Manager, Communications

A great opportunity to lead a team in an issues rich, complex and supportive work environment.
- Shape working relationships with project contractors from the start and continue to build on relationships with a variety of key stakeholders.
- Be part of a legacy infrastructure project and drive North East Link's commitment to genuine stakeholder engagement and great community outcomes.
- 3 years fixed term - $127,467-$170,579 + super & benefits.

About North East Link
North East Link is the biggest ever investment in Melbourne's north-east - changing the way people move around Melbourne.
Victoria's longest road tunnels will fix the missing link in our city's freeway network, take 15,000 trucks off local roads a day and slash travel times by up to 35 minutes. We'll also complete the Ring Road in Greensborough, overhaul the Eastern Freeway, build Melbourne's first dedicated busway and the North East Trail - more than 34km of walking and cycling paths.
About the Opportunity
Be part of a transformative infrastructure project for Victoria, with an exciting role in the North East Link Program's Communications and Stakeholder Relations team in Delivery Freeways We have an exciting opportunity to lead a small team of passionate stakeholder engagement professionals for Victoria's largest ever road project. Reporting to the Package Director (South), you will play a key role in forming and implementing a strategy to ensure that meaningful relationships are built and strengthened with the project's many and varied stakeholders - working to understand and identify project impacts and opportunities and respond to stakeholder feedback. In addition, you will work directly with senior management and a multitude of stakeholders to provide high quality, strategic advice.
About You
If you are an experienced and effective people manager with a genuine passion for leading, supporting and building people up in complex, high pressure environments, then we want to hear more from you
- You thrive in an issues-rich, high demand environment and enjoy developing and coaching staff to reach their full potential while managing the day-to-day requirements of the team.
- You are collaborative in your approach to work, solutions-focused and have a good issues radar.
- You have the ability to learn from and work with other key disciplines such as media, communications, government relations and NELP technical experts to deliver integrated stakeholder engagement strategies.

**Benefits**:
Our commitment to creating a workplace that inspires you, engages you and grows you is strong - we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here is what we already have in store for you:

- Leave loading - 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave.
- Flexible work arrangements available (including ability to purchase additional leave).
- Annual lump sum payments in recognition of the changing public service work environment in which we work.
- Incremental performance-based payments over the course of your career.
- Salary sacrifice of additional superannuation contributions and novated vehicle lease arrangements.
- Access to discounted public transport.

How to Apply
Applications must include a cover letter and resume. Please note it is not a requirement to respond to the Key Selection Criteria separately, but applicants should outline their relevant experience in their cover letter.
Our advertisement is only intended for individuals interested in employment with NELP. Recruitment agencies need not contact.