Media and Communications Advisor

7 days ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

ACT Greens Ministers Shane Rattenbury and Rebecca Vassarotti are seeking a Media and Communications Advisor for their Assembly offices to work as part of their communications team.
- Key duties are media relations and content development, including: _
- Provide strategic and operational media advice to the Ministers, utilising traditional and emerging media channels
- Using a range of channels to engage Canberrans in the political process and bringing their voices into government decision-making
- Anticipating, identifying, and analysing major issues and preparing appropriate responses or strategies for the Ministers
- Writing media releases, and responses to media inquiries
- Liaising with the Ministers’ Directorates and other Ministers’ offices to identify, plan and manage the Ministers’ media opportunities and events
- Providing high-level advice to the Minister to answer and handle media inquiries and issues
- Ensuring Minister is across whole-of-government media issues, and brief other ministers’ offices as appropriate on portfolio issues of media interest
- Supporting the Minister to engage with constituents in their electorate
- Supporting development and implementation of long-term social and online media strategies
- Facilitating government transparency and accountability by proactively and reactively providing information to constituents, community stakeholders and the media.
- Developing relationships with external media stakeholders, including national media for relevant issues
- Working as part of a team committed to ecological sustainability, social justice, peace and non-violence and grassroots participatory democracy
- Monitoring daily local political landscape
- Other duties as directed.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

**How to Apply**: Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a one-page cover letter that addresses the Selection Criteria and highlights relevant experience and contact details of two referees.

**_ Applications should be submitted to the Contact Officer._**

**Career interest categories**:
Administration and Governance
Executive and Statutory Offices

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