Chief of Public Engagement
5 days ago
Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time / 5 years
Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
**Salary**: $267,446 - $384,540
Occupation: Executive Management
Reference: VG/DFFH/CS/603503
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.
Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.
We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.
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**THE ROLE**
The Chief of Public Engagement at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing is the principal adviser to ministers, the Secretary, departmental senior management, and external stakeholders on high-level departmental strategic communications and media matters. The Chief of Public Engagement is responsible for leading and managing the Public Engagement branch, ensuring the work of the department is clearly communicated to the Victorian public and key stakeholders.
The Chief of Public Engagement also plays a key driving and leadership role in ensuring the effective development and implementation of communications and media strategies, standards, channels and products.
**ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE**
- Drive the delivery in a government environment of a high-quality, responsive, and proactive communications and media function that meets the department's objectives and the changing needs of the organisation.
- Generate strategic leadership and direction in overseeing the branch's business and strategic planning processes, embedding the department's vision, setting the branch direction, objectives and performance targets in the development and implementation of policy, program standards and provision of high-level strategic advice on a range of departmental communications and media management activities and initiatives to Ministers, the Secretary, departmental senior management, and external stakeholders.
- Set direction, lead, drive the development of risk mitigation strategies and identify and respond to crisis events to allow the department to ensure service delivery objectives are met.
**VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS POLICY**
The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19). The department's **COVID-19 Vaccination requirements policy**(Word) outlines the requirements for existing employees, other workplace participants and prospective employees. Please read in full prior to applying.
**HOW TO APPLY**
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
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