Aso8 Communications and Media Lead

3 weeks ago

Adelaide, Australia SA Government -OFFICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Full time

**Office for Early Childhood Development**
**Job reference**: 639532
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Long Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Your new company**

The Office for Early Childhood Development has been formed with a clear mandate. To create a fairer and better future for all children in South Australia by implementing the accepted recommendations of the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care.

As the steward of the early childhood development system, the Office will act on government's behalf, and work in collaboration with the sector, to organise and connect the system to reduce developmental vulnerability.

This includes strategy for the provision of quality preschool for all three and four-year-olds, supporting for families in the first 1000 days of a child’s life and implementing a workforce strategy.

**Your new role**

Reporting to the Director, Change and Engagement, this role will work closely with executives across the Office for Early Childhood Development to effectively communicate priorities, support change and engagement communications, and leverage channels across a broad range of stakeholders.

Working within a fast-paced and politically sensitive environment, the position needs to be adaptable and able to work across multiple projects, priorities and business areas efficiently, effectively and with a strong focus on evaluation and improvement.

**What you'll need to succeed**

To be considered for this role, you will have:

- **Communication**: Exceptional communication skills with extensive experience developing, implementing, and evaluating strategic communications strategies that set clear, measurable objectives.
- **Project Management**: Proven experience in planning, developing and administering projects to achieve successful outcomes; including implementing strategies for monitoring outcomes, and implementing risk management principles.
- **Negotiation**, persuasion, engagement: Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with people at a range of levels, on a range of relevant matters to understand needs and requirements and successfully balance competing demands. Build productive professional relationships in the and actively develop and maintain stakeholder confidence.
- **Time and task management and planning**: Ability to manage complex and competing priorities and develop effective resolutions both individually and through working with others. Ability to manage a work program and keep others engaged and informed on delivery and meet expected timeframes. Exceptional time management. Determine relative priorities and organise workload to meet divisional and across departmental requirements.
- Desirable tertiary qualification in communications or equivalent experience.

Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care

**What you'll get in return**

In return, you will receive long term contract at an AS08 level working in a newly established office supporting the future of early childhood Education in South Australia.

**Call to Action**

Sonia Diestel-Feddersen is recruiting this exciting vacancy. For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact 8231 3688.
- **An up-to-date CV**:

- **Application Cover Sheet including 3 referees (one being your current line manager).**:

- **Employment Declaration**:

- **A written statement of no more than 1500 words. Written statements should address the criteria outlined in the Role Description**

**Applications close**: 22/12/2024 11:30 PM

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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