Communications Officer

About the Client:

Government department tasked with making life easier, accessible, and equitable for thousands of individuals and families across Australia. Currently seeking for talented Communication Officer to join their busy team for a casual 12 months temporary assignment.


About the Role

As a Communications Officer, you will support the maturation of internal communications to deliver audience-centred communications that supports staff through change and drives greater staff connection, engagement and collaboration. In addition, your key duties are as follow:

• Demonstrating exceptional organisation skills and high attention with all detail.
• Project management and planning for Corporate Publications team
• Championing plain English and ensure all collateral is accessible and aligns with the NDIS style and branding guidelines.
• Leading through example, serving as a trusted communications expert, helping key internal stakeholders and internal business areas deliver the objectives of each project by producing timely, relevant, and effective communication plans and collateral.
• Drafting clear, concise, and effective communications for different audiences, including creation of narratives, key messages, talking points, speeches, and products.
• Contributing towards the development and delivery of different communications plans, progressing approvals and coordination of go-live collateral.
• Identifying and developing important internal stakeholder relationships, addressing, and resolving any emerging challenges with stakeholders.
• Evaluating the impact of communications, identifying any future learnings, and determining whether the identified objectives for each project have been achieved.
• Supporting team members with administration, technical and procedural tasks

About You

To be successful in this role, you must have:

• Proven experience in a Communications Officer or similar role
• Excellent organisation skills and high attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to self-manage assigned workloads and adapt to shifting priorities
• Ability to support team members with administration, technical and procedural tasks

Benefits

 
• ASAP Start Date pending clearance
• Casual 12 months Temporary Assignment
• Full-time hours, Monday to Friday
• $60.26 per hour + super
• Geelong, VIC location

*** Please note the successful candidate for the role must hold Australian Citizenship and be willing to complete federal police check **


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