Coordinator Media and Communications

2 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Whitehorse City Council Full time

**Salary $117k - $130k per annum + 11.5% Superannuation**
- **Permanent full time, flexible working**
- **Newly created position**
- **Located at our Nunawading office starting February 3, 2025**

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

- Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
- Great Organisational Culture
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Good Governance and Integrity

Long Term Financial Sustainability

**The role**:
We are looking for an exceptional people-leader to manage the newly transformed Media and Communications team in providing expert media, reputation and complex communications advice and publishing content across digital and print channels.

Leading a small team, this role will be responsible for managing Council’s response to external reputational and media issues. The role will oversee the development and execution of highly complex communications strategies and Council's publications. The role will also lead all communications activities relating to Mayor and Councillors and develop and maintain an approach to stakeholder engagement.

If successful you will help shape our new Communications, Advocacy and Investment Department and will be part of the leadership team.

**About you**:
You will be an experienced people-leader who is passionate about building high performing teams.

You will know how to anticipate issues and manage them through well-planned communications.

You will have extensive knowledge of the local government environment and understand complex issues relating areas such as strategic planning, waste and sustainability, infrastructure, compliance, community safety and more.

You will know how to develop channel management strategies and ensure quality control. You will know how to manage a fast-paced communications functions and oversee the publishing of content across multiple channels in a collaborative environment.

You will have great internal stakeholder management skills and understand how to operate and influence in a political environment.

**In return, we will offer**:
**The ability to make a difference - **Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.

**Great working conditions **- a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.

**An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering **- Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges.

**Transformation**:

- We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.

**Reward & Recognition - **extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

**Further Information**:
**Come and join the transformation
**_Download the Position Description: _**

Coordinator Media and Communications
- City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all. _
- Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.ABOUT US

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.

Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city deve



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