Corporate Communications Manager

**Introduction**:
**Join us and share our Vision**:
‘All people affordably housed in neighborhoods that support life opportunities’

Housing Choices Australia (Housing Choices) is a leading and growing national not-for-profit housing provider. Our goal is to ensure that people are housed in inclusive communities and to create homes that encourage a sense of belonging. We own and/or manage more than 7,400 homes, accommodating over 7800 tenants across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia.

We provide a culture that supports individuals to be their best, with opportunities for personal and career development. We are committed to cultivating an equal, diverse, and inclusive environment for our staff, residents, and stakeholders.

**Description**:
The Opportunity

The Corporate Communications Manager role is an exciting role for a highly collaborative, passionate communications enthusiast who understands the strategic role internal communications can make in an organisations’ employee engagement and outcomes. Central to this role is bringing to life stories from across our organisation that reflect our business strategy, and demonstrate how we are delivering on our mission to improve outcomes for our residents.

Reporting into the GM Strategic Communications, you will lead our internal communications function, which supports the CEO and Group Executive Team to communicate with staff on priority areas in a cohesive, integrated and strategic manner.

A self-starter with experience in organisational transformation and a passion for engaging employees through communications, this role is the primary Internal Communications function of a dynamic National Team. The focus of the Corporate Communications Manager role is to enhance employees’ awareness of the organisation’s strategy while fostering and increasing employee and resident engagement.

This role requires a best-practice, multi-disciplinary communications approach to enhance engagement and corporate culture within teams and connect our people across the organisation via a range of existing internal channels and the development of new ones, including the intranet, electronic, social and printed communications,, staff events and employee engagement initiatives.

This role will see you build and strengthen relationships with key internal stakeholders, whilst overseeing internal communication governance guidelines and programs to improve and uplift effectiveness and efficiency of internal communications.

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**Skills and Experiences**:
About You

We’re searching for a passionate and driven communication leader who’ll develop and implement a strategic and innovative internal communications strategy.

In addition to formal qualifications in communications, journalism or related background, you’ll have significant experience developing and implementing strategic internal corporate communications utilising a variety of channels.

You’ll be able to draw upon your experience in change management communication, a strong sense of cultural awareness, strategic thinking and an ability to provide a consistent message that supports change.

What we offer in return

A day off on your birthday
16 weeks paid parental leave
Flexible working arrangements
Salary Packaging for living expenses, meal, and entertainment expenses
Excellent career development opportunities
Reward and recognition program

Provide a valid employee Working with Children Check (as applicable based on your state location and/or role function)
Agree to comply with Child Safe policies and procedures
Provide a current driver’s license and willingness to travel across Housing Choices’ locations, as required.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and persons with a disability to apply.