Independent Chair, Stakeholder Advisory Group

TasNetworks is seeking an Independent Chair for its Stakeholder Advisory Group in Hobart, Tasmania. The role involves facilitating meetings, championing member perspectives, and ensuring stakeholder engagement in decision-making. The chair will work approximately 5 hours monthly, with a minimum of four meetings per year. Candidates must reside or work in Tasmania and have experience in facilitation and knowledge of the energy supply chain. This is a contract position for three years.
About The Role

Are you looking for an opportunity to help shape Tasmania’s energy future?

TasNetworks is seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably experienced professionals to join as Independent Chair of our Stakeholder Advisory Group.

Working an average of 5 hours per month, key responsibilities include:
• Facilitating meetings, fostering discussion and participation
• Championing the collective perspectives and recommendations of SAG members to TasNetworks
• Ensuring TasNetworks genuinely considers SAG perspectives and recommendations when making decisions
• Collaborating with TasNetworks to plan meetings, engagement activities and member enrichment opportunities
• Authoring/coordinating independent reports or submissions on behalf of all SAG members.

About The Stakeholder Advisory Group

The SAG is a one of TasNetwork’s leading energy engagement groups, with 18 professionals (plus chair) who are passionate about the future of energy for Tasmanians.

Their Purpose Is To
• provide the collective perspectives of given communities, membership groups and/or organisations on strategic and operational energy issues in the best interests of TasNetworks' customers and/or Tasmanian electricity users
• help ensure TasNetworks places the evolving needs and expectations of its customers and stakeholders at the centre of business decision making.

The Independent Chair is a pivotal role, acting as the conduit between members of the SAG and TasNetworks’ engagement team – providing leadership, guidance and support to enable the group to achieve its purpose.

The group meets a minimum of four times a year (roughly quarterly), and there is also an expectation this will increase at critical times, including during the revenue reset proposal development phase for the Australian Energy Regulator. Read more about the SAG, including the group’s terms of reference

About You

To be successful in the role we are looking for a candidate with the following:
• You must be living or working in Tasmania
• Prior experience facilitating/chairing large and diverse groups
• Sound knowledge of the energy supply chain
• Proven ability to author or coordinate the writing of reports/submissions
• Capacity to set aside own interests to further those of the group.

What's on offer

This is a contract position for an initial period of three years, offering competitive remuneration and the chance to help directly shape Tasmania’s energy future.

How to apply

Please ensure you attach a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience are aligned with this role, and a current resume. For more information about this opportunity and to acquire a position description, please click

Applications close 11:59pm Friday 20th June 2025, however, we will be reviewing applications upon receipt and may commence our recruitment process prior to the closing date.

For further information about the role, please contact Liz Marriott, Engagement Partner, liz.marriott@tasnetworks.com.au

TasNetworks is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to responding to every applicant. We encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature aged people.

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role. Successful applicants will undergo necessary pre-employment checks.

About Us

TasNetworks is Tasmania’s provider of electricity transmission and distribution services, committed to providing our customers with affordable and reliable electricity, while helping Australia transition to cleaner energy sources.

We have over 300,000 residential, business, commercial, and industrial customers, and are committed to working with our community to make a meaningful difference to the lives of Tasmanians – through and beyond the delivery of electricity and telecommunication services.

As an essential service provider owned by the people of Tasmania, it’s fundamentally important we consider the best interests of our customers when making decisions that affect them – from investments in new infrastructure, to customer service excellence measures.

Our Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) plays a key part in this work and is one of several established groups that we rely on to deepen our understanding of what our customers value and expect from us, now and into the future. Read more about our engagement groups