Capire Consulting Group

Join us next week to hear Capire’s Matthew Gordon and Kathleen Webster discuss how to create a Community Engagement Framework that fosters collaboration, inclusivity and trust. Over 45 minutes, we’ll cover why frameworks matter, core components of a community engagement framework, evaluating and adapting your framework, case studies of successful frameworks, and more… 📅 Tuesday 18 February 2025 🕕 12:00 – 12:45pm AEDT 👇 Register via link in comments!

Capire was in Canberra last week to deliver the Youth Hackathon on behalf of Youthgovau. It was great working with young people, including some who’d travelled thousands of km's, to explore ideas to address pressing policy problems for Australia. Together, we worked with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Australian Government Department of Education and the National Emergency Management Agency to develop problem statements that reflected real challenges for regional, rural and remote communities across Australia. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of this work in the year to come. 

Capire is on the lookout for experienced community engagement practitioners, especially those with a track record in the energy sector. If you’re thinking about a change this year and want to work with a growing and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you! With teams in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, we’re Australia’s leading community engagement consultancy, and we’re always excited to connect with people who share our commitment to giving communities a voice. If this sounds like you, drop us a message or visit our website to let us know you’re interested in a conversation about how we can work together 👉 https://lnkd.in/gY3BwV72

🤹♀️💼 We are looking for graduates and experienced consultants to join our growing team! Our consultants are emerging professionals who are passionate about engaging with communities and stakeholders in areas such as urban design, infrastructure, community planning, health, renewable energy and the environment. They implement engagement strategies, build client relationships, write proposals, and hone their skills in engagement practice, facilitation and project management. We are looking for people who are highly motivated, excellent communicators, good at solving problems and juggling multiple tasks. Relevant work experience in a deadline-driven environment is an advantage. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please apply or share! 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2b9_gnf 

We’re excited to share that Capire has set up office in South Australia! We welcomed Adelaide-based Jennifer McDonnell to the Capire Team in December. Jen brings over 20 years’ experience leading stakeholder engagement and social outcome programs for diverse projects across Australia. Highly skilled in facilitation, training and conflict resolution, Jen has worked extensively in the renewable energy sector, as well as transport, infrastructure, urban planning, and disaster recovery and resilience. Jen is passionate about helping people develop engagement skills and empowering communities and organisations to achieve sustainable and resilient solutions. If you’re looking for community and stakeholder engagement support or advice in South Australia, get in touch! 👉 info@capire.com.au 

We’re sharing this fundraiser for one of our clients, who sadly passed away from breast cancer. Capire worked with Gem Boucher on the Level Crossing Removal Project. She was a great client and a beautiful person, who will be dearly missed. We extend our deepest sympathy to Gem’s family and friends. If you can, please donate to help fund breast cancer research: https://lnkd.in/gihmNXec

Join us next month for a webinar on how to design an impactful Community Engagement Framework that fosters collaboration, inclusivity and trust! Capire's Matthew Gordon and Kathleen Webster will guide you through the essential steps of creating a framework that ensures diverse community voices are heard and translated into meaningful actions. Whether you’re starting from scratch or already have a framework in need of a refresh, this session is ideal for anyone looking to build stronger connections with the communities they serve.   📅 Tuesday 18 February 2025 🕕 12:00 – 12:45pm AEDT 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/gB62V48g

🫶 Today is Global Community Engagement Day! We asked the Capire team to reflect on this year's theme: 'Engaging communities to rebuild trust'... Specifically, how do you build trust with communities? What’s the foundation of trust in community engagement? And how do communities show that they trust you? #GlobalCommunityEngagementDay #CommunityEngagement #Trust

❤️💛🖤 To move forward as a country, Australia first needs to acknowledge the deep wounds of our history and to honour the traditions, cultures and wisdom of our nation’s First Peoples. Capire supports Australia’s journey to reconciliation as expressed in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for Voice, Treaty and Truth. For many Australians, 26 January is a day of mourning. Until we find a more inclusive date to celebrate, Capire staff are welcome to take the public holiday on a different day.

🌟 Last year, we welcomed Melissa Hagedorn as our Queensland-based Client Executive! With 15+ years’ experience in community engagement, communications and service design, Mel has worked across all tiers of government, as well as the not-for-profit and corporate sectors. Her first engagement project was helping to implement the first braille ballot paper for the 2008 QLD Election (still one of her favourites!). More recently, Mel’s work has focused on improving digital engagement practices across Australia and New Zealand. At Capire, she is dedicated to supporting the company's expansion into new sectors, states and territories, while ensuring the continued delivery of exceptional services to our clients. Mel is an IAP2A Board Member and a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with ties to Northern Australia. “I am currently on a learning journey to understand my cultural customs and norms. Unfortunately, like many my age, my grandparents never taught us our cultural ways for fear of us being taken away, just like them. I am also keen on Australia learning all of Australia's histories, as I believe this will enrich our country, rather than divide it.”