations, lands, security, environment, or related functional teams to address community and stakeholder matters
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• Experience monitoring public sentiment, identifying emerging issues, and supporting timely stakeholder response
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• Experience maintaining records, compiling programme data, and preparing reports on community engagement effectiveness
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• Strong communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation capability across diverse audiences and business contexts
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• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement capability with sound judgement and professional representation
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• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in community affairs and advocacy activity
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• Skilled in developing and delivering strategic advocacy and communication plans
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• Ability to manage fast-changing priorities and external factors that impact business goals
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• Skilled in planning and running public events that support business goals
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• Strong negotiation, contract administration, leadership, and influencing skills
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• Ability to develop creative solutions to problems and work effectively in a virtual multicultural team environment
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• Self-starter mindset with strong results orientation
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• Ability to document and address community concerns and support emergency-response community information protocols
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Preferred Qualifications:

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• Experience developing proactive community investment plans and managing associated budgets
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• Existing local or regional community relationships relevant to the operating area
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• Familiarity with OIMS and emergency-response processes
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• Experience in social anthropology, lands, communication for development, humanities, environment and sustainable development, or social work and community development
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• Knowledge of hydrocarbon resource law, relevant legislation, and local government systems
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• Experience writing and creating engaging content for different platforms and audiences
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• Experience supporting corporate giving strategies, volunteer events, and community investment initiatives
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About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.