Communications Officer
6 months ago
**About the Department of Education**:
The Department of Education is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland. The department delivers world class education services for people at every stage of their personal and professional development. We are also committed to ensuring our education systems are aligned to the state's employment, skills and economic priorities.
The Strategic Communication & Engagement (SCE) branch is responsible for the department's corporate communications, sponsorship and events, media and social media. Services provided by SCE ensures that the department has a strategic corporate communications framework and consistent approach to engaging with schools, members of the community, the media, business, and other government agencies.
**About the Role**:Reporting to the Director, Public Affairs you will**:
- Support the preparation of speeches, media releases, correspondence and materials for the Minister and Director General and for departmental and mainstream publications
- Engage with key internal stakeholders to support the timely delivery of products and materials
- Support the Director to lead the Public Affairs Unit and meet its delivery expectations.
**Responsibilities include**:
- Research, write and edit a range of communication materials including speeches, media releases, media responses and articles as well as contributions to departmental publications.
- Work closely with departmental officers, to gain appropriate approvals for materials within tight deadlines.
- Prepare, distribute, coordinate and promote departmental news and events via various channels and media including print, web, radio, TV and multimedia.
- Provide policy advice and assistance in implementing communications strategies, involving identifying and understanding client expectations and offering strategic public affairs advice that takes into consideration possible media implications.
- Ensure liaison and consultation with key stakeholders.
**About You**:
You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic communications professional with:
- An understanding of compelling story-telling and news values
- An understanding of, or capacity to learn, the political and sector environment
- Strong organisation and administrative skills, and capacity to learn the department's recording keeping tools
- Demonstrated experience in a similar fast-paced role
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**How to Apply**:
**Applicants are to submit**:
- A brief resume; contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor);
- A maximum 1-page written response outlining your skills, knowledge and experience that relates to the role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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