Communications Officer

**Employment Type**:Ongoing

**Classification**: Parliamentary Service Level 5

**Closing Date**: 11:30pm AEDT, 13 June 2025

**The Opportunity**:
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is recruiting for a Parliamentary Services Level 5 Communication Officer, within the Parliamentary, Communications and Governance Branch.

In this role you will assist in the development and implementation of communication plans that reflect the Departments priorities and strategic themes. You will also assist in maintaining DPS’s two intranet sites on the SharePoint platform. This will include developing and publishing content.

You will be able to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including across the Parliamentary Departments to support business requirements.

**Who we are looking for**:
You will have demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to build and sustain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while providing sound communication advice and services.

A high level of organisation and attention to detail skills including clear planning and a focus on quality, while managing competing priorities often within tight timeframes is necessary.

**Job Specific Requirements**:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field or a minimum of three years working in a communications role is required for this position.
- Experience working with SharePoint, Sitecore and Canva is desirable.
- The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting (Protected/Restricted) security clearance.

**Duty Statement**:
**Classification**:Parliamentary Service Level 5

**Branch**:Parliamentary Communications & Governance

**Immediate supervisor**:Assistant Director, Communications and Media

Under limited/general direction undertake duties in accordance with the agreed standards for the Parliamentary Service Level 5 classification. The duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Assist in the development and implementation of communication plans that reflect Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) priorities and strategic themes.

2. Administer a process to produce, gain approvals and disseminate internal communiques.

3. Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including across Parliamentary Departments to support outcomes and business requirements.

4. Assist in maintaining DPS’s two intranet sites on the SharePoint platform. This includes developing and publishing content such as pages, graphics, images and other material.

6. Support other communication activities as required.
- Employees of DPS are required to be able, and to be seen to be able, to provide professional advice and services to all Senators and Members without favour or prejudice._

**How to apply**:
Please upload a pitch (750 words maximum) describing how your skills and experience would contribute to the role and work of the department.

Your pitch is an opportunity to tell us why you want to work at DPS, why you are interested in the role and what you can offer in the role. Frame your pitch around the role description and relevant ILS Profile. Make sure to use relevant examples and accomplishments that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

**Our purpose and values**:
We proudly provide innovative, unified, and client-focused services to the Australian Parliament and parliamentarians. We are a values driven department, placing our values at the heart of everything we do; from our service offerings and decision making to our interactions with stakeholders and each other.

Our people are employed in a broad and unique range of professional, customer service and trade-based roles, all joined by a shared purpose: to make an enduring contribution to Australia’s parliamentary democracy. We have an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. While we come from all walks of life, we share a commitment to care for and protect our iconic workplace.

Every year, almost one million people visit Australian Parliament House to experience the parliamentary process, the building’s architecture, nationally significant art collections, events, tours, and food and dining experiences - all made possible by our people, who are active participants in an environment where no two days are the same.

**What we can offer**:
Join our community based on innovative, unified, and client-focused services, where your skills and development will be nurtured. You will also enjoy:

- flexible working arrangements can be negotiated in accordance with our Enterprise Agreement and the operational needs of the roles
- ongoing opportunities to learn and develop new capabilities
- a competitive remuneration package
- free secure parking
- free gym membership and access to recreational facilities available a APH
- childcare (pending availability), banking services, post office, va