Strategic Communications Consultant

2 months ago


Canberra, Australia Synergy Group Full time

**Strategic Communications Consultant**
- Are you a communications guru who loves working with government to influence positive change in work environments and across industry?
- Do you enjoy telling the story behind business and technical transformation to generate excitement help people engage positively in change.
- Would you like to be part of a dynamic change team that is committed to leading change?

Our Synergy team are passionate about helping the Australian Government build its capability and capacity to respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow. We have a strong reputation across Government Departments, including within Defence. We are seeking to connect with people who share our passion for collaboration and innovation to empower clients and deliver positive outcomes for the Australian community.
- If you’re interested in becoming a **Strategic Communications Consultant,** drop us a line and let’s chat.

**What great work will you do?**
You will:

- Empower clients to anticipate and adapt to emerging challenges.
- Bring people on the journey of positive change to sustain success.
- Support the delivery of expanding Synergy engagements.

**You will have**:

- Experience drafting executive communications and advising leaders in how to engage their teams in positive change;
- An understanding of how to run internal campaigns within Government, utilising departmental channels and considering APS work environments;
- An aptitude for seeing and defining the bigger picture; as well as creating supporting artefacts, tools and solutions to enable this bigger picture;
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to plan and deliver communications campaigns in line with change and program strategies.
- The ability to work independently and as a part of, or leading, small teams; to achieve outcomes for a range of diverse clients;
- Experience with Government and/or Defence;
- Tertiary qualifications are highly desirable.

**Who are you?**
You are:

- A hands-on practitioner with the drive to tackle complex problems through deliberate Strategic communications Plans and processes.
- An excellent communicator who is great at fostering productive relationships and enjoys business development.
- Experienced working in, or with Government, leading high performing teams across different disciplines.

**You will have an advantage in this role if you have**:

- Contemporary certifications in Strategic Communications or related in-depth knowledge or experience.
- A proven ability to learn new concepts and ideas quickly, and tailor value propositions and proposals for clients.

**Due to the Nature of this work you will need to be an Australian Citizen with the ability to achieve an Australian Government security clearance Negative Vetting 1 level or above.**

**Your Synergy career starts here**:
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