Manager, Communications and Engagement

4 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Full time

THE ROLE

**Are you**:

- An experienced stakeholder relations and communications and/or community engagement professional with a demonstrated ability to lead and implement strategies in these areas?
- A strong people manager with the ability to lead a diverse team in a dynamic, ever-changing environment? A senior practitioner with demonstrated understanding of government political processes and priorities and major Departmental initiatives?
- Motivated to work with diverse and highly engaged communities and stakeholders in the context of key infrastructure projects?
- Able to operate successfully in an environment of competing priorities, against an ongoing brief to produce high quality creative solutions in a client service culture?

The Manager, Communications and Engagement, is responsible for managing communications and engagement activities to support the work of Homes Victoria.
The purpose of the role is to ensure appropriate planning, resourcing and conduct of communications and engagement activities to ensure our communities and stakeholders receive timely, accurate and appropriate advice about projects and can be appropriately informed and consulted, make representations, provide feedback, and ask questions in a way that delivers on our commitment to genuine inclusion of stakeholders in each project.
The position reports to Cameron Moor, Director, Communications and Engagement, and oversees a team of specialists in the various communication and engagement disciplines required to support all organisation branches.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
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- Lead the planning, resourcing, implementation, and evaluation of communications and engagement activities for Homes Victoria and its projects.
- Lead and motivate a team to achieve the objectives for each project and the wider objectives objectives of Homes Victoria.
- Maintain a live register of issues to support media liaison and issues management activities in conjunction with DFFH Media & Communications, the Minister's Office and PPO media officers as required.

Please open the position description to read more.
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