Stakeholder, community and employee engagement
At Porter Novelli, we help organisations design and deliver engagement that is purposeful, inclusive and aligned to strategy. Whether you’re navigating complex infrastructure projects, driving cultural change inside your organisation, or seeking to build community trust, our work connects you with the people who matter – and ensures their voices are heard.
We support every stage of the engagement journey, from research and strategy, to facilitation and feedback, to reporting and action.
Today, engagement must go beyond compliance – it should drive outcomes. Communities, employees and stakeholders expect genuine dialogue, early involvement and clear responses to their feedback, but they also want to see how their input influences decisions and leads to meaningful change.
Our approach is grounded in transparency, co-design and tailored delivery – recognising that no two audiences are the same, and no two projects should be either. Whether it’s supporting internal transformation, building external legitimacy, or shaping major policy and planning processes, we help clients earn trust, reduce risk and create stronger outcomes.
Led by a team of seasoned strategists, communicators and engagement specialists, our work includes:
- Stakeholder engagement: strategy development, stakeholder mapping and prioritisation, risk profiling, message development and alignment and outreach.
- Community engagement: co-design strategy and workshops, community consultation, listening sessions and digital and face-to-face engagement
- Employee engagement: strategy, internal consultation and activation, change communications, employee listening programs and leadership communications.
Our programs are tailored to your audience, context and goals – whether you’re engaging on a single issue, a long-term transformation, or across diverse communities.
We work nationally and regionally, with experience spanning government, infrastructure, healthcare, higher education, energy and more.
Ready to connect with the people who matter most? Get in touch to talk through your engagement goals.