Communications Lead

3 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Transport and Planning Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $106,534 - $128,897

Occupation: Communications, Marketing and Media

Reference: 5422

**About these Roles**

**We have 2 Fixed Term Opportunities for 12mths each**

We are looking for two experienced Communications Leads to help make sure the freight industry, local businesses and the community are aware of the no-truck zones and what this means for them.

You will have a strong track record in engaging communities and a complex mix of stakeholders to bring to this high profile, high impact project. The Leads will work closely with the Manager Communications and Engagement, Policy & Innovation and Freight Victoria program leads to plan and deliver high quality communications and engagement strategies using best practice communications and engagement skills, tools and techniques.

Applicants will have at least 3 years’ experience in planning and delivering strategic communications and engagement for large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders and community groups.

PD link here. Communications Lead - VPS5- June 2024

**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Effectively lead communications to deliver on the strategic communications plans of the regions. Project managing timelines, resource allocation, delivery outputs and budget.
- Communications and Engagement plans are supported by well written and appropriately selected collateral, such as letters, postcards and other public materials support engagement activities.
- Strategically supporting managers, the directorate, the broader portfolio (including alliance partners, transport operators and other transport agencies), in order to align communication strategies and activities with the overall divisional strategy.
- Be self-driven, project focused and ultimately accountable for timely, high-quality communications output.
- Comprehensive understanding of projects and programs - partnering with project teams to drive delivery while triaging and prioritising outputs.
- Development and implementation of timely communications and engagement plans.
- Evaluation - consulting with members of relevant communities ensuring effectiveness and outlining lessons learnt for future projects.

**_ Key Selection Criteria_**

On a personal level you will be_ a dynamic and adaptable professional who excels at adapting systems and processes to accommodate changing priorities and situations. Your strong outcomes thinking will enable you to work with a clear sense of purpose, helping the team to align with the strategic direction of our branch and organization. You will foster a sense of purpose within the team by effectively linking our work to the positive impact it has on our stakeholders._
- Able to consider wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process.
- Capable of understanding the customers’ context to tailor services and ensure outcomes are delivered; Effectively manages risks to service delivery.
- Ability to** i**dentify issues in common for one or more clients or stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Able to** i**dentify key messages and information required for decision-making; Provides high level advice on influencing and the needs of target audiences.
- Ability to coach others and engages key stakeholders in strategic planning process. Thinks at the whole of system level and undertakes internal and external scanning, considering wide ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future.
- Capable of translating strategies into programs or projects that enables achievement of outcomes required.
- Able to build and maintain partnerships to achieve objectives; Builds trust in partnerships through timely and quality delivery of outcomes.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in communications, engagement, public relations, education or a similar discipline

**Desirable**:

- Experience in planning and delivering communications and engagement programs in a public sector, major project, transport, or infrastructure.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable.
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork.
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements.
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs.
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture.

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA co

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